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17 renewable energy projects will be built on former Appalachian coal mines in the US

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Former surface coal mine in Campbell County, Tennessee

Former surface coal mine in Campbell County, Tennessee | Credits: Cameron Davidson / The Nature Conservancy

The Nature Conservancy (TNC) will build 17 renewable energy projects on former Appalachian coal mines in the US, it announced yesterday (February 11). The news comes as new US Energy Secretary Chris...

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