In a ‘Disheartening’ Era, the Nation’s Former Top Mining Regulator Speaks Out
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Joe Pizarchik, who led the federal Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement from 2009 to 2017, says Alabama’s move in the wake of a fatal 2024 home explosion increases risks to residents living atop “gassy” coal mines. By Lee Hedgepeth Joe Pizarchik knows mining.