States are misusing funds earmarked for cleaning up coal mines

Coal mines are not meant to last forever. When a mine’s natural resources are exhausted, or a coal company deems the mine no longer profitable, they close, often leaving behind scars of environmental degradation like disturbed land and polluted water. Today, there are more than five thousand abandoned coal mines that have yet to be cleaned up across the United States....
https://thinkprogress.org/abandoned-mine-land-fund-oversight-report-bd17459d9bd4