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A pump draws water from an underground mine at the Flight 93 National Memorial, sending it to a series of ponds to be treated.
September 7, 2021 | 5:16 AM

Flight 93 crashed among coal mines. Treating the water there was no ordinary project

Some of those involved in treating the water contaminated by the site’s legacy of coal mining still remember the weight the work carried.

By Madison Goldberg
The Flight 93 National Memorial is seen from the visitor center in this photo from July 28, 2021.
September 6, 2021 | 5:00 AM

Twenty years after Flight 93 crashed, the living memorial faces both old and new threats

A history of coal mining and invasive species are presenting challenges to natural resources at the memorial.

By Rachel McDevitt