Big money attracts big interests in Washington, D.C. The Abandoned Mine Land fund (AML), which collects and disburses billions of dollars to reclaim abandoned coal mines, is no exception. -Read More-
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Colorado seals off abandoned mines to try to prevent deaths
DENVER — They are the hidden dangers in the forests. Tens of thousands of abandoned mine shafts are putting the lives of people and pets at risk. -Read More-
Fire threats burning underneath Colorado mountains
DENVER — Forest fires have been raging across Colorado this summer, but it’s not just the fires above ground that should be worried about. -Read More-
New technology is changing the Energy and Environment Cabinet New technology is changing the Energy and Environment Cabinet
Drone technology that first gained notoriety through its use in military activity, is now being adopted for civilian use, and is being used by the Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet to save both time and taxpayers’ money in its mission to oversee forests, inspect abandoned and reclaimed mine land and even oversee dumps. -Read More-
City of Hazard awarded $900,000 AML grant to bring natural gas to regional industrial park
FRANKFORT, Ky. (July 24, 2018) – U.S. Rep. Harold “Hal” Rogers (KY-05) and Gov. Matt Bevin today announced a grant by the Office of Surface Mining and Reclamation Enforcement (OSMRE) through the 2017 Abandoned Mine Lands (AML) Pilot program that will create jobs in Eastern Kentucky. -Read More-
Hole that teenager fell into is one of many abandoned Colorado mines
We’re learning more about the mine shaft, where a 15-year-old Golden High School student fell on Thursday. –Read more-
AML and others work with students
Recently our AML staff, OSMRE, Wyoming Nature Conservancy and the Bureau of Land Management – Wyoming worked with students to plant nearly 450 sagebrush seedlings near a Uranium Abandoned mine in central Wyoming. Thank you KTWO-TV #WYOLeadingTheWay
Restoration project works to decontaminate Belt Creek water
BELT – Montana’s history of mining from a century ago has left the state with a toxic legacy that officials continue to deal with. The Montana Department of Environmental Quality has an inventory of 3,000 abandoned mines, including an old mine that’s spilling 165 gallons of polluted water a minute into a creek just outside the […]
AML Program receives high marks from federal oversight agency
The Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) Abandoned Mine Land Division (AML) recently received its Annual Evaluation Summary Report from the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE). Within the evaluation, OSMRE praised Wyoming’s AML program. The report said: “The State administers a superior AML program in full compliance with its approved AMLR (Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation) […]
DEP Earns National Mine Reclamation Award for Enhancing Safety, Boosting Local Economic Impact of ATV Trail While Restoring Part of Sproul State Forest
Harrisburg, PA – A recent abandoned mine reclamation project by the Department of Environmental Protection with significant community and environmental benefits has been chosen by the federal Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE) for its top honor: the 2017 Abandoned Mine Land (AML) Reclamation National Award. The “Huling Branch AML Reclamation, ATV Recreation, and […]