SMITHFIELD — Construction is continuing on an Ohio Department of Natural Resources project that will address abandoned mine land hazards and create recreation space in Jefferson County. – Read More
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Mini-documentary released featuring Jeffrey City-area reclamation work
Canadian equipment company K-Tec Earthmovers recently shared a mini-documentary video and article titled “Cleaning up the Cold War.” – Read More –
The hot, toxic, uphill battle against Colorado’s underground fires
In Craig Amichaux’s childhood memories, there’s a mystical land not far from his Glenwood Springs home, close but deep in the mountains. -Read More-
Abandoned Mine Land Project Site Details
Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation project interactive maps.
August 2020 Energy News
Railroad Commission restores Somerset abandoned mine.
Federal, state, local officials celebrate removal of South Fork coal waste pile, opening of new trail segment
SOUTH FORK – Federal and state officials joined local leaders Monday in South Fork to celebrate the removal of more than 200,000 cubic yards of coal waste from a hillside overlooking the borough – and the opening of a new 1.6-mile-long segment of the Path of the Flood Trail through the refuse pile’s former location. […]
Ruffner Mountain wins nation’s highest abandoned mine land reclamation award
A project at Ruffner Mountain has won the nation’s highest achievement in the field of abandoned mine land (AML) reclamation, thanks to efforts to protect residents along trails and bats living in abandoned mines. -Read More-
Antis to remove coal pile
Antis Township has received an approximately $1 million grant from the state to help it develop a proposed trail from Bellwood to Juniata. – Read More –
Funding announced for abandoned mine reclamation projects in Cambria County
Two abandoned mine land reclamation projects in Cambria County are set to receive funding through Pennsylvania’s AML Program, state Department of Environmental Protection officials announced Wednesday.-Read More-
SUNY ESF receives USDA grant to develop biomass systems, products
SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry, as a member of a mid-Atlantic consortium, has received $630,000 over five years from the USDA to develop biomass systems and products with the potential to put abandoned lands and people back to work. -Read More-