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. […]
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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-
Wyoming’s Abandoned Mine Reclamation To Generate Millions In Economic Benefits This Year
The Wyoming Abandoned Mine Land Division will create nearly 800 jobs and generate about $200 million just this year in economic benefits with its mine land reclamation projects, it has announced. -Read More-
Johnstown reclamation project receives nationwide notoriety
JOHNSTOWN, Pa. (WJAC) — A Johnstown reclamation project is receiving nationwide notoriety, according to state Rep. Jim Rigby. -Read More-
Beshear, Rogers praise abandoned mines pilot projects
FRANKFORT, Ky (AP) — Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear and U.S. Rep. Hal Rogers celebrated in a virtual ceremony Thursday the completion of economic development and tourism-related projects on abandoned mine lands. Read More
Wyoming Sens. Enzi, Barrasso propose bill to modernize funding for cleanup of abandoned mines
Thousands of abandoned mine sites sit idle, waiting for cleanup across the country. For over four decades, the federal government has been gradually building a pot of money to devote to the reclamation, or cleanup, of these hazardous swaths of land disturbed by mineral extraction. -Read More-
Share Interior Announces More Than $170 Million in Conservation Funding for States and Tribes to Reclaim and Repurpose Abandoned Coal Mines
Alabama, Alaska, Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Lousiana, Maryland, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Uncategorized, Utah, Virginia, West Virginia, Wyoming
WASHINGTON – U.S. Secretary of the Interior David Bernhardt today announced the availability of Fiscal Year (FY) 2020 Abandoned Mine Land (AML) Reclamation grants through the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE). A total of $170.9 million in grants will be provided this year for states and tribes to reclaim and repurpose abandoned coal lands. […]