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Abandoned mines in Macoupin, Sangamon and Schuyler counties are among those the state plans to reclaim through $75 million in federal funding.

The Illinois Department of Natural Resources public comment abandoned mine lands reclamation projects President Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act

Here are the projects in the Quad Cities area.

(From WRUL) The Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) is accepting public comment through April 30 about the abandoned mine lands reclamation projects that have been selected for work through President Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA). IDNR's Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation Division was awarded $75.7 million for land and water reclamation work at 55 abandoned mine sites throughout Illinois during the first year of the grant. IDNR is eligible to...

Work will be done at sites in Fulton, Knox, McDonough, and Schuyler counties.

The Illinois Department of Natural Resources is accepting public comment about abandoned mine lands reclamation projects.