West Virginia town receives $3.3M mine reclamation grant
May 5, 2021
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) Gov. Jim Justice has announced a $3.3 million abandoned mine land grant for a central West Virginia town to make improvements to its water system.
The federal grant will go toward addressing drinking water safety concerns and making upgrades to the water treatment operation in the Randolph County town of Coalton, also known as Womelsdorf, according to a statement released by the governor s office Tuesday.
“There’s no question that this whole project is vital to this community, it’s vital to your elementary school, it’s vital to bringing jobs and hope right here to you,” Justice said.
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Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection secretary Patrick McDonnell speaks at the dedication of the Gladden Acid Mine Drainage Treatment Plant in South Fayette.
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Millers Run as pictured in 2008 with the acid mine drainage, and after the project was completed in 2021.
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The water in South Fayette is running clear thanks to a recently completed acid mine drainage treatment plant.
Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection secretary Patrick McDonnell joined with project partners and stakeholders to commemorate the completion and acknowledge the results of the South Fayette Conservation Group’s Gladden treatment plant.
Apr 30, 2021
WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Thursday, U.S. Senators Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Bob Casey, D-Pa.,, Tim Kaine, D-Va., and Mark Warner, D-Va., introduced the Abandoned Mine Land (AML) Reclamation Fee Extension Act of 2021 and the Revitalizing the Economy of Coal Communities by Leveraging Local Activities and Investing More (RECLAIM) Act of 2021.
The AML Reclamation Fee Extension Act would provide a clean 15 year extension of the fee levied on coal companies that funds the AML Reclamation Program, which is currently set to expire this September. The RECLAIM Act would provide a boost for coal reclamation projects that provide economic development and growth in communities impacted by the downturn in the coal industry.
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Cumberlands hosted the tree-planting event early to allow students to participate before leaving campus for the summer. | Photo contributed featured Apr 30, 2021
Apr 30, 2021
Cumberlands hosted the tree-planting event early to allow students to participate before leaving campus for the summer. | Photo contributed
WILLIAMSBURG â University of the Cumberlands celebrated Arbor Day this year by planting trees on land that was recently converted from barren surface-mined land into cross-ripped future forestlands.
Cumberlands purchased the land â 102 acres located off State Route 92 â several years ago. With the addition of the 50 new trees planted by Cumberlands staff and students to celebrate Arbor Day, approximately 74,250 trees have been hand-planted on the land.