Tag: acid mine drainage
Public, private partnerships clear 100 years of pollution from western Pa....
Public and private partnerships are restoring Pennsylvania's Blacklick Creek after a century of acid mine drainage and coal waste pollution. A new water treatment facility and ongoing coal refuse removal are reviving aquatic life, allowing locals to fish in the creek for the first time.
Coal communities could lose crucial funding for cleaning acid mine drainage
Pennsylvania stands to lose the most abandoned mine land funding (over $169 million) if President Donald Trump signs House Bill 6938 into law. West Virginia would see a reduction of $97 million in funding. The AML fund is crucial to cleaning up acid mine drainage that is widespread across Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Ohio, and continues to threaten local ecosystems.
