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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.
Pa. Gov. Shapiro sues Trump administration over federal funding freeze
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro filed a lawsuit against the Trump Administration on Feb. 13 for its nationwide freeze on federal funds, calling it "unconstitutional."
