Tag: Vintondale
Ghost Town Trail opens up recreation along coal mining communities
The 54-mile Ghost Town Trail in Pennsylvania is officially complete after 32 years of construction. The project transformed former railroad beds into a recreational bike path by clearing decades of coal mine waste. Cyclists can now ride through historic coal towns along the restored Blacklick Creek.
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.
