Coal Communities Accuse Congress of Breaking Its Promise to Clean Up Abandoned Mine Lands
via osmre.gov
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The House passed a bill last week that would “repurpose” $500 million meant for cleaning up environmental and safety hazards caused by decades of coal mining. By Kiley Bense When the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act was signed into law in 2021, authorizing more than $11 billion in new funding to reclaim lands and waterways […]