Ward, Ken Jr.,
Far from the Main Goal. Ken Ward Jr.. - Gazette-Mail, 2004. - SIRS Enduring Issues 2005. Article 39, Environment, 1522-3205; .
Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2005. Originally Published: Far from the Main Goal, Aug. 15, 2004; pp. 1E+.
"For years, water seeped out of an old, underground coal-mine portal along Speed Branch in Raleigh County....During a heavy rain in early April, the trickle turned into a torrent. Underground mine voids filled with water. The hillside gave way, and slid down the valley toward a public road and a couple of nearby homes....Neighbors called the State Department of Environmental Protection. They wanted the mess cleaned up and stabilized. DEP officials came out and looked. They decided that the problem was not an emergency. They added the site to their list, and told residents to wait their turn for cleanup money." (GAZETTE-MAIL) This article discusses the large number of "abandoned mine sites waiting to be reclaimed," noting that "nationwide, a backlog of more than 9,500 abandoned mines compete for federal Abandoned Mine Land, or AML, program money" that in some instances is being "diverted to other projects."
1522-3205;
Abandoned mined lands reclamation
Abandoned mines
Coal mines and mining
Expenditures--Public
Federal aid
Federal government
Public health
West Virginia
AC1.S5
050
Far from the Main Goal. Ken Ward Jr.. - Gazette-Mail, 2004. - SIRS Enduring Issues 2005. Article 39, Environment, 1522-3205; .
Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2005. Originally Published: Far from the Main Goal, Aug. 15, 2004; pp. 1E+.
"For years, water seeped out of an old, underground coal-mine portal along Speed Branch in Raleigh County....During a heavy rain in early April, the trickle turned into a torrent. Underground mine voids filled with water. The hillside gave way, and slid down the valley toward a public road and a couple of nearby homes....Neighbors called the State Department of Environmental Protection. They wanted the mess cleaned up and stabilized. DEP officials came out and looked. They decided that the problem was not an emergency. They added the site to their list, and told residents to wait their turn for cleanup money." (GAZETTE-MAIL) This article discusses the large number of "abandoned mine sites waiting to be reclaimed," noting that "nationwide, a backlog of more than 9,500 abandoned mines compete for federal Abandoned Mine Land, or AML, program money" that in some instances is being "diverted to other projects."
1522-3205;
Abandoned mined lands reclamation
Abandoned mines
Coal mines and mining
Expenditures--Public
Federal aid
Federal government
Public health
West Virginia
AC1.S5
050