Far from the Main Goal. Ken Ward Jr..
by Ward, Ken Jr; ProQuest Information and Learning Company.
Series: SIRS Enduring Issues 2005Article 39Environment. Publisher: Gazette-Mail, 2004ISSN: 1522-3205;.Subject(s): Abandoned mined lands reclamation | Abandoned mines | Coal mines and mining | Expenditures -- Public | Federal aid | Federal government | Public health | West VirginiaDDC classification: 050 Summary: "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."| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due |
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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."
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