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isPermaLink="false">http://epcamr.org/home/?p=1903</guid> <description><![CDATA[The Anthracite Trail Riders Club in Coal Township get ready for a  forthcoming group of geologists who will visit  the Coal Region. Billed as “Cleanup for Professors,” the ATV riders group and volunteers will meet April 28 and 29 to pick up the area surrounding the Whaleback, a unique geological formation near Shamokin. The Whaleback [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://epcamr.org/home/2012/anthracite-trail-riders-cleanup-the-whaleback-in-preparation-for-visit-april-2012/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Solomon-Plains Elementary 6th grade to Construct First Ever Solar Kilns to Dry Iron Oxide for EPCAMR</title><link>http://epcamr.org/home/2012/solomon-plains-elementary-6th-grade-to-construct-first-ever-solar-kilns-to-dry-iron-oxide-for-epcamr/</link> <comments>http://epcamr.org/home/2012/solomon-plains-elementary-6th-grade-to-construct-first-ever-solar-kilns-to-dry-iron-oxide-for-epcamr/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 19:02:32 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>rhughes</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid
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isPermaLink="false">http://epcamr.org/home/?p=1741</guid> <description><![CDATA[(Ashley, PA)&#8212;January 19, 2012  &#8211; Undergraduate Students, Dan Gilbert, Zach Yodis &#38; Ryan Lawrence will be interning with EPCAMR over the tepid winter months.  Two of the three students will be working part-time, fulfilling 15-20 hours/week, working with EPCAMR in partnership with the King’s College Internship Program, while Ryan is looking for some on the [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://epcamr.org/home/2012/epcamr-brings-on-board-3-winter-watershed-education-interns-from-kings-college-to-gain-experience-in-the-field-of-abandoned-mine-reclamation/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>15 Year Watershed Congress related to the Delaware River and Its Tributaries Accepting Registrations</title><link>http://epcamr.org/home/2012/15-year-watershed-congress-related-to-the-delaware-river-and-its-tributaries-accepting-registrations/</link> <comments>http://epcamr.org/home/2012/15-year-watershed-congress-related-to-the-delaware-river-and-its-tributaries-accepting-registrations/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 20:14:03 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>rhughes</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid
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isPermaLink="false">http://epcamr.org/home/?p=1571</guid> <description><![CDATA[There is a lack of enthusiasm in the region when it comes to mine land reclamation.  Most people see the sites as garbage dumps, ATV havens and party spots.  Ask anybody here about &#8220;bush parties&#8221; on abandoned mine sites or in old breakers and they will tell you stories about all sorts of drunken debauchery. [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://epcamr.org/home/2011/lack-of-enthusiasm-when-it-comes-to-mine-land-reclamation-in-the-region/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Secretary Salazar and Director Pizarchik Announce $485 Million in Grants to States and Tribes to Cleanup Abandoned Coal Mines</title><link>http://epcamr.org/home/2011/secretary-salazar-and-director-pizarchik-announce/</link> <comments>http://epcamr.org/home/2011/secretary-salazar-and-director-pizarchik-announce/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 19 Dec 2011 18:29:59 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>hardcoal</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[mine reclamation]]></category> <category><![CDATA[OSM]]></category> <category><![CDATA[SMCRA]]></category> <category><![CDATA[trust fund]]></category><guid
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isPermaLink="false">http://epcamr.org/home/?p=1230</guid> <description><![CDATA[EPCAMR was able to provide a staff reporter and a photographer from THE WEEKENDER Magazine, with a 2 hour tour of AMD in the Wyoming Valley a few weeks ago to inform them of our efforts to reclaim abandoned mines and recycle mine drainage that has been polluting our local waterways for decades. They did [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://epcamr.org/home/2011/epcamr-makes-cover-story-of-local-magazine-on-ultimate-recycling-of-our-iron-oxide/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>EPCAMR Awards $5000 in Community Grants to Regional Projects throughout the Anthracite Region supporting Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation in partnership with the Anthracite Region Independent Power Producers Association (ARIPPA)</title><link>http://epcamr.org/home/2011/epcamr-awards-5000-in-community-grants-to-regional-projects-throughout-the-anthracite-region-supporting-abandoned-mine-land-reclamation-in-partnership-with-the-anthracite-region-independent-power-pro/</link> <comments>http://epcamr.org/home/2011/epcamr-awards-5000-in-community-grants-to-regional-projects-throughout-the-anthracite-region-supporting-abandoned-mine-land-reclamation-in-partnership-with-the-anthracite-region-independent-power-pro/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 07 Sep 2011 22:27:42 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>rhughes</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[News]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://epcamr.org/home/?p=1173</guid> <description><![CDATA[For more information, contact Robert E. Hughes-EPCAMR Executive Director at 570-371-3523 September 7, 2011 (Ashley, PA)  For the second year in a row, EPCAMR and its regional partners, WPCAMR, and ARIPPA, have been able to award $5000 in grant funding to community projects supporting abandoned mine land reclamation throughout the Anthracite Region that leveraged another [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://epcamr.org/home/2011/epcamr-awards-5000-in-community-grants-to-regional-projects-throughout-the-anthracite-region-supporting-abandoned-mine-land-reclamation-in-partnership-with-the-anthracite-region-independent-power-pro/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> </channel> </rss>
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