Author: Bobby Hughes

Bobby Hughes is the Executive Director for EPCAMR since the inception of the organization in 1997. For more information please visit his biography page.

Pass the RECLAIM Act and the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act Amendments of 2019

It was just over a year ago today that I had written to several Letters to the Editor about the need for the passage of the HR 2156 (The RECLAIM Act) which now has 65 co-sponsors led by PA Congressman Cartwright within Congress to expedite funding for the reclamation, redevelopment,…

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Chesapeake Bay Foundation Awards EPCAMR $5000 Watershed Education Experience Grant to Provide Virtual Watershed Tours in a Box to Wilkes-Barre Area School District Students

The Chesapeake Bay Foundation awarded EPCAMR $5,000 to go towards teaching local students about environmental issues in their watershed. The CBF has even launched a new online environmental learning series designed to be a resource for teachers, parents, and students during the COVID-19 pandemic. EPCAMR’s grant coordination will be conducted in…

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