EPCAMR hosts AmeriCorps VISTA member Mark Jones for launch of “Energy Communities” revitalization effort

ASHLEY, PENNSYLVANIA (Dec. 12, 2024) – The Eastern PA Coalition for Abandoned Mine Reclamation (EPCAMR) this month welcomed Mark Jones, a Luzerne County resident who will serve with the well-established nonprofit for one year as an AmeriCorps Volunteers in Service to America (VISTA) member administered through Conservation Legacy’s Stewards Individual…

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Without McConnell, Hope Dimming for Mine Cleanup Bill

Brian Willis | Deputy Press Secretary for Federal Affairs Sierra Club | 50 F Street, 8th Floor, Washington, DC 20001 p: 202.675.2386 | c: 202.253.7486 | e: brian.willis@sierraclub.org Dec. 7 — Hope has dimmed for a mine cleanup bill that environmental activists have pushed hard for. Two factors are dooming the Revitalizing the Economy of Coal Communities by…

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