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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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Regional Mining History Week Events to take place January 10-24th

The regional observance of Mining History Week will take place January 10-24, 2015. There will be programs in Wilkes-Barre, Scranton, Pittston, Port Griffith, Wyoming, and Ashley. The annual event seeks to remember and honor the area’s Anthracite coal mine workers, and their families and communities. The programs are sponsored by the Anthracite Heritage Museum,…

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