{"id":4369,"date":"2015-09-01T16:31:56","date_gmt":"2015-09-01T20:31:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/epcamr.org\/home\/?p=4369"},"modified":"2015-10-22T11:32:00","modified_gmt":"2015-10-22T15:32:00","slug":"epcamr-awards-2500-in-arippa-mini-grants-to-3-community-partners-throughout-the-region","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/epcamr.org\/home\/2015\/epcamr-awards-2500-in-arippa-mini-grants-to-3-community-partners-throughout-the-region\/","title":{"rendered":"EPCAMR Awards $2,500 in ARIPPA Mini-grants to 3 Community Partners throughout the Region"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On August 19th, EPCAMR Executive Director, Robert Hughes, traveled to the Harrisburg area to speak at the Annual <a href=\"http:\/\/www.arippa.org\">ARIPPA<\/a> Technical Convention about the mini-grant awards to be allocated in the Fall of 2015, thanks to the ARIPPA donation of <strong>$2,500<\/strong> to both EPCAMR and WPCAMR in support of our collective work with community partners in reclamation across Pennsylvania.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_4370\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"cuti\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4370\" data-attachment-id=\"4370\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/epcamr.org\/home\/2015\/epcamr-awards-2500-in-arippa-mini-grants-to-3-community-partners-throughout-the-region\/2015arippaawardcheck\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/epcamr.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/2015ARIPPAAwardCheck.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2920,2097\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;7.1&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D4S&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1439983877&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;44&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;5000&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.02&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"2015ARIPPAAwardCheck\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Robert Hughes, EPCAMR Executive Director receives the $5000 check donation on behalf of EPCAMR\/WPCAMR.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Robert Hughes, EPCAMR Executive Director receives the $5000 check donation on behalf of EPCAMR\/WPCAMR.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/epcamr.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/2015ARIPPAAwardCheck-1024x735.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-4370\" src=\"http:\/\/epcamr.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/2015ARIPPAAwardCheck-300x215.jpg\" alt=\"Robert Hughes, EPCAMR Executive Director receives the $5000 check donation on behalf of EPCAMR\/WPCAMR.\" width=\"300\" height=\"215\" srcset=\"https:\/\/epcamr.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/2015ARIPPAAwardCheck-300x215.jpg 300w, https:\/\/epcamr.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/2015ARIPPAAwardCheck-1024x735.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-4370\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\">Robert Hughes, EPCAMR Executive Director, receives the $5,000 donation on behalf of EPCAMR &amp; WPCAMR<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<p>In the past, applications were submitted for AMD projects, educational efforts, outreach and awareness programs, operation and maintenance of AMD treatment systems, and educational signage, among others. These projects help the AMD impacted watersheds. All applicants support ARIPPA and their mission to remove waste coal piles in our communities, convert it into renewable energy, and reuse the coal ash at mine reclamation sites. The groups awarded funding maintain diverse partnerships and secure various funding sources to complete projects with EPCAMR and WPCAMR. All of the applicants want clean water, an improved environment, and a better quality of life for their communities and the fisheries they are working to protect across Pennsylvania.<\/p>\n<p>In Eastern Pennsylvania, EPCAMR awarded three projects for the year of 2015. First is the Mehoopany Creek Watershed Association (MCWA), who will be receiving <strong>$800<\/strong>\u00a0to cover the cost of 50 tons of high calcium carbonate limestone sand needed to treat the acidic conditions of the south branch of Mehoopany Creek, which is not only impacted by AMD, but also acid rain deposition in the headwaters.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_4375\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4375\" data-attachment-id=\"4375\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/epcamr.org\/home\/2015\/epcamr-awards-2500-in-arippa-mini-grants-to-3-community-partners-throughout-the-region\/limestonesandpile\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/epcamr.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/limestonesandpile.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"833,625\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Limestone Sand pile\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Limestone Sand Pile.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Limestone Sand Pile.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/epcamr.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/limestonesandpile.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-4375 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/epcamr.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/limestonesandpile-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/epcamr.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/limestonesandpile-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/epcamr.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/limestonesandpile.jpg 833w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-4375\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\">Limestone sand pile<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_4371\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4371\" data-attachment-id=\"4371\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/epcamr.org\/home\/2015\/epcamr-awards-2500-in-arippa-mini-grants-to-3-community-partners-throughout-the-region\/askamamdtreatmentsystem\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/epcamr.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/AskamAMDTreatmentSystem.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1250,833\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"AskamAMDTreatmentSystem\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Askam AMD Treatment System.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Askam AMD Treatment System.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/epcamr.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/AskamAMDTreatmentSystem-1024x682.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-4371 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/epcamr.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/AskamAMDTreatmentSystem-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/epcamr.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/AskamAMDTreatmentSystem-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/epcamr.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/AskamAMDTreatmentSystem-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/epcamr.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/AskamAMDTreatmentSystem.jpg 1250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-4371\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\">Askam AMD Treatment System<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<p>Second is the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.earthconservancy.org\">Earth Conservancy<\/a>\u00a0(EC), who will be receiving <strong>$1,200<\/strong>\u00a0to design and build a wayside environmental education exhibit for the Askam AMD Borehole Maelstrom Oxidizer Treatment System, located in Hanover Township, along Nanticoke Creek. EC will partner with students and teachers from the Wilkes-Barre Area School District to create several points of interest and design elements at the AMD treatment site to be used by\u00a0students throughout the Wyoming Valley that take tours provided by EPCAMR and EC. The students will tour the site, while learning about the AMD treatment system, mine pools, abandoned mine land reclamation, wetlands, wildlife habitat. They will then design the content and locations of the exhibits.<\/p>\n<p>Third, and finally, is the McGlynn Learning Center, who will be awarded\u00a0<strong>$500<\/strong>\u00a0to partner with Home Depot to build bluebird boxes for abandoned mine lands and AMD sites throughout the Wyoming Valley, as well as for their own community housing developments.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_4372\" style=\"width: 178px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4372\" data-attachment-id=\"4372\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/epcamr.org\/home\/2015\/epcamr-awards-2500-in-arippa-mini-grants-to-3-community-partners-throughout-the-region\/bluebirdbox\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/epcamr.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Bluebirdbox.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"379,675\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Bluebirdbox\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Bluebird box&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Bluebird box&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/epcamr.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Bluebirdbox.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-4372\" src=\"http:\/\/epcamr.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Bluebirdbox-168x300.jpg\" alt=\"Bluebird box\" width=\"168\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/epcamr.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Bluebirdbox-168x300.jpg 168w, https:\/\/epcamr.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Bluebirdbox.jpg 379w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 168px) 100vw, 168px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-4372\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\">Bluebird box<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_4376\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4376\" data-attachment-id=\"4376\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/epcamr.org\/home\/2015\/epcamr-awards-2500-in-arippa-mini-grants-to-3-community-partners-throughout-the-region\/mcglynnlcyouth\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/epcamr.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/McGlynnLCyouth.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"830,466\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"McGlynnLCyouth\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;McGlynn Learning Center Youth.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;McGlynn Learning Center Youth.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/epcamr.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/McGlynnLCyouth.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-4376 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/epcamr.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/McGlynnLCyouth-300x168.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" srcset=\"https:\/\/epcamr.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/McGlynnLCyouth-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/epcamr.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/McGlynnLCyouth.jpg 830w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-4376\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\">McGlynn Learning Center youth<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<p>The funds will be used for transportation, supplies, and the creation of EPCAMR&#8217;s iron oxide wood stain to paint some of the bird boxes, while others will be painted. These bluebird boxes are being donated by Home Depot and will be used to allow for increased wildlife habitat and diversity of bird populations within their complexes and out on some of the AMD sites that will be visited by the students. The McGlynn Learning Center has been serving vulnerable children since 1988. The Center provides after-school funding for tutoring, recreational, and cultural activities at no cost to the children or families that live within the low-income housing town homes. EPCAMR has a long history of supporting the Center that goes back nearly two decades.<\/p>\n<p>Remediation projects are costly and long-term endeavors, with costs averaging between $10-20,000 per acre, according to the Pennsylvania Mining Reclamation Advisory Board. The ARIPPA Reclamation Awards are designed to help watershed groups continue their volunteer efforts toward improving our environment.<\/p>\n<p>Organized in 1989, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.arippa.org\">ARIPPA<\/a> is a non-profit trade association representing alternative energy plants that remove coal refuse from AML areas, convert it into alternative energy, and use the ash byproduct to reclaim thousands of acres of mine-scarred lands and hundreds of miles of formerly dead streams, without any expenditure of tax dollars. To date, over 212 million tons of coal refuse has been converted into alternative energy by member plants. ARIPPA uses Circulating Fluidized Bed (CFB) technology, one of the cleanest methods available today.<\/p>\n<p>The unique nature of ARIPPA&#8217;s environmental efforts, combined with the desire to coordinate these efforts with \u201chands-on\u201d environmentally-oriented groups and governmental agencies, symbolizes its commitment to improving the nation\u2019s landscape and environment. 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