{"id":5765,"date":"2017-03-28T20:41:38","date_gmt":"2017-03-29T00:41:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/epcamr.org\/home\/?p=5765"},"modified":"2017-03-29T00:24:39","modified_gmt":"2017-03-29T04:24:39","slug":"mine-land-reclamation-groups-laud-introduction-federal-reclaim-act","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/epcamr.org\/home\/2017\/mine-land-reclamation-groups-laud-introduction-federal-reclaim-act\/","title":{"rendered":"Mine Land Reclamation Groups Laud Introduction of Federal RECLAIM Act"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><em>Congressmen Thompson and Cartwright original sponsors of bill that would put coal miners back to work and spur economic development in coal field communities<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/epcamr.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Congressman-Glenn-Thompson.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"5770\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/epcamr.org\/home\/2017\/mine-land-reclamation-groups-laud-introduction-federal-reclaim-act\/congressman-glenn-thompson\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/epcamr.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Congressman-Glenn-Thompson.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"304,166\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" 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=\"Congressman Glenn Thompson\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/epcamr.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Congressman-Glenn-Thompson.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-5770 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/epcamr.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Congressman-Glenn-Thompson-300x164.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"164\" srcset=\"https:\/\/epcamr.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Congressman-Glenn-Thompson-300x164.jpg 300w, https:\/\/epcamr.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Congressman-Glenn-Thompson-250x137.jpg 250w, https:\/\/epcamr.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Congressman-Glenn-Thompson-150x82.jpg 150w, https:\/\/epcamr.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Congressman-Glenn-Thompson.jpg 304w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/epcamr.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Congressman-Matt-Cartwright.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"5771\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/epcamr.org\/home\/2017\/mine-land-reclamation-groups-laud-introduction-federal-reclaim-act\/congressman-matt-cartwright\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/epcamr.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Congressman-Matt-Cartwright.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"187,270\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" 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=\"Congressman Matt Cartwright\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/epcamr.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Congressman-Matt-Cartwright.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-5771 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/epcamr.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Congressman-Matt-Cartwright.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"187\" height=\"270\" srcset=\"https:\/\/epcamr.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Congressman-Matt-Cartwright.jpg 187w, https:\/\/epcamr.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Congressman-Matt-Cartwright-104x150.jpg 104w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 187px) 100vw, 187px\" \/><\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Alexandria, PA (<span data-term=\"goog_159756004\">March 28, 2017<\/span>) Members of the Pennsylvania Coalitions for Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation today thanked Congressmen Thompson and Cartwright for their support for the federal RECLAIM Act. If enacted, RECLAIM will speed as much as $300 million in funding from the Abandoned Mine Land Fund for projects that restore mine-scarred land and enhance local economic development in coal field communities.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The RECLAIM Act was introduced in both the House and Senate yesterday with bi-partisan support in both chambers, including the support of Senate Majority Leader, Mitch McConnell of Kentucky. It would speed $1 billion in funding already available in the Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund over the next five years to communities struggling with the impacts of the downturn of the coal industry and the scars of historic coal mining.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3159\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/epcamr.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Picture32.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3159\" data-attachment-id=\"3159\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/epcamr.org\/home\/2014\/epcamr-continues-monitoring-of-espy-run-amd-treatment-system-for-the-earth-conservancy-in-the-nanticoke-creek-watershed\/picture3-4\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/epcamr.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Picture32.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,166\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" 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class=\"wp-caption-text\">AML Fund Distribution Graphic<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u201cWe are ready to go, and greatly appreciate Congressman Cartwright\u2019s ongoing support of our work,\u201d said Robert Hughes Executive Director of the Eastern Pennsylvania Coalition for Abandoned Mine Reclamation (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.epcamr.org\">EPCAMR<\/a>). \u201cEPCAMR and other reclamation-related groups have successfully completed abandoned mine land reclamation and mine drainage cleanup projects for decades. We already have the expertise, partnerships, and a long list of projects ready to be implemented. These projects will improve our region\u2019s economic attractiveness, bring dead acres of land and streams back to life, and create sustainable jobs for those displaced by coal mine and coal-fired power plant closings and coal company bankruptcies. All we need is the boost in funding that RECLAIM would deliver directly to our communities to help us leverage other funds to create a just transition in our under-served coalfields of Pennsylvania. Our region and local economies are hurting and are in need of a jump-start to turn our black banks and orange streams into more productive greener landscapes and cleaner watersheds to improve our quality of life in the coalfields.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_5736\" style=\"width: 537px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/epcamr.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/bearponda10.07.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5736\" data-attachment-id=\"5736\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/epcamr.org\/home\/2017\/epcamr-creates-new-brochure-looking-to-create-new-partnerships-with-tioga\/bearponda10-07\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/epcamr.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/bearponda10.07.gif\" data-orig-size=\"527,223\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" 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=\"Bear Creek AMD Treatment Pond A\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Bear Creek AMD Treatment Pond A designed and constructed by Skelly &amp;#038; Loy in partnership with EPCAMR and the Dauphin County Conservation District.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Bear Creek AMD Treatment Pond A designed and constructed by Skelly &amp;#038; Loy in partnership with EPCAMR and the Dauphin County Conservation District.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/epcamr.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/bearponda10.07.gif\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5736\" src=\"http:\/\/epcamr.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/bearponda10.07.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"527\" height=\"223\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-5736\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bear Creek AMD Treatment Pond A designed and constructed by Skelly &amp; Loy in partnership with EPCAMR and the Dauphin County Conservation District.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;Reclamation of abandoned mine sites has been an integral part of our organization\u2019s work since we were founded in 1994,\u201d said Bev Braverman, executive director of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mtwatershed.com\/\">Mountain Watershed Association<\/a>. \u201cIn the 125-square-mile Indian Creek watershed there are over 130 known mine discharges which foul water, contaminate private drinking water supplies, and hinder tourism and economic development. Our vision is to treat the 11 worst discharges in the watershed which will result in restoration of over 95% of Indian Creek. Our analysis has shown that every dollar invested in mine drainage cleanup in the Indian Creek watershed results in a $2.40 return to the local economy in terms of recreational fishing alone. Clean water makes good economic sense, and the RECLAIM Act promises to help expedite this vital work.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe look forward to Congressmen Thompson&#8217;s and Cartwright\u2019s leadership in building further support among Pennsylvania\u2019s Congressional delegation as well as their colleagues in other coal mining states,\u201d said Dawes. \u201cAnd we stand ready to ensure this legislation helps the communities it\u2019s intended to help and get RECLAIM through Congress to President Trump\u2019s desk.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>Jan Jarrett, Ad Hoc, LLC<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Land Line: 717-697-2111<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Cell: 717-503-1647<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Read her\u00a0blog:\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/jjadhoc.blogspot.com\/\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en&amp;q=http:\/\/jjadhoc.blogspot.com\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1490833019313000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFPorOrWVe7UetrD4a7n7wGFC2RmA\">http:\/\/jjadhoc.blogspot.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Follow her on Twitter @JanJarrett<\/p>\n<p>Find her on Facebook<\/p>\n ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Congressmen Thompson and Cartwright original sponsors of bill that would put coal miners back to work and spur economic development in coal field communities \u00a0 Alexandria, PA (March 28, 2017) Members of the Pennsylvania Coalitions for Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation today thanked Congressmen Thompson and Cartwright for their support for\u2026<\/p>\n<p> <a class=\"continue-reading-link\" href=\"https:\/\/epcamr.org\/home\/2017\/mine-land-reclamation-groups-laud-introduction-federal-reclaim-act\/\"><span>Continue reading<\/span><i class=\"crycon-right-dir\"><\/i><\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":true,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[106,218,599,598,597,420,596,105],"class_list":["post-5765","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-abandoned-mines","tag-coal","tag-economic-development","tag-jobs","tag-mine-discharges","tag-mining","tag-reclaim","tag-reclamation"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - 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