From Appalachian Voices (http://www.appvoices.org/):
The American Jobs Plan proposes a $10 billion investment in abandoned coal mine land reclamation to help clean up environmental hazards and boost the economic transition in coal communities.
Residents of Virginia, West Virginia, Ohio and Pennsylvania: Send a letter to your U.S. Senators today to ask them to support abandoned mine cleanup in Appalachian coal communities.
The American Jobs Plan proposes a $10 billion investment in abandoned coal mine land reclamation to help clean up environmental hazards and boost the economic transition in coal communities.
Residents of Virginia, West Virginia, Ohio and Pennsylvania: Send a letter to your U.S. Senators today to ask them to support abandoned mine cleanup in Appalachian coal communities.
Contact our Senators now at https://appvoices.org/american-jobs-plan/.
Cleaning up abandoned coal sites is an investment in the country’s infrastructure because these hazards cause drainage issues, landslides and other issues that affect roads, water lines, housing, and other vital infrastructure. Across the country, the cost to remediate the remaining abandoned mine sites is approximately $26 billion — with hundreds of millions of dollars worth of reclamation left in Virginia alone.
The longer we delay cleaning up these sites, the more expensive they will become, so tell our senators now is the time to invest in the restoration of coal sites across the nation.
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