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Casey secures $245 million to clean up abandoned mine lands

Posted 10/25/24

WASHINGTON, DC — – U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) secured $245,082,772 to clean up abandoned mine lands across Pennsylvania. This third round of funding from the U.S. Department of the …

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Casey secures $245 million to clean up abandoned mine lands

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WASHINGTON, DC — – U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) secured $245,082,772 to clean up abandoned mine lands across Pennsylvania. This third round of funding from the U.S. Department of the Interior will help create good-paying jobs in rural and energy communities across the Commonwealth, reclaim abandoned mine lands, and mitigate the health hazards and environmental pollution from legacy mining sites, according to Casey.

The funding was made possible by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), which Casey fought to pass.

“I have long fought to help Pennsylvania’s coal communities overcome the legacy of abandoned mine pollution, which has ravaged landscapes, damaged property, and threatened the health of far too many Pennsylvanians,” said Senator Casey. “Thanks to the infrastructure law, we can continue cleaning up this land, create good-paying jobs and boost our Commonwealth’s economy. These communities built and powered our Nation for decades and I will keep working to ensure that they are not left behind.”

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