Appalachian Voices: Congress Misses Another Opportunity to Tackle Acid Mine Drainage Crisis
March 12, 2022
March 12, 2022
WASHINGTON, March 12 (TNSPol) -- Appalachian Voices issued the following news release:
With the passage of the Fiscal Year 2022 omnibus spending package, Congress has failed to address one of the most pervasive and visible problems caused by abandoned mine operations in the country: acid mine drainage (AMD).
Thanks to the bipartisan infrastructure act, $11.3 billion over 15 years is headed to coal communities via the Abandoned Mine Lands (AML) program. However, there is . . .
With the passage of the Fiscal Year 2022 omnibus spending package, Congress has failed to address one of the most pervasive and visible problems caused by abandoned mine operations in the country: acid mine drainage (AMD).
Thanks to the bipartisan infrastructure act, $11.3 billion over 15 years is headed to coal communities via the Abandoned Mine Lands (AML) program. However, there is . . .