Hickenlooper, Bennet Applaud Nearly $10M in BIL Funding for Abandoned Mine Cleanup in Colorado Communities
November 07, 2023
November 07, 2023
WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 -- Sen. John Hickenlooper, D-Colorado, issued the following news release:
Resources will address legacy pollution, create jobs
WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper and Michael Bennet applauded $9.9 million in funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law for the Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining, and Safety to remediate former coal mines and surrounding lands, creating new jobs for Coloradans and cleaning up legacy pollution.
Resources will address legacy pollution, create jobs
WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper and Michael Bennet applauded $9.9 million in funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law for the Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining, and Safety to remediate former coal mines and surrounding lands, creating new jobs for Coloradans and cleaning up legacy pollution.
