Community Advocates Welcome Cartwright's New Legislation to Fight Zombie Mine Crisis
April 12, 2024
April 12, 2024
BOONE, North Carolina, April 12 -- Appalachian Voices posted the following news release:
Community advocates from across Pennsylvania and Appalachia celebrated the introduction of two bills by Rep. Matt Cartwright, D-Penn., that would take crucial action to address some of the root causes of the "zombie mine" crisis -- the increasing number of non-producing modern-era mines that have not been cleaned up by the coal companies responsible for operating them. Cartwright' . . .
Community advocates from across Pennsylvania and Appalachia celebrated the introduction of two bills by Rep. Matt Cartwright, D-Penn., that would take crucial action to address some of the root causes of the "zombie mine" crisis -- the increasing number of non-producing modern-era mines that have not been cleaned up by the coal companies responsible for operating them. Cartwright' . . .