Community Groups Praise Beyer Bill to Ensure Timely Coal Mine Cleanup
April 20, 2024
April 20, 2024
NORTON, Virginia, April 20 -- Appalachian Voices issued the following news release:
Communities across Central Appalachia and beyond welcome a bill introduced yesterday by U.S. Rep. Don Beyer, D-Va.. The bill includes specific requirements for how quickly coal mine reclamation must be completed following coal removal.
While the 1977 Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act requires that reclamation happen "as contemporaneously as practicable" alongside minin . . .
Communities across Central Appalachia and beyond welcome a bill introduced yesterday by U.S. Rep. Don Beyer, D-Va.. The bill includes specific requirements for how quickly coal mine reclamation must be completed following coal removal.
While the 1977 Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act requires that reclamation happen "as contemporaneously as practicable" alongside minin . . .