Wednesday, December 15, 2010
Kentucky To Get Federal Funds For Abandoned Coal Mines
KENTUCKY....
Kentucky is set to receive $37.7 million as part of more than $395 million being distributed by the U.S. Department of the Interior. Twenty-five states and three American Indian groups are getting money to clean up abandoned coal mines. The Crow and Hopi tribes and Navajo Nation are getting more than $9 million. Wyoming, the nation's No. 1 coal producer, gets more than $133 million - the biggest single award. West Virginia, the nation's No. 2 coal producer, gets $51.3 million, while Pennsylvania gets $47.6 million. and Virginia just over $9 million. Illinois gets more than $17.2 million and Indiana $13.1 million. Part of the money, $150 million, comes from fees based on U.S. coal production. The remaining $245 million comes from the U.S. Treasury. Since 1977, the program has provided more than $7 billion to clean up more than 285,000 acres.
Kentucky is set to receive $37.7 million as part of more than $395 million being distributed by the U.S. Department of the Interior. Twenty-five states and three American Indian groups are getting money to clean up abandoned coal mines. The Crow and Hopi tribes and Navajo Nation are getting more than $9 million. Wyoming, the nation's No. 1 coal producer, gets more than $133 million - the biggest single award. West Virginia, the nation's No. 2 coal producer, gets $51.3 million, while Pennsylvania gets $47.6 million. and Virginia just over $9 million. Illinois gets more than $17.2 million and Indiana $13.1 million. Part of the money, $150 million, comes from fees based on U.S. coal production. The remaining $245 million comes from the U.S. Treasury. Since 1977, the program has provided more than $7 billion to clean up more than 285,000 acres.# posted by Homer Owens @ 11:22 PM 
