Wednesday, December 15, 2010
Grant To Clean Up Abandoned Coal Mines
WEST VIRGINIA....
The Department of the Interior says it’s distributing more than $395 million to 25 states and three American Indian groups to clean up abandoned coal mines. The Crow and Hopi tribes and Navajo Nation are getting more than $9 million. The money comes from fees on U.S. coal production.
Wyoming, the nation’s No. 1 coal producer, gets more than $133 million — the biggest single award.
Much of the money is going to eastern coal producing states.
West Virginia, the nation’s No. 2 coal producer, gets $51.3 million, while Pennsylvania gets $47.6 million. Kentucky will receive $37.7 million and Virginia just over $9 million.
Illinois gets more than $17.2 million and Indiana $13.1 million.
The Department of the Interior says it’s distributing more than $395 million to 25 states and three American Indian groups to clean up abandoned coal mines. The Crow and Hopi tribes and Navajo Nation are getting more than $9 million. The money comes from fees on U.S. coal production.
Wyoming, the nation’s No. 1 coal producer, gets more than $133 million — the biggest single award.
Much of the money is going to eastern coal producing states.
West Virginia, the nation’s No. 2 coal producer, gets $51.3 million, while Pennsylvania gets $47.6 million. Kentucky will receive $37.7 million and Virginia just over $9 million.
Illinois gets more than $17.2 million and Indiana $13.1 million.
# posted by Homer Owens @ 8:28 PM 
