DEP Blog: Abandoned Coal Mine Reforestation Initiatives Healing The Land
PA Environment Daily
SEPTEMBER 21, 2023
Congress enacted the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act (SMCRA) requiring post approved and permitted 1977 (coal only) mine owners to remediate any environmental damage that they caused. After a site has been chosen, the goal is to try to get a blank slate on the vegetation to start over.
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