Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement
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Recent News About Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement
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The Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE) has recently announced a $30,000 investment in the Cold Stream Watershed located in Philipsburg, Pennsylvania. This grant comes from the OSMRE's Watershed Cooperative Agreement Program, which aims to reduce pollution in various watersheds across the country.
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As part of the Biden-Harris administration’s efforts to clean up legacy pollution and revitalize the environment and economy of coal communities, the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement has awarded $300,000 in cooperative agreements for three watershed restoration projects in Iowa.
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The Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement today announced more than $9.6 million in fiscal year 2022 funding from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to create good-paying union jobs and catalyze economic opportunity by reclaiming abandoned mine lands in Wyoming.
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The Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement will announce its intent to prepare an environmental impact statement for the Spring Creek Mine Federal Mining Plan Modification, consistent with direction from the U.S. District Court of Montana and in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act.
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Nominations for the 2022 Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation Awards, which recognize outstanding state and Tribal efforts to reclaim abandoned coal mines, opened today and are due to the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement by 11:59 p.m.
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The Department of the Interior today announced nearly $725 million in Fiscal Year 22 funding is available to 22 states and the Navajo Nation to create good-paying union jobs and catalyze economic opportunity by reclaiming abandoned mine lands (AML) as part of President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.
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The Department of the Interior announced today that the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE) is extending the Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund program through 2034 and making other changes to the program, as directed by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.
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As part of the implementation of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE) is engaging with Tribal Nations on the Abandoned Mine Land (AML) program.
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The Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE) recognized Luminant Mining Company, LLC (Luminant) of Mount Pleasant, Texas, and North American Coal Corporation, Mississippi Lignite Company, of Ackerman, Mississippi, as the winners of its 2021 Excellence in Surface Coal Mining Reclamation Awards during a live virtual presentation on October 13, 2021.
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Proposes resources to bolster jobs, revitalize coalfield opportunities, and protect communities from the effects of coal mining