HOLDEN, W.Va. – On Friday, June 5, Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell and Director of the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE) Joseph Pizarchik will visit surface mining and mine land reclamation projects in West Virginia.
The Secretary and Director will tour a Central Appalachia surface mining operation and receive briefings from state and industry officials on production and reclamation technologies.
They will also meet with Department employees in the region and hold a brief media availability to discuss the visit.
OSMRE is charged with balancing the nation's need for continued domestic coal production with protection of the environment.
Who
Sally Jewell, U.S. Secretary of the Interior
Joseph Pizarchik, Director, Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement
What
Media availability following tour of surface mining/reclamation projects
When
Friday, June 5, 2015
4:30 p.m. EDT – Media availability
Where
Office of Surface Mining and Reclamation
Charlestown Field Office
1027 Virginia Street, East
Charleston, WV 25301
Media
Credentialed media wishing to join the media availability must RSVP here by 1:00 p.m. EDT on Friday, June 5, 2015.
Source: Department of Interior
