CUMBERLAND TOWNSHIP, Pa. — State lawmakers have allocated millions of dollars toward the revitalization of an abandoned mine site in Greene County.
$8.4 million was awarded through the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection’s Bureau of Abandoned Mine Reclamation and authorized by the U.S. Department of the Interior’s Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement.
The funds will be used to help safely remove 213,000 cubic yards of coal from the mine in Cumberland Township.
Lawmakers hope the project will help bring jobs to the area.
“As a member of the Senate Labor and Industry Committee, I am pleased to note that this project creates and supports union jobs, ensuring that the initiative fosters sustainable job growth in the region,” Sen. Camera Bartolotta said. “I look forward to seeing reclamation efforts drive sustainable job growth and environmental restoration.”
The project will restore more than six acres of land.
The grants were announced after a 64-year-old woman fell into a sinkhole and into a mine in Unity Township, causing concerns about similar locations in the state.
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