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Economy Curtis Tate,

State To Receive $140 Million From Interior For Abandoned Mines

The U.S. Department of the Interior is making $140 million in AML funds available to West Virginia, the most of any state but Pennsylvania.

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Energy & Environment Jack Walker,

W.Va. Receives $30 Million To Revitalize Coal Communities

This year, nearly $30 million in federal funding will go toward projects that revitalize West Virginia's coalfield communities and repurpose abandoned mine lands across the state.

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Energy & Environment Curtis Tate,

Millions In AMLER Funds Coming To Transform Coal Communities

West Virginia will receive $26.6 million in funds from the federal Office of Surface Mining, Reclamation and Enforcement.

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Energy & Environment Jessica Lilly,

Work Continues On Land Clean-Up Projects In West Virginia Communities Affected By Coal Mining

West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) is taking new applications for clean up damage from mining activity that happened more than 40 years.

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