Mines

==Links==
* Subsidence
===Media===
* House backs extending program to clean up old mine sites in U.S. December 09, 2006, by Jerome Sherman, Post-Gazette WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Senate today is poised to act on extending a program that would deliver as much as $1.5 billion to Pennsylvania for the cleanup of abandoned mines over the next 15 years. Yesterday, the House approved the reauthorization of the Abandoned Mine Land Trust Fund as part of a broad package of bills, just as the 109th Congress prepared to adjourn its two-year legislative cycle.
* Congres signs bill to extend money to PA to reclaim old mines By KIMBERLY HEFLING WASHINGTON (AP) — About $1 billion in relief could be headed to rural Pennsylvania communities to clean up hazardous and polluting abandoned coal mines under legislation that passed the Senate early Saturday. The measure, part of a larger bill, would reauthorize the national coal mine reclamation program for 15 years at a cost of $5 billion. The House had approved the legislation on Friday; it now awaits the president’s signature.
==Elsewhere==
* Keep Out! Old mines are dangerous! U.S. Department of the Interior, Office of Surface Mining Whether hiking, exploring, hunting, camping, or simply just enjoying the countryside, outdoor activities are a source of enjoyment for millions of Americans each year. But outdoor recreation also requires caution -- especially near abandoned mines.
* Abandoned Mine Section for Montana Mine Waste Cleanup Bureau Abandoned Mine Section will be hosting the National Association of Abandoned Mine Land Programs 28th Annual Conference in Billings, Montana from September 24th - 27th, 2006. For more information
==Details==
===Tim Murphy Boasts of $1 Billion in Federal Funds to Reclaim Abandoned Mine Lands in PA===
:January 2007 e-news from Tim Murphy
Pennsylvania will be the beneficiary of $1 billion in federal funds for abandoned mine reclamation projects, Congressman Tim Murphy announced. Congressman Murphy joined other members of Pennsylvania's Congressional delegation, including Senators Arlen Specter and Rick Santorum, at the Fishing Rune Mine site in South Fayette Township to make the announcement. The site will be one of the many to benefit from the funding.
"Roughly 1.4 million Pennsylvanians live within 1 mile of an abandoned mine land site," said Congressman Murphy. "While Southwestern Pennsylvania has built its history around the mining of coal, there are now more than 5,100 abandoned mine land sites covering 184,000 acres. There are 675 such sites in Allegheny, Washington, and Westmoreland counties alone. Such sites include abandoned strip mines and mine shafts which can be environmentally hazardous."