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Wolf Administration Announces $25 Million for Cleanup, Restoration Projects at Former Coal Mining Sites

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Pennsylvania officials Monday announced new projects to restore abandoned mine lands around the state. The Allegheny Front’s Julie Grant reports that the effort is expected to ramp up with an influx of millions from President Biden’s infrastructure bill.

Read the full story at: https://www.alleghenyfront.org/pa-expects-boost-to-mine-land-and-water-cleanups-with-coming-infrastructure-money/

(Original air-date: 1/25/22)

Julie Grant got her start in public radio at age 19 while at Miami University in Ohio. After studying land ethics in graduate school at Kent State University, Julie covered environmental issues in the Great Lakes region for Michigan Radio’s "The Environment Report" and North Country Public Radio in New York. She’s won many awards, including an Edward R. Murrow Award in New York, and was named “Best Reporter” in Ohio by the Society of Professional Journalists. Her stories have aired on NPR’s "Morning Edition," "The Splendid Table" and "Studio 360." Julie loves covering agricultural issues for the Allegheny Front—exploring what we eat, who produces it and how it’s related to the natural environment.