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Sec. Haaland visits abandoned mine land with Casey, Cartwright


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Unites States Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland visited Luzerne County Monday.

She’s checking out abandoned mine lands that are polluting homes, lakes and rivers.

Thanks to the passing of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, more than $11 billion will be spent on cleaning up abandoned mine lands.

Haaland was joined by Senator Bob Casey and Congressman Matt Cartwright in Swoyersville to discuss how the money will be used in Pennsylvania.

“$11.3 billion dollars toward abandoned mine land cleanup,” Cartwright said. “So much of which is going to come right here to northeast PA to restore our economy, revitalize our neighborhoods that have abandoned coal mine lands in them. It's a wonderful thing.”

Over the next 15 years- Pennsylvania will receive $3.8 billion for cleanup.

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