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They sought to enjoin the Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Resources (DER), Nicholas DeBenedictis, and his lower officers, from enforcing the Bituminous Mine Subsidence and Land Conservation Act (Subsidence Act) and its implementing regulations. [1] The petitioners challenged two sections of the Subsidence Act.
Mine subsidence has caused billions of dollars in damage in areas of the U.S. where mining once took place. In Pennsylvania, where mining dates to the late 1700s, coal was mined in nearly half of the state’s 67 counties and there are at least 5,000 abandoned underground mines, leaving behind hazards that officials say can arise at any time.
Pennsylvania State Police Trooper Steve Limani said early Wednesday that the abandoned mine in Unity Township where rescue crews are working to locate 64-year-old Elizabeth Pollard is becoming ...
Anyone who sees any kind of depression in the ground or sinkhole opening can call the Bureau of Abandoned Mine Reclamation at 814-472-1800. The DEP said in a press release on Friday that it has ...
Rescuers desperately searching for a Pennsylvania grandmother down a 30-foot sinkhole are “switching gears” amid fears the ground could further open up below them.. Elizabeth Pollard, 64, has ...
The digging became an exhausting exercise in frustration. The team tried to soften the ground with water as they worked to excavate an enormous amount of soil and rock. In some places, the mine shaft had collapsed, in other areas there was buckling. Electronic monitoring detected no sounds. The cameras found only the single shoe.
Bradenville's subsidence problems are believed to be related to the Derry No. 1 Deep Mine [10] owned by Marcus W. Saxman's [11] Latrobe-Connellsville Coal & Coke Company, which mined the area beneath the town. In 2020, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection began a $5.8 million project to stabilize about 150 homes in the town ...
A total of 32 deep mine complexes were sealed and 2,600 acres (11 km 2) were reclaimed. [4] Operation Scarlift was first administered by the Department of Mines and Mineral Industries. Later, that role passed to the Pennsylvania Department Environmental Resources (now known as the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection). [1]