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Check out our Western PA Counterpart!!
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Sign the Coal Miner's Stamp Petition!
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Eastern Coal Region Roundtable Website
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 Visit the Eastern Coal Region Roundtable Website for large collection of grant opportunities.
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Mine Subsidence Insurance
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Reclaim PA is DEP's new initiative designed to maximize reclamation of the state's quarter million acres of abandoned mineral extraction lands. EPCAMR & WPCAMR are participants, visit this site for more details.
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Welcome...
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Welcome to the homepage of the Eastern Pennsylvania Coalition for Abandoned Mine Reclamation (EPCAMR). | ||
| | The website has been undergoing some revisions to improve the overall look and feel of the site for our viewers. We hope you will use this website as a resource to keep up-to-date with EPCAMR events, Grant Funding Opportunities, the newest treatment system options, and News Related information about Abandoned Mine Drainage (AMD) and Abandoned Mine Reclamation (AMR) in Eastern Pennsylvania. | |
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Organizational Profile | ||
Formed in 1995 by concerned Conservation Districts, EPCAMR represents a coalition of Watershed organizations from Reclamation partners, Co-Generation Plants, the Active Anthracite Mining Industry, Regional Non-Profit Organizations, and 16 County Conservation Districts and other cooperative organizations in the anthracite and bituminous coal region of Eastern Pennsylvania. Counties covered by EPCAMR in NorthEastern and NorthCentral PA include: Tioga, Bradford, Susquehanna, Lycoming, Sullivan, Wyoming, Lackawanna, Luzerne, Northumberland, Carbon, Schuylkill, Columbia, Lebanon, Dauphin, Montour, and Wayne.
EPCAMR is a non-profit, non-partisan, local, state, federal, and industry partnership dedicated to:
Improving water quality and endorsing the reclamation of abandoned mine lands in their region
Promoting the spirit of cooperation among all parties with an interest in resolving AMD/AML problems
Encouraging partnerships among the various governmental agencies (Federal, State, County, and Local), watershed associations, industry, and conservationists
Encouraging the remining and reclamation of abandoned mine lands, streams, and resources impacted by mining
Educating, informing, and involving the public with mine drainage and mine reclamation issues
Seeking and acquiring available sources of funding for restoration, reclamation, and assessment projects
Providing assistance in developing watershed associations and coalitions interested in AMD/AMR
If you are located within the 16 County Region of EPCAMR and you would like to become an official member of EPCAMR, please download the EPCAMR Membership Form and submit it via mail to our Office. | |
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Who should set the priority for funding environmental initiatives in PA (Growing Greener 2)?
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Postal Address...
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485 Smith's Pond Rd
Luzerne CD
Shavertown, PA 18708
MAIN: 570-674-7991
FAX : 570-674-7989
Directions
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Vacant ( Apply Now! )
Job Description
Accepting Resumes, send them to Robert Hughes
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EPCAMR/OSM
Watershed Intern
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Vacant ( Apply Now! )
More Information About the Program
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EPCAMR OSM/VISTA Community Outreach Specialist
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Vacant ( Apply Now! )
For More Information and Application Proceedure
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