On August 3, 2023, EC spent the day with North Branch Land Trust and WeConservePA, talking with local legislators...
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EC Thanks PA Senator John Yudichak for His Service
As Senator John Yudichak neared the end of his final term in Harrisburg, EC wanted to recognize his decades of public...
NWF Highlights EC Projects during Tour
The National Wildlife Federation highlighted Earth Conservancy’s and EPCAMR's work to reclaim abandoned mine lands and...
Ostrowski Testifies to PA CERD Committee
On Tuesday, September 27, EC’s President/CEO Terry Ostrowski addressed the PA Senate Committee on Community, Economic, & Recreational Development in Hazleton, testifying to how coal refuse recovery underpins the reclamation process and the recovery of mine-scarred...
EC Hosts PA Democratic Policy Committee
EC was honored to host members of the PA House Democratic Policy Committee at its offices, as ARIPPA, EPCAMR, and Olympus Power discussed the history of the anthracite region and the partnerships it takes to recover abandoned mine land. The talk was followed by a...
US Department of the Interior Visits EC Sites
EC was proud to show its ongoing work in addressing mine-scarred lands and waters in the South Valley as part of a tour with Secretary of the U.S. Department of the Interior, Deb Haaland; U.S. Congressman Matt Cartwright; Deputy Secretary for PADEP's Office of Active...
Yudichak Updates Public on Progress of the SOS Program
Senator John Yudichak held a news conference at Meadows in Dallas to highlight the progress the NEPA Nursing Home SOS Program has made in providing PPE to protect residents and staff in area nursing homes. What started with a $250K donation from Earth Conservancy and...
EC Discusses SMCRA Reauthorization with Joe Pizarchik
EC was pleased to be one of the groups interviewed by former Federal Office of Surface Mining Reclamation & Enforcement Director Joe Pizarchik about the importance of reauthorizing the U.S. Abandoned Mine Land Trust Fund, which supports AML reclamation,...
Meuser Visits EC for Information Session on AML Impacts
In late August 2019, EC hosted an information session with Congressman Dan Meuser of the 9th District, focusing on reauthorization of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act - aka SMCRA - in 2021. SMCRA helps fund reclamation of abandoned mine lands (AML)...
EC Testifies at Hearing on the Benefits of Coal Waste Facilities
On October 11th, Earth Conservancy presented testimony to the Pennsylvania Senate Environmental Resources & Energy Committee about the role coal waste facilities play in its reclamation work. These facilities remove previously unburnable coal waste from legacy...
PA Secretary of Transportation Visits South Valley Parkway Project
With clear skies overhead, Pennsylvania's Secretary of Transportation, Leslie S. Richards, visited the South Valley to talk about the new parkway project. The SVP has been a central component of plans to improve safety and reduce congestion along Middle Road, as well...
PSU Deans’ Tour Visits EC’s Silt Pond Reclamation
Earth Conservancy was pleased to take part in Penn State's College of Agriculture Sciences leadership team tour on May 31, 2011. Featured on the tour was EC's Silt Pond Reclamation, off Middle Road in Hanover Township. EC partnered with the Chesapeake Bay Foundation...