Looking down into one of the strip pits on the Center Street site.EC is excited to announce it has been awarded a $1.6...
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US Senator Bob Casey Touts AML Investments at Truesdale Bank
EC was honored to host a press event for U.S. Senator Bob Casey on our Truesdale Bank site, as he spoke about the...
EC Awarded $1.3 Million to Assess Property in Newport Township
An excellent start to the new year for EC, thanks to a crucial $1.3 million grant from the PA Department of...
EC Receives $17.5 Million towards Nanticoke Creek Restoration
Exciting News: $17.5 Million Grant Received! We are thrilled to announce Earth Conservancy has been awarded a grant of $17.5 million to support our ongoing restoration of the upper Nanticoke Creek watershed! The competitive grant comes from the PA Department of...
NorthPoint Celebrates $1 Billion Invested in South Valley
Yesterday, EC joined NorthPoint Development in celebrating its remarkable investment of $1 billion in the South Valley, attracting with it 14 new companies and the creation of over 10,000 jobs to the region. Speakers included two members of EC's Board of Directors:...
NWF Highlights EC Projects during Tour
The National Wildlife Federation highlighted Earth Conservancy’s and EPCAMR's work to reclaim abandoned mine lands and waterways at a press event to release their recent report, The Climate Benefits of Degraded Lands Reclamation and Restoration. Joining the discussion...
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...
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...
EC Hosts Ribbon Cutting for Dziak Drive in Nanticoke
It was a cold but eventually sunny November morning as EC held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for Dziak Drive, named in honor of EC's original President/CEO, Mike Dziak. As always, Mike was humble in his acceptance. But as Senator John Yudichak noted, "All great monuments...
ARC Awards $21,000 Grant to Support Solar Study
U.S. Rep. Matt Cartwright (D-Moosic) announced EC had received $21,000 from the Appalachian Regional Commission to conduct a solar feasibility study on its remaining lands. These properties, many unsuitable for traditional development, present an excellent...
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,...
PA DCNR Grant will Support Hanover 7A Recreation Area Study
EC is excited to start its second recreation planning initiative this year, made possible through a just-announced grant award from the PA Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. The project focuses on 30 acres located off the SVP in Hanover Township,...