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 was honored to host a press event for U.S. Senator Bob Casey on our Truesdale Bank site, as he spoke about the...
An excellent start to the new year for EC, thanks to a crucial $1.3 million grant from the PA Department of...
Exciting News: $17.5 Million Grant Received! We are thrilled to announce Earth Conservancy has been awarded a grant of...
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:...
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...
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 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...
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...
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 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,...
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,...
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)...