WASHINGTON, D.C. (WVNS) – West Virginia has been given more power by the Department of the Interior (DOI) to manage coal mining and reclamation activity.
According to a press release from DOI, West Virginia’s authority is broadened by adding an amendment to its cooperative agreement for coal mining and reclamation within the state that is on federal lands.
The press release stated that West Virginia Governor Patrick Morrisey joined Interior Secretary Doug Burgum in the nation’s capital to officially sign the agreement. This amendment adds to the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 that established the cooperative framework…