HARRISBURG, PA – Pennsylvania is stepping up its reclamation efforts with an infusion of $19.6 million directed at repairing abandoned mine lands (AMLs) that have plagued communities and ecosystems for decades. The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has awarded these grants to fund eight critical projects that tackle both environmental and safety hazards caused by old mining operations. This major boost comes through the Abandoned Mine Lands and Acid Mine Drainage Grant Program, part of the federal Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.