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U.S. House passes STREAM Act to help clean up coal region's waterwaysWFMZ-TV
Washington,
July 30, 2022
Cartwright says this creates more opportunities for maintenance in the future and stable jobs for everyone involved.
"Not only does it have positive economic impact in the future but in the short term, in the immediate future, you'll see people put to work to help clean up these abandoned mines," he said.
"I couldnt believe it, i didnt even know it was there and there was a problem," Naniece Whiteko of Tamaqua Tamaqua resident Nanice Whiteko has been living near a polluted retention pond for four years. "Living so close it would be wonderful for it to be cleaned up," she said. The reason is due to acid mine drainage. It's happening in other Coal Industry communities just like Tamaqua: old mines in the area are polluting the water, creating a chemical reaction and turning them orange. They're posing a threat to the health and welfare of residents and wildlife and that's something Congressman Matt Cartwright says he's been pushing to change through the STREAM ACT. Read more here. |