Kentucky is receiving an initial installment of more than $74 million toward further cleanup of abandoned mine land sites and orphaned oil and gas wells. The formal announcement came during a visit from the U.S. Secretary of the Interior.
Kentucky is the first state to get this funding as part of the bipartisan infrastructure law. The federal money can be used to close dangerous mine shafts, reclaim unstable slopes, improve water quality, and restore water supplies. U.S. Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland says more work remains.
