Brownfields revitalization programs are helping rural Appalachian towns combat blight to rejuvenate their economies.
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Three Towns in Southwest Virginia Pursue Redevelopment of Blighted Buildings
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Pound participates in new brownfields program
The Town of Pound is partnering with the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality and Appalachian Voices with assistance from the West Virginia Brownfields Assistance Center to participate in a new revitalization program that will inventory sites and buildings and identify dilapidated and abandoned buildings.
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Community celebrates opening of new recreation area in Dante, Virginia
This new recreation area features approximately 16 miles of new trails that will connect to existing trails around the nearby town of Saint Paul, and the campground features full amenities.
TAGS: abandoned mine lands economic revitalization program AMLER brownfields Dante Office of Suface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement Outdoor Recreation Russell County southwest virginia Virginia
The Coal Report
Cross-State Air Pollution Rule Will Save Lives By Meg Holden The Cross-State Air Pollution Rule (CSAPR), the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) newest regulations to limit air pollution from coal-fired power plants, will take into account the problem of air currents…
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