Recreational Tourism in Maryland
Commerce and Trade Park in Pennsylvania
Solar Plants in Germany
Vineyard in Virginia
Wind Farm in Wyoming
Elk Range in Pennsylvania
Recreational Tourism in MarylandThe North Branch Potomac River in Maryland was once decimated by acid mine drainage from a nearby coal mine. The river, which ran orange from the pollution, was reclaimed by the state AML agency and now runs clear enough to support a bustling local recreational tourism industry.Businesses that have been able to grow and thrive because of the reclaimed stream now contribute a $3 million impact to the local economy, including 40 full-time jobs in angling and boating. Image: Downstream Strategies
Commerce and Trade Park in PennsylvaniaIn Pennsylvania, the West Suscon abandoned coal mine “was a poster-child mine scarred [by] ... dangerous highwalls associated with the strip mining, shafts, slopes, cropfalls...vertical openings, mine spoil areas... [and] abandoned mine drainage...” A commerce and trade park that employs 4,500 people now resides on the reclaimed mine. Image: Mericle Commercial Real Estate Services
Solar Plants in GermanyIn Germany, the Leipziger Solar Plant and Borna Solar Plant are located on reclaimed sites that were once home to a coal ash disposal and a coal processing plant and whose solar arrays jointly produce 8.4 MW of electricity. When installed, the Leipziger plant was the largest solar array in the world.Many reclaimed non-coal mine sites in the western US are now home to sizeable solar arrays. Image: Wikimedia
Vineyard in VirginiaIn Wise County, Virginia, a winery whose vineyards are located on a reclaimed surface coal mine has been thriving for more than a decade. Image: Youtube/American Express
Wind Farm in WyomingA massive surface coal mine in Glenrock, Wyoming is home to a wind farm that produces 237 Megawatts (MW) of electricity, enough to power 66,800 households. Image: Pacificorp.com
Elk Range in PennsylvaniaDents Run Watershed Restoration Project is a 25-square mile watershed in Elk County, Pennsylvania that sits on reclaimed surface mines. The site lies in the epicenter of the the habitat range for the region's elk herd. Image: Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation
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