PA DEP News Release : DEP Authorizes Work to Extinguish Lackawanna County Mine Fire and Begin Reclamation Project

DEP Newsroom
 
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA
Dept. of Environmental Protection
Commonwealth News Bureau
Room 308, Main Capitol Building
Harrisburg PA., 17120
 
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
02/12/2020
 
CONTACT:
Colleen Connolly, DEP
570-826-2035

 
DEP Authorizes Work to Extinguish Lackawanna County Mine Fire and Begin Reclamation Project
Project will reclaim 75 acres of abandoned mine lands, extinguish underground mine fire
 
Wilkes-Barre, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) announced today that work to extinguish the 14-year old Dolph Mine Fire in Olyphant, Lackawanna County will begin this spring. The project will eliminate a public health hazard that contributes to air pollution in the area.
 
The DEP recently awarded Earthmovers Unlimited, Inc. (Earthmovers) of Kylertown a $9.3 million contract for the work, known as the Sterry Creek South – Dolph Mine Fire Reclamation Project.
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