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AmeReclaim - Reclaiming America's Forest on Mined Lands |
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| OSM is charged by the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act to ensure that coal mines are operated in a manner that protects citizens and the environment during mining, that the land is restored to beneficial use following mining, and to mitigate the effects of past mining by aggressively pursuing reclamation of abandoned coal mines. | |
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| DOE is charged with solving national energy and environ-mental problems and with providing for a cleaner, more energy-secure Nation. DOE has responsibility for the Climate Challenge Program, a voluntary reporting of greenhouse gas reductions, under Section 1605(b) of the Energy Policy Act of 1992. | |
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Contacts
For additional information on AmeReclaim or copies of the MOU contact: Sarah Donnelly, OSM E-mail: sdonnell@osmre.gov
Leslie Stream, OSM
E-mail: lstream@osmre.gov
Bob Kane
E-mail: Robert.Kane@HQ.DOE.GOV
John Husted, National Association of
Abandoned Mined Land Program
E-mail: John.Husted@dnr.state.oh.us
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OBJECTIVE Reforestation of Abandoned Mine Lands AMERECLAIM is a market-based initiative sponsored by the Office of Surface Mining (OSM) to encourage reforestation on lands scarred by past mining. On September 6, 2000, the United States Department of the Interior, Office of Surface Mining and the United States Department of Energy, Office of Fossil Energy entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) committing both agencies to pursue reforestation and carbon sequestration on AML lands. Problem Mined land, in its unreclaimed condition, substantially degrades the quality of the environment, prevents or damages the beneficial use of land and water resources, and may endanger the health and safety of the public. Greenhouse gasses, emitted through power generation, degrade air quality. Solution The AMERECLAIM initiative will encourage partnerships between State and Tribal, AML programs, State and Federal environmental agencies, utility and mining companies, watershed associations and other environmental organizations as well as individuals and private companies to reforest lands. |
Environmental $ Carbon sequestration Economic $ Opportunity to measure and report carbon reduction Who Would Be Interested $ Communities affected by past mining |
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