Western KY Coal Company Awarded For Reclamaton Efforts

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Kentucky officials are honoring some coal companies for efforts to restore the land on former surface mine sites.

For western Kentucky, the Department of Natural Resources is awarding a 2012 Commissioner's Award of Excellence in Reclamation to Madisonville’s Hopkins County Coal. Restoration work at former surface mine sites is mandated by the federal Surface Mining and Reclamation Control Act.