BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - North Dakota is among about two dozen states set to receive millions in federal funding for reclaiming abandoned coal mines.
The U.S. Interior Department is awarding states and tribes a total of $170 million. North Dakota will get $2.8 million for coal mine reclamation and repurposing projects.
The agency provides the grants to the 25 coal-producing states and three tribes based on past and current coal production.
The grants are funded in part by a fee collected on all coal produced in the U.S.
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