Federal funding freeze stalls Iowa's mine restorations

[joelbc1]

Thank you. Couldn't think of the name, Dutch Hollow. Looking at it on Google maps, it looks like it is Dutch Hollow, as it mentions it is part of the Pella Game Management Area and they appear to be working there.

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I never did any drinking at Dutch Hollow…..I was a “Star” boy…..

 

[BrunoMars420]

So we let Farmers destroy our lands and water but we call this an ecological disaster?

 

[joelbc1]

This problem was created in Iowa,.. If Iowa is concerned enough about it we can, and should, deal with it ourselves.

Where were you 50 years ago when the laws were being drawn? The State could n ot afford to make the land “safe” then….just like now they can’t afford to make the ground water safe…..

 

[jonesy5960]

Yeah, best to just let this shit be.

Looks like a tourist attraction to me. The kids will love it.

 

[joelbc1]

So we let Farmers destroy our lands and water but we call this an ecological disaster?

Yes we do. Have you ever really spent time at an abandoned strip/coal mines? Ever really looked at how it ravished the landscape and destroyed it? Made it unsafe for people or habitat? If you’re 60 years old or more…perhaps you have a recollection.

 

[Jimmy McGill]

I will say this until I'm proven wrong. This is not about saving money. It is all about tax cuts for the rich. It is translucent.

 

[Joes Place]

It’s a HUGE problem in this part of Iowa……strip mines and coal mines are everywhere and when they were abandoned, they were not safe for public……something had to be done and ther state couldn’t handle the problem so the Feds intervened….this is stuff that is 30-50 years old and is slowly being taken care of as time and budgets allow…..Its a REAL problem where these mines exist and needs too be taken care of….These mines have been closed down for a variety of reasons generally by actions by the State and federal governments.

Old coal mines out here in CO have been a problem for years.

IIRC, there's one that is still burning, ignited by lightning or something years ago.

 

[RollingBallofButcherKnives]

Looks like a tourist attraction to me. The kids will love it.

Wear thick soled shoes so the acidity doesn’t burn all the way through…

 

[BrunoMars420]

Yes we do. Have you ever really spent time at an abandoned strip/coal mines? Ever really looked at how it ravished the landscape and destroyed it? Made it unsafe for people or habitat? If you’re 60 years old or more…perhaps you have a recollection.

My point being we are really going to bitch about this when Iowas whole economy gives farmers free passes on this kind of stuff? Money would be better spent on forcing those eco terrorists to clean up their destruction of nature.

 

[Jimmy McGill]

Wear thick soled shoes so the acidity doesn’t burn all the way through…

or not... will take care of those bunions

 

[Jimmy McGill]

My point being we are really going to bitch about this when Iowas whole economy gives farmers free passes on this kind of stuff? Money would be better spent on forcing those eco terrorists to clean up their destruction of nature.

That would be too rational

 

[EagleHawk]

Old coal mines out here in CO have been a problem for years.

IIRC, there's one that is still burning, ignited by lightning or something years ago.

One in Centralia, PA that has been burning for 63 years.

The Centralia mine fire is a coal-seam fire that has been burning in the labyrinth of abandoned coal mines underneath the borough of Centralia, Pennsylvania, United States, since at least May 27, 1962. Its original cause and start date are still a matter of debate.[1][page needed][2][3][page needed] It is burning at depths of up to 300 ft (90 m) over an 8 mi (13 km) stretch of 3,700 acres (15 km2).[4] At its current rate, it could continue to burn for over 250 years.[5] Due to the fire, Centralia was mostly abandoned in the 1980s. There were 1,500 residents at the time the fire is believed to have started, but as of 2017 Centralia has a population of 5[6] and most of the buildings have been demolished.

Centralia mine fire - Wikipedia

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[torbee]

We don't need to be spending federal dollars that we don't have on stuff like this....

 

[RollingBallofButcherKnives]

or not... will take care of those bunions

Just get arch supports. See the Podiatrist thread…

 

[Jimmy McGill]

Just get arch supports. See the Podiatrist thread…

Knocking on wood....I haven't had shin splins since law school. Now that it is warm out, I'm going start my five mile hikes. Biofreeze and lidocaine are at the ready

 

[RollingBallofButcherKnives]

Knocking on wood....I haven't had shin splins since law school. Now that it is warm out, I'm going start my five mile hikes. Biofreeze and lidocaine are at the ready

Wider shoes. I actually had surgery to have a bunion removed about 20 years ago. Glad I did it because the sumbitch hurt…

 

[Jimmy McGill]

Wider shoes. I actually had surgery to have a bunion removed about 20 years ago. Glad I did it because the sumbitch hurt…

I have a big one that doesn't hurt. Cutting back on the drinking helped out so I never get the gout anymore. Again, knock on wood

 

[joelbc1]

My point being we are really going to bitch about this when Iowas whole economy gives farmers free passes on this kind of stuff? Money would be better spent on forcing those eco terrorists to clean up their destruction of nature.

They are long gone out of business Bruno….abd understand that “mining” was a way of kids for millions of Americans back 100 years ago or so…Iowa had a robust mining (coal) industry especially the southern half of the state…
I agree with you that one would think we would learn from past experiences… but long ago, mining was powerful in Iowa just as today, farming runs the state.

 

[Jimmy McGill]

They are long gone out of business Bruno….abd understand that “mining” was a way of kids for millions of Americans back 100 years ago or so…Iowa had a robust mining (coal) industry especially the southern half of the state…
I agree with you that one would think we would learn from past experiences… but long ago, mining was powerful in Iowa just as today, farming runs the state.

Boone County has mines all over the place. Not sure if anything was done to placate possible sinkholes.

 

[franklinman]

Gov. SHAPERO sued THUMP and the govt for the Federal funding that was holding up and received 2 billion dollars yesterday. The state will now start plug leaking mines, and determine other problems. Great job JOSH.

 

[joelbc1]

Gov. SHAPERO sued THUMP and the govt for the Federal funding that was holding up and received 2 billion dollars yesterday. The state will now start plug leaking mines, and determine other problems. Great job JOSH.

I don’t know why the “paying due bills” is such a Republican thing but it is. Congresses authorizes payment and then, Like Lucy, they wanna pull the football away just before contact. I thought Republicans were the Party of fiscal responsibility but instead they act like Donald Trump trying to phuque over a contractor on one of his projects.

 

[Hammerhead02]

So we let Farmers destroy our lands and water but we call this an ecological disaster?

We should definitely do nothing about it. That will clean up the contamination.

 

[fredjr82]

We don't need to be spending federal dollars that we don't have on stuff like this....

Take some of that "feeding kids" money cvnt Kim turned down

 

[Here_4_a_Day]

Yeah, best to just let this shit be.

Pony up, bitch!

 

[Doodads and Hoohah]

Rehabing old coal mines in Iowa?,.. sounds like a prime candidate for DOGE attention.

Haha. You a smarty!

 

[Doodads and Hoohah]

I will say this until I'm proven wrong. This is not about saving money. It is all about tax cuts for the rich. It is translucent.

And power. They like to show they have power.