Centralia, PA
Environmental Law & Regulations
Main Topics
Centralia Demographics
Location
Population
Centralia in 1983
Centralia Today
Education
Military Service
Industry/Employment...
…more Industry/Employment
Housing & Living Structure
Coal Mining
PPT Slide
Mining Process
Mine Reclamation
Growing Greener Grants
Reclaim PA
Pennsylvania’s Comprehensive Plan for Abandoned Mine Reclamation By: Governor Tom Ridge and Secretary Jim Seif
History of Mine Fire
More History of the Mine Fire
Sites of Other Mine Fires
Federal and State Involvement in Centralia, PA
Regulated Pollution
Clean Air Act
National Ambient Air Quality Standards
CAA 1990 Amendment
Emissions From Burning Coal
Emissions from Burning Tires and Waste
Clean Water Act
Three Major Goals
Sources of Water Pollution
Safe Drinking Water Act
Municipality Responsibilities
Illegal Dumping in Centralia, PA
State Restrictions on Illegal Dumping
Citizens Legal Rights
Who Should Be Responsible
Health Risks
Acute Toxicity associated with soil pica Episodes in Young Children
Eminent Domain
Eminent Domain at Centralia
Mineral Rights
Mineral Rights In Centralia
Local Sentiment
THE CONSPIRACY THEORY
A Tour of Centralia
What it all means...
THE END
This presentation is dedicated to Dr. Paul Castleberry
Email: resslerd@susqu.edu
Home Page: http://www.susqu.edu/geology