SEPT. 18 TALK TO FOCUS ON ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION FOR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa., Sept. 8 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news release:

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - Jeremy Weber, professor of economics and public policy at the University of Pittsburgh, will give the talk "Can environmental restoration help revitalize communities? Evidence from treating abandoned mine drainage in Pennsylvania" at noon on Friday, Sept. 18, in 157 Hosler Building at Penn State University Park.

The event is part of a fall seminar series hosted by the Initiative for Energy and Environmental Economics and Policy (EEEPI). The talk is free and open to the public.

Communities facing industrial decline or energy transitions often face accompanying environmental hazards. In areas transitioning away from coal...