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When the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement released this latest round of funding in March, the agency also released new guidance that responds to the concerns raised by advocates such as the Reclaiming Appalachia Coalition in recent years.
The region, one of the poorest in the country, is full of modest, unprotected homes and decaying infrastructure. Some residents say they won't return.