FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
JULY 23, 2025
UMWA Supports Nomination of Lanny Erdos for OSMRE Director
[TRIANGLE, VA] The United Mine Workers of America (UMWA) sent a letter to the leadership of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee urging the confirmation of Lanny Erdos as Director of the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE). The UMWA cited Erdos’s experience, past leadership at OSMRE, and strong working relationship with labor as key reasons for its support.
“Mr. Erdos understands the real-world impacts of policy on working miners and their communities,” said UMWA International President Cecil E. Roberts. “He also understands the importance of cleaning up America’s abandoned mine lands and we look forward to participating in that effort.”
Click here to view a copy of the letter.
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