Environmental
Pennsylvania's Coal and Clay Mine Subsidence Insurance covers damage caused by:
AFlooding from abandoned mines
BSurface settlement and structural damage resulting from collapse of underground mine workings✓ Correct
CEnvironmental contamination from mine drainage
DEarthquake damage in mining regions
Explanation
Mine subsidence insurance covers damage to the surface (including buildings) from the settling or collapse of underground mine voids. Pennsylvania has one of the nation's most active mine subsidence insurance programs, administered through the state, covering areas with anthracite and bituminous coal mining history.
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