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Mr. President: Don’t Leave Appalachia Out of Climate Action Talks! 14 Aug 2013 | 08:02 pm
Earlier this summer President Obama announced his Climate Action Plan which outlines important and commendable steps to reduce some of the damage caused by the burning of fossil fuels. While it is cri...
West Virginia Coalition Launches Campaign for Better Enforcement of Mining Laws; Files Formal Petition for Federal Intervention 25 Jun 2013 | 12:41 am
A group of West Virginia citizens gather in front of the Charleston, W.Va., location of the federal Office of Surface Mining, where they delivered a 100-page petition detailing a litany of problems wi...
Join our Letter to the Editor Campaign 20 Jun 2013 | 11:13 pm
Citizens across the United States are submitting letters to the editor to their local newspaper urging their congressional representatives to co-sponsor the Clean Water Protection Act (H.R. 1837).As c...
UPDATE: Clean Water Protection Act Gains Support 18 Jun 2013 | 09:35 pm
The Clean Water Protection Act, HR 1837, was introduced last month with 45 original cosponsors. Since then, more than two dozen additional members of Congress have recognized the need to protect our c...
Remember What We Can Accomplish Together 5 Jun 2013 | 07:45 pm
Remembering what we can accomplish together, we keep moving forward. As I enjoyed Memorial Day with my family and friends, I was reminded that too often we don’t take time to celebrate the victories t...
Clean Water Protection Act Introduced with 45 Cosponsors 7 May 2013 | 08:08 pm
Yesterday, Rep. Frank Pallone (D-NJ) and Rep. Dave Reichert (R-WA) introduced the Clean Water Protection Act in the 113th Congress with 45 original cosponsors. The Clean Water Protection Act, H.R. 183...
Teri Blanton Recognized as Female Leader in Environmental Movement 30 Apr 2013 | 09:45 pm
Kentucky native Teri Blanton was recognized as a leader in the environmental movement at the second annual White House Women and the Environment Summit. Teri Blanton, native of Harlan, Ky., was recent...
Leave “Act of God” claims at the door: OSM study finds Coal dams fail compaction tests 25 Apr 2013 | 08:30 pm
A draft report prepared by the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement found that many of the massive slurry impoundments in Appalachia do not pass muster. Focused on the compaction of co...
A Good Week for Mountains – Multiple Court Rulings Favor Science and Enforcement 24 Apr 2013 | 01:10 am
We’re only two days into Earth Week — if we must limit it to one week out of the year — but it sure is getting off to a great start. Two major court rulings over the past two days underscore the need ...
Welcome Interior Secretary Sally Jewell, Tell Her to Protect Appalachia from Mountaintop Removal 18 Apr 2013 | 10:05 pm
This week, Sally Jewell became the Obama Administration’s Secretary of the Department of the Interior. Jewell is now in a key position to halt the damaging environmental and health effects of mountain...
