A Healthy, Just Appalachia

The Alliance for Appalachia is a coalition of 15 member organizations and was founded in 2006 to strengthen the region’s effort to end mountaintop removal coal mining. Our mission is to promote a healthy, just Appalachia by supporting our member organizations in communities impacted by destructive resource extraction. Read more about our mission and values.

Latest News
30Nov
Dear Senators

Letter sent to Appalachian Senators The Alliance for Appalachia is composed of grassroots organizations in Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Kentucky,

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08Nov
Community Advocates Applaud House Passage of Historic, Job-Creating Investments in Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation

We are so proud of all the hard work our members and other grassroots community organizers have put into advocating for clean water, cleaning up

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04Oct
Congress Fails to Reauthorize Abandoned Coal Mine Lands

Even though Congress has known since 2006 that the Abandoned Mine Land Program would need to be reauthorized this year, they failed to act by the

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Our Members

Our member organizations include some of the most experienced organizations in Appalachia. All member organizations share goals to create a sustainable Appalachian future and to mitigate the damages created from resource extraction. Learn more about our member groups and where they work or how to become a member group of the Alliance for Appalachia.