- People’s Climate March includes a strong contingent from across Appalachia. Mountain leaders joined 400,000 in New York City for the People’s Climate March. Those fighting mountaintop removal were among some of the frontline communities to lead this historic march for climate protection.
- In October, our Economic Transition Committee, in conjunction with our AppFellow Kendall Bilbrey and Eric Dixon, AppFellow with the Appalachian Citizens Law Center, hosted a summit for folks across Central Appalachia to discuss and learn about the Abandoned Mine Land (AML) Fund and other potential strategies for cleaning up some of the toxic legacy left behind by the coal industry. A diverse group of stakeholders, including impacted community members, non-profit organizations, scholars, policy experts, lobbyists and scientists gathered for a packed day at Breaks Interstate Park at the border of Virginia and Kentucky to discuss the looming issue of Abandoned Mine Lands.
- Celebrated with local groups the successful fight to stop the Ison Rock Ridge mountaintop removal mine in Virginia.
- Reached a historic settlement with Frasure Creek Mining over its years-long violations of water law in Kentucky.
- 4 Asks – Report Card – shifting targets