Our work is founded on these core beliefs, which guide our vision:
The Alliance for Appalachia promotes a healthy, just Appalachia by supporting our member organizations in communities impacted by destructive resource extraction.
Our work is founded on these core beliefs, which guide our vision:
We believe that our campaign to abolish mountaintop removal mining is an important element of the national effort for progressive, systemic change in our nation’s economic, energy, and environmental policies. By working in coalition to highlight and organize against the dangers and true costs of our dependence on coal, we can help move the nation toward a new ethic of whole and healthy communities and away from our current extraction economy.
Our coalition was founded in 2006 and includes some of the most experienced and accomplished organizations in Appalachia. From the beginning, local organizations and leaders have come together with a shared vision to strengthen the fight against mountaintop removal coal mining and to work towards a healthier future for our region. Individuals from money-poor backgrounds worked to found The Alliance for Appalachia and they remain the majority of our leadership and volunteers today.