Dear Senators

30 Nov

Dear Senators

Actions, Environmental Justice, Just Transition, Member & Ally Posts, News, Policy, RECLAIM & Black Lung

Letter sent to Appalachian Senators The Alliance for Appalachia is composed of grassroots organizations in Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Kentucky, Virginia, Tennessee, and Alabama, with a collective membership in the thousands. We promote a healthy, just Appalachia by supporting our member […]

08 Nov

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

Actions, AML, Events, Just Transition, News, Policy, RECLAIM & Black Lung

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 abandoned mine lands, and the health and safety of their communities. It’s very rewarding to see these efforts pay off with the passing of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.

04 Oct

Congress Fails to Reauthorize Abandoned Coal Mine Lands

AML, News, RECLAIM & Black Lung

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 September 30, 2021 deadline. The Alliance for Appalachia has been advocating for mine site […]

01 Aug

Repairing the Damage: Reclamation on Modern Mines

Just Transition, Policy, Post Law, Publications

As the coal industry declines, companies are delaying reclamation for long periods of time, putting mine cleanup at risk. The Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act (SMCRA), passed in 1977, requires coal companies to obtain bonds to help ensure proper […]

06 Apr

Coal Mine Bonding, Bankruptcy, and Unreclaimed Post Law Mines

AML, Bonding, Just Transition, Post Law, Publications

A listening project between August 2020 - February 2021 around the mounting number of unreclaimed coal mines across our region.

21 Mar

Webinar on Environmental Justice, Water Rights, and Mine Reclamation on Native Land: Black Mesa and Kayenta Mines

AML, Environmental Justice, Events, Member & Ally Posts, News

11 Feb

March Forth: Action & Activism

Events, News, Take Action

The Alliance for Appalachia along with Common Ground on the Hill, Walkabout Clearwater Coffeehouse, Austin Sanctuary Network, Union Church, Eighth Step, Highlander Center, WhyHunger, and Woody Guthrie Center would like to invite you to an online concert with John McCutcheon […]

10 Feb

Coal Declines, Bankruptcies Increase

AML, Bonding, Just Transition, News, Policy

Across the nation, we are experiencing the impact of coal’s decline and while we work towards transitioning to a cleaner, healthier future for our communities we will also have to grapple with how to repair the immense damage left behind. […]

26 Jan

Our Action Auction

Actions, Events, News, Take Action

When our members first came together almost 15 years ago, it was to partner on goals that no one group could tackle alone, like ending mountaintop removal and traveling to DC to take direct action. Since then, we have continued […]

07 Dec

Environmental Justice Now Tour: Appalachia

Environmental Justice, Events, News, Policy, Take Action

Update – Link to the recorded forum People living in Appalachia are visionary, innovative, creative, and passionate about building a future where everyone can survive and thrive. And yet, we’re suffering from the cumulative impacts of poverty, pollution, neglected infrastructure, […]