AML Policy Priorities Tour

Events, Just Transition, News, Take Action

The AML Policy Priorities Group is launching a spring AML Educational Tour to share their research with communities across Appalachia. The goal of our research is to recommend policy change through our AML Whitepaper, and share the paper with communities […]

Upcoming: AML Educational Tour

Events, Just Transition, News

Quakers Force PNC Bank to End Investment in Mountaintop Removal

Just Transition, News, Policy

Bowing to pressure from Quaker environmentalists, today PNC Bank announced that it will be restricting financing of mountaintop removal coal mining in Appalachia. The shift outlined in its 2015 Corporate Responsibility Report means PNC Bank will effectively cease its investment […]

Moving Forward Together: February Newsletter from The Alliance for Appalachia

Just Transition, News, Policy

Abandoned Mine Land Project Moving Forward A few weeks ago, President Obama announced the POWER+ Plan for the FY 2016 budget that prioritizes opportunities for economic diversification and development in coalfield communities, creating a large buzz (see News Updates below). This […]

Take Action: Protect Our Streams!

Policy, Take Action

Visit our partner site iLoveMountains to take action on this important issue! In the wake of a devastating chemical spill in West Virginia and decades of damaged water from mountaintop removal mining and other coal industry abuses, citizens have won […]

Obama Offers POWER+ Plan to Expand Funds to Coalfields, Incentivize Community Led Economic Development

Just Transition, News, Policy

Chatter about economic transition in the coalfields is growing, and Obama’s POWER+ Plan for FY16 has joined the conversation. The Alliance for Appalachia is excited to see a proposal in the administration’s budget for solid investment, reclamation and job creation […]