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12 May

Alliance Membership Call

Events
Join us for an Alliance-wide membership call coming up on Wednesday, May 23 @ 7:00 PM

Op-Ed on Primacy and Reclamation Act of Tennessee in Times Free Press

Just Transition, Member & Ally Posts, News, Policy
The bill's sponsors and the Tennessee Mining Association would like us to believe that taking over the coal program would cost the state little to no money.
25 Apr

Members featured on Climate Change News

Just Transition, Member & Ally Posts, News
Across the US, mine reclamation – even when approved by state regulators – rarely returns land to pre-mining levels of wilderness or productivity, according to a decade of government reports 

Center for Coalfield Justice Featured on the Refinery29

Just Transition, Member & Ally Posts, News
Check out our Executive Director of Center for Coalfield Justice, Veronica Coptis, and their staff attorney, Sarah, in this news clip from Refinery29:
16 Apr

Report on Coal Mine Bonding in Central Appalachia

News, Policy, Post Law, Publications
The Alliance for Appalachia, a coalition of 15 organizations, today released a report on the state of surface coal mine bonding in four Central Appalachian states.
13 Apr

June 1-2 Water Justice Summit at Virginia Tech

Events
Photo Credit Christi Root. June 1-2, 2018 Blacksburg, Virginia at Virginia Tech. The Water Justice Summit is a leadership development, networking, and skills-building gathering June 1-2 at Virginia Tech. The keynote panel and art exhibit are open to the general public...
13 Apr

Collins Fork Mine Hearing

Events, News, Take Action
On April 12, 2018, the WV Department of Environmental Protection held an informal conference, or public hearing, on proposed revisions to the Collins Fork Permit in Raleigh County. These revisions would allow Republic Energy, LLC to forgo reclamation efforts and […]
05 Apr

Now is the Time to End Self Bonding

Post Law
From WORC Now is the Time to End Self-Bonding makes the case for why Congress and states should act now to protect coal communities from picking up the bill for coal mine cleanup. A “self-bond” is a promise from a coal […]
27 Mar

Power to the People

Just Transition, News
Before the month gets away from us we wanted to make sure we shout out the major inspiration and victory that came out of the West Virginia teachers strike. For 9 days, teachers from all 55 counties filled the Capitol […]
27 Mar

Omnibus passes, RECLAIM does not

Just Transition, News, Policy
Last week, Congress passed the omnibus budget bill. The RECLAIM Act was not attached. It is infuriating and it is a cowardly decision on the part of the leaders in Congress. After all the sweat and passion that hundreds of people– […]
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