Water Quality
A night of Solidarity with Mountain Heroes
Come stand in solidarity with Appalachian heroes who are working courageously to protect their mountain communities against mountaintop removal coal extraction. Join us in calling on our president and government leaders to end mountaintop removal and protect Appalachian communities and families, whose health matters, too.
Citizens organizing to protect water in Knott and Letcher counties
Residents from Knott and Letcher counties turned out at a permit conference to express concern about the impact of a proposed 6,000 acre underground mine on their water quality and health. Streams and water wells in the area are already severely contaminated by past mining operations.
Court rulings against the EPA aren't the end of the story
This op-ed describes the impact of recent court rulings against the EPA's stepped up enforcement of water quality laws in Central Appalachian mining communities.
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