EPA’s First Decision Under New Mountaintop Mining Guidelines Goes to King Coal
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has given a green light for the Pine Creek mine permit, an MTR mining site in Logan County, W.Va. This is the first permit decision…
Citizen Watch Over Appalachia
We must thank the 9,263 RAN activists who submitted a public comment to Lisa Jackson, head of the Environmental Protection Agency, urging that she hold firm and veto the Spruce…
New EPA Coal Standard Saves Lives
The EPA just announced a new standard for sulfur dioxide emissions from coal fired power plants. According to the EPA in an article in the New York Times, this new…
Lisa Jackson’s Reaction To Mountaintop Removal Activist Lock Down At EPA
UPDATE: 7:00am, Friday March 19–After 24 hours activists are still locked down in front of the EPA headquarters in Washington, DC demanding justice for the people of Appalachia and protection…
NASA Photos Reveal True Impact of Mountaintop Removal Mining
Satellite photos recently released by NASA illustrate the real impacts of mountaintop removal (MTR) mining in Appalachia. They were taken between 1984 and 2009 at the Hobet mine site in…
Philadelphia activists rally & risk arrest to tell the EPA no more MTR
Philly EPA Considering 16 New Mining Permits This morning activists in Philadelphia descended upon their Regional EPA branch to put an end to Mountaintop Removal mining (MTR). Decisions made here…