The Clean Water Act Turns 40 This Week
Happy Birthday to the Clean Water Act! Forty years ago this week a ground-breaking environmental protection was passed into federal law, enshrining a human right to clean water. Many of…
Remembering Appalachia’s Mountain Keeper, Larry Gibson
“They tell us we’re collateral damage. Well, I ain’t collateral damage. I am somebody. My name is Larry Gibson.” –Larry Gibson Politics in West Virginia always feel more real to…
Coal Exports Action Moves To Stop Preventable Environmental Catastrophe
It is obvious Big Coal is on the ropes. This week, both Arch Coal and Alpha Natural Resources posted losses. St. Louis based Patriot Coal, mainly operating in Appalachia, filed…
Twenty Pro-Mountain Activists Held on $500,000 Combined Bail After Shutting Down Hobet Mine
Environmental crises are ravaging the country. From tar sands oil pipelines to fracking for natural gas to western coal exports, the fossil fuel industry is literally waging war on the…
Tripa: Social Media Week of Action
RAN’s work around the fires in Tripa has come to a fever pitch this week! For months, we have been highlighting how corporate giants such as Cargill have been abusing…
Patriot Coal: Another One Bites the Dust
Big news this week in the coal industry: Patriot Coal, the third-largest Mountaintop Removal (MTR) coal mining company, is filing for bankruptcy. Bank of America is among the banks providing…
Experiencing Strange Weather? Welcome to the Rest of our Lives
The U.S. is getting hit by extreme weather this summer: heatwaves across the eastern seaboard, droughts in the Midwest, forest fires raging in the Rockies. Check out this spine-chilling video…
West Virginia Prepares for Mountain Mobilization; July 25-Aug. 1
“Everything has to get bigger from here. We need to put our backs up against the wall and not back down.” –Larry Gibson, lifelong West Virginian This fight to end…
Deadly Violence Against Environmentalists On The Rise Worldwide
“We all stand before history.“- Ken Saro-Wiwa, executed for environmental advocacy, Nigeria, Nov. 10, 1995 What the hell is going on out there? I know a lot people targeted by…
A Week in Rio: Greenwash Gone Wild!
It’s not a pretty sight: a convergence of some of the world’s most rapacious corporations spouting their forgotten love for nature as they cavort at Rio+20 VIP events. Take Asia…