The EPA Releases New Guidance on Mountaintop Removal
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced today a major new guidance document that provides the coal industry and coal-state regulators with “clarity” regarding the permitting of mountaintop removal coal mining….
Credit Suisse, No Financing for Mountaintop Removal Mining
Check out this excellent article by Andy Kroll at Mother Jones that examines how “Wall Street darlings” JPMorgan Chase are “underwriting environmental Armageddon” by funding mountaintop removal coal mining companies,…
Rockefeller Responds to EPA Decision Vetoing Spruce Pine Permit
It’s a sad thing that when Jay Rockefeller first entered West Virginia politics in 1972 he opposed surface mining. But after losing that election he aligned with King Coal and…
EPA moves to block the largest MTR mine in West Virginia
We’re hearing some reassuring news from the EPA this morning. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced today that it is moving to block the largest mountaintop removal mining permit in…
Marsh Fork School Gets A ‘Welcome Start’ From Its Polluting Neighbor
Last June I joined hundreds of concerned citizens, including NASA scientist James Hansen, to rally at Marsh Fork Elementary School in Raleigh County, West Virginia. The school is adjacent to…
Reverend Billy brings the mountaintops back to Chase bank
We’ve been hearing updates from across the country of activists and groups who are protesting Chase bank’s role in financing mountaintop removal coal mining in Appalachia. This may be the…
Two days locked-down to the EPA campaigning to end mountaintop removal
RAN activists have spent two days locked-down to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), demanding justice for the people of Appalachia by enforcing the Clean Water Act and ending mountaintop removal…
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…
What a Week in Washington
Last week I went to Washington DC, along with 200 other folks from 27 US states. We were all there to tell Congress to end mountaintop removal and pass the…
Mountain Justice Spring Break
This week I’m at Mountain Justice Spring Break with folks from all over Appalachia and the east coast. Ex-coal miners, college students, people from Massachusetts, New York, Rhode Island, Virginia,…