If Gov. Haslam allows the Primacy and Reclamation Act of Tennessee to become law, it will erode community protections and become an unnecessary burden on Tennessee taxpayers.
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Alpha Natural Resources wants to use Coal River Mountain as a tire dump
The case of Republic Energy makes it clear that the deck is still stacked in favor of the coal industry. But that has never dissuaded Coal River Mountain Watch from challenging the industry and the agencies that enable it.
TAGS: appalachia Appalachian Voices Coal Coal River Mountain Environment Health Mountaintop Removal Water Pollution West Virginia
Report calls for improvements to coal mine bonding in Central Appalachia
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. Bonds are used to ensure reclamation of mine sites should a company be unable…
TAGS: bankruptcy bonding Central Appalachia coal companies Coal mining Mountaintop Removal self-bonding
Groups urge Tenn. governor to veto coal mining bill
Nashville, Tenn. – Today, 20 environmental and community organizations delivered a letter to Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam urging him to veto legislation approved by the state House that would significantly weaken protections relating to coal mining in Tennessee. The legislation…
TAGS: Coal Cumberland Plateau haslam Mountaintop Removal Office of Suface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement OSMRE primacy surface mining tdec Tennessee Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation
Coal River Mountain is not a dump
Proposed revisions to the Collins Fork Permit do not meet any reclamation standards set forth to restore ecosystems, forests or garner resources for the community.
Review of Mountaintop Removal’s Health Impact Terminated
The Trump administration officially ended a federal study that would have reviewed the human health impacts of living near mountaintop removal coal mining.
Still on hold: Few answers on review of mountaintop removal health impacts
More than a year into the Trump administration, a director for the Office of Surface Mining has yet to be confirmed. And it’s unlikely that Trump’s pro-coal pick will reinstate a review of the human health impacts of mountaintop removal.
White House Halts Review of Mountaintop Removal Health Impacts
In August, the U.S. Dept. of the Interior ordered the National Academy of Sciences to halt a two-year review of the human health impacts of mountaintop removal coal mining. The review’s budget was less than 1 percent of the department’s current grant spending.
The National Mining Association doesn’t speak for coal communities
The National Mining Association shrugged when a review of research linking mountaintop removal to human health impacts was halted. But the NMA does not speak for coal communities.
Va. health advocates hold coal company accountable for water pollution
Contact: Matt Hepler, 276-679-1691, matt.hepler@appvoices.org Brian Willis, 202-675-2386, Brian.Willis@sierraclub.org Isak Howell, 540-998-7744, ihowell@appalmad.org WISE, Virginia – The U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia has ruled in favor of the Southern Appalachian Mountain Stewards and Sierra Club on…
TAGS: Coal Coal mining Mountaintop Removal Red River Selenium Southern Appalachian Mountain Virginia Water Pollution Wise County
