By Brian Sewell On Nov. 15, amid bankruptcy litigation and multiple lawsuits, Patriot Coal announced it would begin phasing out mountaintop removal coal mining in Appalachia as part of a settlement over selenium pollution. One of the largest operators in…
Blog Archives
Under Pressure, Patriot Coal to Phase Out Mountaintop Removal
TAGS: end mountaintop removal Mountaintop Removal Ohio Valley Environmental Coalition Patriot bankruptcy Patriot Coal Selenium selenium pollution Sierra Club stop mountaintop removal West Virginia Highlands Conservancy
Seeing is Believing
The coal industry is fond of saying that there is no mountaintop removal taking place in Tennessee, so we wanted to see for ourselves. Appalachian Voices recently teamed up with the filming crew from “Coal Country” and SouthWings’ award winning…
TAGS: Coal Country Cumberland Plateau end mountaintop removal Mountaintop Removal Scenic Vistas Protection Act SouthWings stop mountaintop removal Tennessee
AV and iLoveMountains Launch No More Excuses Campaign
Appalachian Voices, in conjunction with iLoveMountains.org, recently launched a two-pronged campaign to solicit reelected President Obama to end the devastating practice of mountaintop removal coal mining. With our new report summarizing the human cost of mountaintop removal coal mining and…
TAGS: end mountaintop removal Mapping the Human Cost of Mountaintop Removal Mountaintop Removal Mountaintop removal health impacts No More Excuses President Obama stop mountaintop removal
