The ACE Project: Appalachians Stand up for Clean Water
Posted May 15, 2013
Water is the most valuable resources that we have. But in Appalachia, our water runs black, orange and white. Right now mountaintop removal coal mining is destroying our streams and drinking water wells -- With your help we can better protect our water.
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Groups Petition U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for Water Quality Standard in Appalachia to Pro
Posted May 7, 2013
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Yesterday afternoon, a coalition of Appalachian and national groups pressed the Environmental Protection Agency for stronger protection for their waters from the most extreme form of coal mining, mountaintop removal.
In a formal petition for rulemaking, 17 Appalachian local, regional, and national groups are petitioning the EPA ...
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Week in Washington
May 4 - May 8, 2013
Week in Washington is an annual event organized by the Alliance for Appalachia, bringing together citizens from the Appalachian region and across the nation who care deeply about mountains, clean water and social justice.
This year, we are ramping up pressure on federal agencies to push EPA to pass a ...
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Thanks to Destellos Culturales de Nashville for closing the public meeting!
Read More »May 18
4:10pm Everybody is setting up for the 5th Annual Louisville Loves Mountains Day! That's right, it's that time again for ...
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Yesterday, SOCM and our allies filed a suit against the Office of Surface Mining and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife ...
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We will learn ourselves what is in our water with your help.
Read More »May 16
good points @kenwardjr on need for real,honest discussion in media on region's future http://t.co/ZfquiRvffq
Read More »May 16