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The state of coal community protections 48 years after landmark mining law
By Kevin Zedack, Appalachian Voices On Aug. 3, 1977, President Jimmy Carter — flanked by 200 coal community advocates from across the country —…
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Trump administration rubber stamps bankrupt coal company’s encroachment into Monongahela National Forest
Today, the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement determined that a bankrupt coal company with a long history of regulatory violations has the right to haul coal through…
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Federal court clears path for legal challenges to coal-hauling in Monongahela National Forest
WILMINGTON, Del. — A federal judge in Delaware ruled Tuesday in favor of two motions filed by conservation groups, allowing key legal and administrative actions to move forward…
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Mountain Valley Pipeline: A year later, unease lingers for these residents
By Curtis Tate, West Virginia Public Broadcasting Paula Mann and her husband, Herman, live in the middle of Monroe County, in far southern West…
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Federal court clears path for legal challenges to coal-hauling in Monongahela National Forest
WILMINGTON, Del. — A federal judge in Delaware ruled Tuesday in favor of two motions filed by conservation groups, allowing key legal and administrative actions to move forward to…
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South Fork Coal Company: ‘a trail of pollution, debt and disregard’
By Willie Dodson, Appalachian Voices Cherry/ Gauley River named among America’s most endangered rivers; thousands oppose coal-hauling in the Monongahela National Forest;…
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“Don’t Mine the Mon” Webinar
America’s public lands belong to all of us — not just to industry interests. West Virginia’s Monongahela National Forest, affectionately known as “the Mon,” and the waterways within and…
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“Don’t Mine the Mon” Webinar
America’s public lands belong to all of us — not just to industry interests. West Virginia’s Monongahela National Forest, affectionately known as “the Mon,” and the waterways within and…
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Conservationists file new complaint over South Fork Coal Company’s impacts to National Forest
Bankrupt mining company continues to amass violations in 2025 By Willie Dodson, Appalachian Voices On April 11th, the Allegheny Blue Ridge…
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