End Mountaintop Removal in 2009
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 Despite the progress that we've made so far, the saga of mountaintop removal continues.
In Congress, two proposed bills could curtail mountaintop removal mining by banning certain activities related to this destructive mining practice. The Appalachia Restoration Act, a bill in the U.S. Senate, would prohibit dumping "excess spoil" resulting from mountaintop removal into streams and headwaters. A similar bill in the House of Representatives, the Clean Water Protection Act, would put even tighter restrictions on dumping this pollution into Appalachian streams. Here's what you can do to help:
Unfortunately, while Congress is moving to act, mountaintops are still being blown up all over Appalachia. But with your help, we can put a stop to it.
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Virtual Mountain Range
| Join the fight for our mountains and streams! Take your camera with you when enjoying the great outdoors... and add your mountain photo to the world’s largest virtual mountain range. |
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Our virtual mountain range will tell the coal companies who  practice mountaintop removal mining, and the politicians who support them, that we will stand together to protect our mountains. |
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 Tell Congress you won’t stand for polluted water! Please sign our petition supporting the passage of the Clean Water Protection Act.
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