| Our coalition is a broad-based effort by local and national groups dedicated to stopping the harmful practice of mountaintop removal mining in Appalachia. Please visit each group's website for more information about how you can help stop mountaintop removal mining. |
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Ohio Valley Environmental Coalition |
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Ohio Valley Environmental Coalition (OVEC): The Ohio Valley Environmental Coalition, formed in 1987, is a nonprofit organization. Our mission is to organize and maintain a diverse grassroots organization dedicated to the improvement and preservation of the environment through education, grassroots organizing and coalition building, leadership development and media outreach.
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West Virginia Highlands Conservancy |
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Formed in 1967 to preserve the natural beauty of the West Virginia Highlands, the Conservancy is the state's oldest environmental advocacy organization. The Conservancy has been instrumental in creation of the Monongahela National Forest Wilderness areas and in preventing the flooding of Canaan Valley. The Conservancy is currently campaigning for designation of additional Wilderness and participating Mon Forest management issues. For over four decades the Conservancy has also been a leader in citizen efforts fighting the abuses of coal mining. Key to our work on mountaintop removal is our longtime effort to prohibit the dumping of mine waste into headwater streams, a critical factor in minimizing the size and impact of large-scale mining.
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The Sierra Club's members and supporters are more than 1.3 million of your friends and neighbors. Together, we are working to protect our communities and the planet. Founded in 1892, the Club is America's oldest and largest grassroots environmental organization.
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The mission of Coal River Mountain Watch is to stop the destruction of our communities and environment by mountaintop removal mining, to improve the quality of life in our area and to help rebuild sustainable communities.
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Appalachian Center for the Economy & Environment |
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The Appalachian Center is a regional law and policy organization. The Center works together with individual citizens and grassroots citizens' groups to clarify, analyze and act on the environmental and economic issues that affect our communities. We carry out precedent-setting litigation strategically designed to protect the environment and the health of communities. We also conduct research and analysis, and advocate for a sustainable and just economy for the region. |
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Earthjustice |
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Earthjustice is the nonprofit law firm for the environment, representing -- without charge -- hundreds of public interest clients, large and small. Earthjustice works through the courts to safeguard public lands, national forests, parks, and wilderness areas; to reduce air and water pollution; to prevent toxic contamination; and to preserve endangered species and wildlife habitat.
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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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A World of Difference On September 13, Ed Wiley, a grandfather and mountaintop removal opponent, ended a long walk from West Virginia to Washington, D.C., to raise awareness about this horrible mining practice. Ed’s granddaughter is a student at Marsh Fork Elementary School, which sits just a few hundred yards below a toxic coal sludge impoundment. Ed met with West Virginia Senator Robert Byrd and told his story to reporters from all over the country. Read more about Ed's trip.
In Their Own Words
"Many people, including some coalfield residents who have lost homes and loved ones in recent floods, believe flooding is made worse by mountaintop removal mining. It is a reasonable conclusion. When mining strips the land bare of all trees and other vegetation and the natural watercourses are buried, storm water will come rushing down more quickly into the communities in the valleys." Joan Mulhern, Senior Legislative Counsel, Earthjustice
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