BLAC Petrochemicals Listening Session—February 17
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Tell Congress to Fund the RECOMPETE Act
From ReImagine Appalachia (https://reimagineappalachia.org/): We all know that Appalachian communities need federal investments to fix our outdated infrastructure, repair our communities, and build our bright visions for the future. We also know that the communities that have the least resources … Continued
Celebrate Resistance to Appalachian Pipelines—July 25
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From Appalachian Voices (http://www.appvoices.org/): Monday, July 25 @ 7 p.m. Celebrating the resistance to Appalachian pipelines Part of our 25th Anniversary Celebration Hear from community advocates and experts who have been engaged in fighting the Mountain Valley Pipeline and MVP … Continued
Act Now to Stop Fracked Gas Mountain Valley Pipeline—by July 14
From Appalachian Voices (http://www.appvoices.org/): Your voice is again needed to stop the fracked-gas Mountain Valley Pipeline — an unnecessary pipeline threatening Appalachia. MVP has brought destruction to steep slopes in the Blue Ridge Mountains, across treasured public lands and wildlife … Continued
Act to Clean Up Coal Mine Pollution in Appalachia
We need federal officials to do everything in their power to make sure coal mining pollution from recent mines is cleaned up and the funding for remediation of old coal mines goes to where it’s needed most. Coal mine companies … Continued
Infrastructure Mine-Reclamation Funds Promising for PA
Posted at https://www.publicnewsservice.org/2021-12-06/budget-policy-and-priorities/infrastructure-mine-reclamation-funds-promising-for-pa/a76809-1 December 6, 2021 – Emily Scott, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window ASHLEY, Pa. — The trillion-dollar infrastructure bill passed by Congress last month includes $11.3 billion for abandoned-mine reclamation and cleanup over the … Continued
Urge Senator Toomey to Support Senator Casey’s REVIVE the CCC Act
NOTE: We are thrilled to see this proposal introduced after Senator Casey promised it in a call with the Pennsylvania faith community in 2020. From ReImagine Appalachia (https://reimagineappalachia.org/): The original Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)—a work relief program created as part … Continued
Reports: What PA, Appalachia Can Learn from Natural Gas Boom’s Failure
Posted at https://www.publicnewsservice.org/2021-07-21/energy-policy/reports-what-pa-appalachia-can-learn-from-natural-gas-booms-failure/a75072-1 July 21, 2021 – Emily Scott, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window HARRISBURG, Pa. — A new report demonstrates why the last decade’s natural-gas boom in Pennsylvania, Ohio and West Virginia fell below expectations and did not … Continued
Tell Our Senators to Invest American Jobs Plan Funds in Abandoned Mine Cleanup
From Appalachian Voices (http://www.appvoices.org/): The American Jobs Plan proposes a $10 billion investment in abandoned coal mine land reclamation to help clean up environmental hazards and boost the economic transition in coal communities. Residents of Virginia, West Virginia, Ohio and … Continued
New Coalition Aims to Change “Whitewashed” Narrative of Appalachia
Posted at https://www.publicnewsservice.org/2021-06-23/social-justice/new-coalition-aims-to-change-whitewashed-narrative-of-appalachia/a74753-1 June 23, 2021 – Emily Scott, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window PHILADELPHIA – The Appalachian region has long dealt with environmental pollution and economic disinvestment, and a new coalition wants to ensure its Black … Continued