Beginning in January 2023, four local environmental and social justice organizations held a series of community listening sessions, one in each coalfield county in Southwest Virginia.
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Community, culture and creation: Working to bring new investments into the coalfields
TAGS: clean energy economic development Environmental Justice Southern Appalachian Mountain Stewards southwest virginia The Clinch Coalition UNITY sessions Virginia Organizing
Public forum for community development to be held in Scott County
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 16, 2023 CONTACT Emma Kelly, New Economy Field Coordinator, emma@appvoices.org, (276) 289-1003 Scott County — A group of non-profit organizations —, including Appalachian Voices, Virginia Organizing, The Clinch Coalition and Southern Appalachian Mountain Stewards — is…
TAGS: New Economy Network Scott County Southern Appalachian Mountain Stewards The Clinch Coalition UNITY Virginia Organizing
Environmental Groups Reach Agreement with Forest Service for Timber Sale
After three years of deliberations with environmental groups, the U.S. Forest Service reduced the acreage of a timber sale in the Jefferson National Forest and took other measures to protect water quality.
TAGS: commercial timber Jefferson National Forest Pickem Mountain The Clinch Coalition U.S. Forest Service
The Clinch Coalition Celebrates 20 Years
The grassroots environmental group has helped to protect the natural resources within the Jefferson National Forest for 20 years.
TAGS: Clinch Ranger District High Knob Naturalist Rally Jefferson National Forest The Clinch Coalition Volunteer
