Expect the President to Veto H.R. 2018 – Clean Water Cooperative Federalism Act

By Jeff Deal | July 12, 2011 |

EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET WASHINGTON, D.C. 20503 July 12, 2011 (House Rules) STATEMENT OF ADMINISTRATION POLICY H.R. 2018 – Clean Water Cooperative Federalism Act (Rep. Mica, R-FL, and 39 cosponsors) The Administration strongly opposes H.R 2018 because it would significantly undermine the Clean Water Act (CWA) and could adversely…

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BP Oil Spill Parallels Mountaintop Removal

By Jillian Randel | April 20, 2011 |

Our Collective Voice By Jillian Randel Upon returning from a visit to the so-called “Coalfields”, author and activist, Terry Tempest Williams commented, “Just when you thought you can’t see anything worse than the Gulf Oil Spill, we went to Coal River Valley and I was shattered.” Today marks the one year anniversary of the explosion…

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EPA Releases Draft Rule on Mercury Emissions

By Appalachian Voices | March 22, 2011 |

By Griff Crews Communications intern, Spring 2011 The EPA finally proposed the first national standard regulating coal and oil fired power plants on March 16th. The EPA’s long overdue proposal directly regulates mercury and toxic air pollutants such as sulfur dioxide which causes acid rain. If the regulations are approved 91 percent of mercury and…

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Another Coal Company on the Run

By Eric Chance | March 10, 2011 |

Yesterday we announced our intent to sue Nally and Hamilton Enterprises for more than 12,000 violations of the clean water act at more than a dozen of its strip mines in Eastern Kentucky. Click here for more information on that action. Later in the day we noticed something odd about their website, it was gone.…

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Another Kentucky Coal Company Falsifies Water Monitoring Data

By Eric Chance | March 9, 2011 |

Working in coalition with national and state-wide environmental and social justice groups, we are once again seeking justice for clean water in Appalachia. At 2pm today, Appalachian Voices and partners announced an intent to sue yet another coal company in Kentucky for violations of the Clean Water Act – this time with a single outfit…

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Boone Limits Coal Tar Sealants- Fish and River Lovers Celebrate

By Eric Chance | February 16, 2011 |

Last night (February 15) the Boone Town Council passed strict new regulations aimed to limit the impacts of coal tar based asphalt sealants. Coal tar based asphalt sealants are terrible for the environment and have serious human health effects because they are a major source of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs). If you have ever stood…

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Kentucky Legal Action Update

By Eric Chance | January 31, 2011 |

Last Thursday there was a hearing to decide if we would be allowed to intervene in the interest of clean water in a legal case between the state of Kentucky and ICG and Frasure Creek Mining. The Appalachian Water Watch team shot a short video in the court room prior to the start of the…

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