Community groups ask judge to halt mining and hold A&G Coal in contempt for violating court-ordered mine clean-up deadlines

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEOctober, 31st, 2024 CONTACTDan Radmacher, Media Specialist, (540) 798-6683, dan@appvoices.org  BIG STONE GAP, Va. — Today, three community groups — Southern Appalachian Mountain Stewards, Appalachian Voices and the Sierra Club — filed a motion to hold A&G Coal Company in contempt of court for failure to comply with a prior consent decree. That…

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Public forum for community development to be held in Scott County

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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 holding the fifth event in a series of community listening sessions in Scott County on…

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