Posts Tagged ‘The Clinch Coalition’
A week of action to stop zombie coal mines
This week, Appalachian Voices and 12 partner organizations are on Capitol Hill to tell Congress to protect our communities by making coal companies clean up their functionally abandoned coal mines, known as zombie mines.
Read MoreCommunity, culture and creation: Working to bring new investments into the coalfields
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.
Read MorePublic 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 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 May 31.…
Read MoreEnvironmental 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.
Read MoreThe Clinch Coalition Celebrates 20 Years
The grassroots environmental group has helped to protect the natural resources within the Jefferson National Forest for 20 years.
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