Alpha to pay $50 million for Selenium treatment

Dec 13, 2011

Alpha Natural Resources—formerly Massey Energy—will have to clean up selenium pollution at three mountaintop removal mines under a legal settlement brought by the West Virginia Chapter of the Sierra Club, West Virginia Highlands Conservancy, Ohio Valley Environmental Coalition, and Coal River Mountain Watch. The settlement requires that Alpha begin construction of selenium treatment facilities with an estimated construction cost of over $50 million as well as pay penalties of $4.5 million.

Occupy Wall Street

Oct 19, 2011

We at CRMW are inspired and excited by the ongoing "Occupy" protests. We stand in solidarity with those who are protesting corporate power and calling for a more just society.

Health Impacts Of Mining Center Of Legal Action

Oct 18, 2011

Joe Lovett and Derek Teaney of Appalachian Mountain Advocates and Jim Hecker of Public Justice have filed papers to renew their effort to block a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers permit for Alpha Natural Resources' proposed Reylas Surface Mine. Dr. Michael Hendryx's three studies focusing on general health impacts, birth defects and cancer are a centerpiece of this filing. Dr. Hendrx found higher rates of all three of these health impacts among residents living in areas of mountaintop removal. Read more on Ken Ward's blog here.

Congressional Oversight Hearing

Sep 24, 2011

Big Coal's friends in Congress will stage some political theatre in Charleston, W.Va. on Monday, September 26. Please come out and/or call your Congressperson in support of enforcing clean water protections in the coalfields!

CRMW and RAMPS to Host MJ Fall Summit

Sep 14, 2011

This October 28th-30th Coal River Mountain Watch and RAMPS will be hosting the 6th annual Mountain Justice Fall Summit in the Coal River Valley of Southern West Virginia. Rallying around destructive mining practices and the corporate control over our communities that allows these practices to continue, we intend to send a message that we will not stand for this any longer.