Religious Leaders for Coalfield Justice and Interfaith Worker Justice
This report delivers the findings of a hearing in April 2013 hearing with members of the United Mine Workers of America miners, their families and dependents who are threatened with loss of their health care benefits. Present were retirees and family members, clergy, community and health care officials, union leaders, and labor experts to address how St.
A new report from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency gauges the overall health of our rives and streams. It found that 55% of the nation’s river and stream miles do not support healthy populations of aquatic life, with phosphorus and nitrogen pollution and poor habitat the most widespread problems. Conditions are even worse in the southern Appalachian region, with 64% of streams and rivers in poor condition.
These slides contain information about the schedule and plans for I Love Mountains Day 2013, and provide background information about mountaintop mining, clean energy solutions, and opportunities to build a healthier and more diverse local economy in eastern Kentucky.
Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis
This report describes why communities that bought shares of the new Prairie State coal project face higher than projected initial costs and significant economic risks for the future.
Some of Kentucky's largest working-class communities are being put at risk by power plants that are violating national clean air standards, according to a new report from the Sierra Club and the Kentucky Environmental Foundation. Their study finds that nine power plants, most located next to major cities, are spewing out more sulfur dioxide than they should be.The nine are:
