The Center for Coalfield Justice was honored to host Eliza Griswold, New York Time Best Selling Author and Investigative Journalist, in Washington, PA for the release of her latest book, Amity and Prosperity: One Family and the Fracturing of America. The book centers around the struggle of a family from Washington, PA and the neglect of the government in holding Range Resources accountable for pollution from a gas well. Over 60 people came out to meet Eliza and share their own stories of living in the shalefields while getting their copies of the book signed.
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Veronica Coptis joined the CCJ staff in March 2013 as a Community Organizer and is now serving as the Executive Director. She grew up in western Greene County near the Bailey Mine Complex and currently lives in the eastern part of the county. Before joining the CCJ staff, Veronica served on the Board of Directors for CCJ and organized with Mountain Watershed Association. She received a bachelor’s degree in biology from West Virginia University. She enjoys hiking and geocaching at Ryerson State Park and other areas around Greene County with her husband and daughters. Read more about Veronica in a New Yorker Magazine profile at https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2017/07/03/the-future-of-coal-country.
Contact Veronica at veronica@centerforcoalfieldjustice.org.
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