Sarah Sweeney
Sarah Sweeney (she/her) grew up in a rural area of Greene County, where she lived for most of her life, enjoying the natural beauty and other things a country lifestyle offers, such as foraging for morels, lots of hiking, fishing at popular lake and pond areas, and photographing wildlife. After moving out of the state for a few years in her early 20s, she returned to southwestern Pennsylvania, where she has since lived in Washington County. She has seen first-hand the way the extraction of fossil fuels has harmed not only the once lush wooded areas she called home as a child, but also how people have been harmed. In 2020, she began volunteering with the Center for Coalfield Justice and has continued to volunteer since then, as well as doing several art projects for the organization.
In early 2024, she joined the Center For Coalfield Justice as a fellow. She is eager to deepen her understanding of the communities CCJ serves, and be able to provide support to community members who have experienced hardships at the hands of the fossil fuel industry.
Contact Sarah at sweeney@centerforcoalfieldjustice.org.
Blog Posts by Lisa DePaoli
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