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DRYerson 2025: Remembering the Past, & Looking Forward to the Future
This year’s 19th annual DRYerson festival was a little extra special. This year, we commemorated the 20th anniversary of the draining of the beloved Duke Lake at Ryerson Station State Park due to damage from mining operations. With the gift of beautiful weather, the Center for Coalfield Justice staff, Friends of Ryerson, PA Department of…
Cecil Residents Win Against Range in Zoning Challenge
For years, residents of Cecil Township have been asking their elected officials for more extensive protections concerning oil and gas development in their community. After several revisions and years of debate, the Cecil Township Board of Supervisors answered their call. On November 4, 2024, the Cecil Board of Supervisors voted on and approved Ordinance No….
Is your Home Sitting Above an Old Coal Mine? Learn How to Submit a Coal Status Report
What is happening? Just this past December (2025) the horrific story of Elizabeth Pollard was reported; She was the grandmother who tragically died falling into an abandoned mine sinkhole while looking for her lost cat in Unity Township, PA. Also making prior local news headlines, in May of 2023 a large sinkhole formed in Daisytown,…
Tire Pyrolysis: A False Solution for the Mon Valley
This is the 11th blog in our Examining Climate series, where CCJ staff members and others will be sharing their favorite (or least favorite) climate solution, looking at the benefits and the costs in the hope of sparking an honest conversation about how we address the climate crisis and keep our focus on environmental justice….
Keep Dirty Tire Waste Plants out of our Communities: Vote NO on HB 1035!
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2025 Kids Fishing Day Recap
On Sunday, May 25th, Center for Coalfield Justice and Buffalo Creek Watershed Association were thrilled to have our most memorable Kids Fishing Day yet! We blew away our previous attendance records by handing out more than 215 free fishing poles to children in our community to enjoy around the shores of Dutch Fork Lake! 🎣That…
Remembering Duke Lake
Growing up in Greene County in the 90’s, there was one place that was central to so much of my life: Ryerson Station State Park. When I think of Duke Lake, my brain floods with all the memories I have there. As a child, I spent many summer days with my family on the shores…
PJM Explainer 2: PJM Fails
️ Why are your electricity bills climbing? Meet PJM Interconnection—the company managing PA’s grid and blocking affordable clean energy. Watch to learn how their fossil fuel-friendly decisions affect your wallet and what you can do about it. The PJM Interconnection, the largest regional transmission organization in the United States, has once again demonstrated its inability to…