Our blogs are written by the staff of the Center for Coalfield Justice, with an occasional guest post. The most recent post appears on top, and others show up below in order of publishing date. You can receive the blogs in your inbox by signing up for our mailing list. Once per month we publish a newsletter, which contains most of the blog posts.
Join Us for CCJ’s May Open House
Each month, the staff of the Center for Coalfield Justice looks forward to hosting our CCJ Community Open House because you – our members and supporters – are the heart of our organization. You are why CCJ exist, and you help to guide our plans and actions. CCJ’s Community Open House is held on the…
Request DEP Hold Public Meeting for Proposed Coal Refuse Disposal Area (Valley Fill)
This video shows one of these valleys fills side by side with footage before construction and after.
Protectors of Mingo stall Mine Permit for Six Years
It has been six years since Protectors of Mingo began fighting against RAM Mining, LLC (an arm of Ramaco) to prevent the Ram No. 1 Mine from coming into our community, and they are still going strong. A permit has not yet been issued by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, but Ramaco is still…
CCJ’s Response to Department of Health Determination on Washington County Cancer Cluster
The Center for Coalfield Justice will continue to follow and support the community around concerns of environmental impacts on increased cancer occurrences in children following the report released by the Pennsylvania Department of Health stating that there is no apparent cancer cluster in Canon-McMillan nor Washington County. We know from our allies across the coalfields…
Remember Today and All Days to Care for Our Environment
Earth Day is the most celebrated secular holiday in the world. We all live, work, play, love and depend on this planet. Today is a day to celebrate our planet and perhaps find a way to replenish it and clean it up. Let Earth Day activities inspire you to make permanent changes in your life….
CCJ Community Meetings – Now MONTHLY!
This meeting was an Open House, with people stopping in as they pleased and having the opportunity to talk to staff, board, and other members/supporters. We were unsure of how these meetings would be received, but we have heard such positive feedback that we have decided to have these member and supporter meetings on a…
March 2019 Coalfield Review
READ OUR MONTHLY E-NEWSLETTER, WHICH WILL UPDATE YOU ON OUR WORK, CURRENT ACTION ITEMS, AND UPCOMING EVENTS. IF THERE IS ANY OTHER INFORMATION YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEE, PLEASE LET US KNOW. Featured Mar 29, 2019 Save the Date for the 13th Annual DRYerson Festival! Mar 29, 2019 Mar 29, 2019 Mar 28,…
Save the Date for the 13th Annual DRYerson Festival!
Spend the afternoon with the Center for Coalfield Justice and your neighbors and friends as we celebrate the progress we’ve made in our fight to protect Ryerson Station State Park. The 13th annual DRYerson Festival will be held on Saturday, June 22nd from 1-4 PM at Pavilion 2 in the Park. This year’s celebration will…
Petrochemical Disasters – Present and Future
A massive fire at an Intercontinental Terminals Company (ITC) petrochemical plant in Deer Park, Texas took four days to extinguish but is still causing major health and environmental concerns. Tanks containing naphtha, xylene, and pygas caught fire, and air monitoring detected benzene, toluene, other VOCs and particulate matter in the air for a wide radius. On…
Update on Stream Monitoring within Ryerson
The Center for Coalfield Justice continues to monitor streams within Ryerson Station State Park that were undermined by Consol’s Bailey Lower East Expansion. CCJ conducted visual monitoring in Polen Run during and after undermining. During those visual inspections, we noticed physical changes to the stream bed and banks. Due to back-to-back record-setting rainfall amounts…