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2025 HIGHLIGHTS This year, CCJ had many amazing accomplishments that we’re incredibly proud of. You can help support our work in Washington and Greene Counties by donating or becoming a supporter today. Visit centerforcoalfieldjustice.org to learn more!
Thank You to Everyone Who Made Our Giving Tuesday Food Bank Fundraiser a Huge Success! This month, Center for Coalfield Justice partnered with a pair of local food banks to raise money for lifesaving food pantry, school lunch, and meal box services in our area amidst cuts to SNAP, a state budget gridlock, and rising […]
A LETTER FROM OUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR There’s a lot of uncertainty, worry, and heartbreak right now. It’s such a stark contrast to how this time of year is supposed to feel — a season full of fun, food, friends, and family. But for too many, it’s becoming a season marked by cold, hunger, and loneliness. As of […]
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT What’s New in New Freeport? This summer, there have been three major updates from New Freeport, the rural community in Greene County, PA where residents have been without safe, reliable water since an EQT fracking incident in June 2022. You can read more background about the situation in New Freeport here and here. […]
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT CCJ Attended the Latest Global Plastic Treaty Talks in Geneva, Switzerland CCJ joined thousands of advocates, legal experts, member state delegations and ministers from around the world in Geneva, Switzerland for INC5.2, the sixth round of U.N. negotiations for an international, legally-binding instrument on ending plastic pollution. We attended as […]
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT A Letter from Our Director on the “Big Beautiful Bill” Hello friend,I need just three minutes of your time and I hope you’ll hear me out with an open heart and mind.I’m worried. Not just a passing kind of worry, but the can’t-sleep, think-about-it-constantly kind of worry. The kind that […]