Archive: Press Releases

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 29, 2025 Media Contact: Arielle Cohen, 516-983-5440 arielle@acohen.llcLisa DePaoli, 412-229-7116 lisa@centerforcoalfieldjustice.org Residents, Health Experts, and Advocates Demand Governor Shapiro Acknowledge Harm from Failed “Radical Transparency” Project Community and environmental groups reveal withheld water data from “Radical Transparency” partnership HARRISBURG, PA Today, community members, health experts, and environmental advocates held a press conference at the Pennsylvania State […]

Media Contact: ACLU-PA, media@aclupa.org HARRISBURG – On Friday, the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania affirmed the lower court’s decision that the Washington County Board of Elections must inform voters if they have made a disqualifying error on their mail ballot packets. Notifying voters that they have made a mistake allows them an opportunity to cast a provisional […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 16, 2025 Media Contact: Lisa DePaoli, lisa@centerforcoalfieldjustice.org, 412-229-7116 New Freeport residents appeal preliminary injunction denial, continue legal fight for clean water U.S. District Court decision based on plaintiffs’ “lack of irreparable harm” reveals massive inequities, leaves residents without a solution Washington, PA – Nearly a year after its filing, the U.S. […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 26, 2025Media Contact: Lisa DePaoli, lisa@centerforcoalfieldjustice.org, 412-229-7116   Five gas well operators in Southwestern Pennsylvania cited for waste violations Washington, PA—Last week, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) cited five gas well operators for conventional well plugging waste violations. The citations reveal a disturbing pattern: some companies failed to report what […]

For Immediate Release: Wednesday, August 13, 2025 Contact: Alex Downing, alex@centerforcoalfieldjustice.org, 412-616-0283 (WhatsApp)  WITH HOURS OF NEGOTIATIONS LEFT, “UNACCEPTABLE” CHAIR TEXT ABANDONS PRETENSE OF CARING ABOUT A BETTER FUTURE FOR IMPACTED COMMUNITIES  The negotiation process is barreling towards a future bought and paid for by the fossil fuel industry.   Geneva, Switzerland – The INC Chair’s new […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 19, 2025 Media Contact: Alex Downing, alex@centerforcoalfieldjustice.org, 412-229-7234 or Lisa DePaoli, lisa@centerforcoalfieldjustice.org, 412-229-7116 CCJ Applauds Federal Ruling Restoring Hundreds of NIOSH Jobs Protecting Coal Miners Washington, PA – A federal judge has ordered the restoration of 328 jobs at the National Institute for Occupational Health and Safety (NIOSH), including those who […]