Archive: Press Releases
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 […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 11, 2025 Media Contact: Lisa DePaoli, lisa@centerforcoalfieldjustice.org, 412-229-7116 Silica Rule “Temporarily” Paused, Further Gutting Protections for Coal Miners Washington, PA – The Trump administration has “temporarily” paused enforcement of a desperately needed silica rule aimed at combatting the rising black lung and silicosis crisis among coal miners. The pause is intended […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 8, 2025 Media Contact: Lisa DePaoli, lisa@centerforcoalfieldjustice.org, 412-229-7116 Despite Executive Order, Coal isn’t coming back Washington, PA – After rolling back regulations on carbon, mercury, and toxic air pollution at coal-fired power plants, opening up federal land to coal mining, and gutting the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA), President Trump […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 3, 2025 Media Contact: Lisa DePaoli, lisa@centerforcoalfieldjustice.org, 412-229-7116 Interior Secretary Visits Washington, PA, to Meet with Energy Companies Once Again, Parents with Sick Children are Snubbed Washington, PA – For two decades, families in southwestern Pennsylvania have experienced health concerns, water issues, and property damage associated with oil and gas development […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 12, 2025 Media Contact: Arielle Cohen, arielle@acohen.llc , 516-983-5440 FERC Decision, PJM Plan Increases Energy Costs and Public Health Risks Washington, PA – Today, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) approved PJM Interconnection’s Reliability Resource Initiative (RRI) plan to fast-track the development of fracked gas power plants over the renewable energy […]
Busan, Republic of South Korea – In the final hours of negotiations for the Global Plastics Treaty, member states are set to discuss a new Chair’s text, that, should it be adopted, will not only fail to support environmental justice and Indigenous communities, but will open the door to dangerous and costly false solutions.