Our Work
All of our work is informed and directed by people who live in Washington and Greene Counties. We work with people around the issues that are impacting them, which typically fall into four pillars: Coal, Oil/Gas & Petrochemical, Economic Justice, and Democracy. Through our work in these categories, our focus is to invest in the leadership of those who are most impacted and to help create communities of people that possess the skills and analysis to advocate for their basic rights to a healthy environment and thriving economy.
Directly below, you can access more information on the different facets of our work, and our blogs appear beneath, beginning with the most recent.
Updates on our Work
- All
- Actions
- Fracking/Petro
- Democracy
- Climate Justice
- Coal
- Economic Justice
- Environmental Justice
- Newsletter
- Resources
- Organizational
- Partnerships
- Press Releases
- Social Justice
- Staff Updates
- Uncategorized
- What's on your mind blog
PRESS RELEASE: PA Executive Order Moves Data Centers Towards Transparency, But Leaves Key Protections Voluntary
Pa’s Act 54 Mining Law is Failing Coal Communities. The State’s Response? Shut Out Independent Experts and Analysis
The staff of CCJ frequently reviews new permit submissions, approvals, and public meeting notices for Washington and Greene Counties. Click here to see the latest public notices. Author Alex Wright
Media Contact: Alex Downing, alex@centerforcoalfieldjustice.org, 412-229-7061 Washington, PA – The Executive Order signed by Governor Shapiro today strengthens and implements the Governor’s Responsible Infrastructure Development (GRID) Standards for data centers in […]
In early 2025, the PA Department of Environmental Protection (PADEP) released its 6th assessment of ACT 54. ACT 54 is a state mining law that allows a coal company to […]
This is Part II of a blog series looking at the radioactivity of oil and gas waste. If you have not read part one yet, we recommend doing so to […]
The oil and gas industry in our region is plagued by a very dangerous, open secret: the waste it produces is highly radioactive. Despite what industry representatives, members of Congress, […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE JUNE 2, 2026 Contact: Alex Downing, alex@centerforcoalfieldjustice.org, 412-229-7234 The Governor’s Responsible Infrastructure Development (GRID) Standards released by Governor Shapiro this week mark some progress for protecting communities […]
Media Contact: Alex Downing, alex@centerforcoalfieldjustice.org, 412-229-7061 Despite failing to meet federal wastewater standards and pumping out the greenhouse gas equivalent of 600,000 cars every year, the Shapiro administration signed a new […]
Two weeks ago, new economic numbers were released that normally would signal good news for the economy: productivity is rising. Productivity measures how much the economy produces per hour of […]