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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

August 2024

August 2024 Newsletter

By Alex Downing | September 3, 2024

IN CASE YOU MISSED ITWe Won Our Lawsuit Defending Washington County Voters!On August 23, the Washington County Court of Common Pleas ruled in favor of CCJ, NAACP Washington Branch, ACLU Pennsylvania, Public […]

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Coal Mining Updates in Greene and Washington Counties

By Brandon Taylor | August 29, 2024

Four mining companies are currently extracting coal from Washington and Greene Counties using the underground Longwall Mining process.  Consol (Bailey, Enlow, Harvey) operates three separate mines that span from Southern […]

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Cecil Township Proposes 2,500 ft Setback for September 4th Ordinance Hearing: What you need to know

By Ethan Story | August 29, 2024

In recent months, Cecil Township has seen a cornucopia of proposed maps, ordinances, and social media posts concerning its oil and gas zoning ordinance. Today is no exception, as the […]

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What the ‘We Choose Now’ Community Assembly Was Like

By Paul Fedore | August 29, 2024

This year, I have been participating in the Building A Movement, or BAM, facilitation training cohort. It is a nine month training program for community leaders working on environmental and […]

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Voting Rights Groups Respond to Decision In Washington County Court Over Disenfranchised Mail Voters

By Lisa DePaoli | August 26, 2024

On Friday afternoon, the Washington County Court of Common Pleas ruled that the Pennsylvania Constitution requires the county board of elections to inform mail-in voters of any disqualifying errors on their mail-ballot packets when those errors are detected by the board. The court found that the constitution requires the board to provide that notice before the voter irretrievably loses the right to vote.

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Maggie Lynn Mine Update

By Jason Capello | August 23, 2024

The Maggie Lynn limestone mine is a surface mine found in Washington County. Neiswonger Construction, currently operating the Maggie Lynn limestone quarry, aims to undermine the surface site. Neiswonger has […]

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Review of Beaver Land

By Jason Capello | August 22, 2024

Reading Suggestion: The Naturalist Series  Beaver Land: How One Weird Rodent Made America by Leila Philip explores the profound impact of beavers on the environment and human history. The book […]

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CNX “Radical Transparency™” News Release Unreliable and Biased, Undermines Objective Scientific Inquiry

By Lisa DePaoli | August 15, 2024

Washington, PA – Yesterday, CNX Resources released a statement with the ostentatious claim that there are no public health risks that result from their fracking operations — a claim based on just nine months of air quality data selected from two of their fourteen testing locations. This flies in the face of the fact that there are active complaints against them by residents of one of these very well sites at this time. Their release is also a weak argument against one of the many peer-reviewed studies done by qualified researchers in respectable universities that strongly suggest a range of health and environmental harms that occur due to fracking. 

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July 2024

July 2024 Newsletter

By Alex Downing | August 1, 2024

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT CCJ Sues Washington County for Disenfranchising Voters — Join Us for a Rally to Protect Voter Rights on August 5th! CCJ and the NAACP Washington […]

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Sign Now to Limit Corporate Money in our Democracy

By CCJ | July 26, 2024

Pennsylvania allows unlimited individual and PAC (Political Action Committees) donations to political candidates’ campaigns. Corporations, like those in the fossil fuel industry, are contributing to elections, creating a pay-to-play scheme […]

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New Freeport Faces Lack of Water AGAIN. Please Help!

By CCJ | July 19, 2024

Residents of New Freeport, Pennsylvania have been without safe, drinkable private water since June 2022 following a reported frac-out at a nearby EQT well pad. Since then, residents have been forced to […]

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HB 1783 Action Alert

Tell Your Senator to Vote YES on HB 1783!

By CCJ | July 17, 2024

House Bill 1783 passed on a 187 to 14 vote on Wednesday, June 12th. A large portion of the language in this piece of legislation was taken and amended from […]

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