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
Last fall, Act 77 was passed into law and is the first time Pennsylvania’s election laws were changed in over 80 years. The law allows for more convenient and secure […]
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READ OUR MONTHLY E-NEWSLETTER, WHICH WILL UPDATE YOU ON OUR WORK, CURRENT ACTION ITEMS, AND UPCOMING EVENTS. IF THERE IS ANY OTHER INFORMATION YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEE, PLEASE LET […]
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Paige graduated in May 2019 from the Community College of Allegheny County with an Associate’s degree in Business Management. She lives in Amity, Pennsylvania, where her family has made its […]
Read MoreThe 5th Assessment of Act 54 (the law regulating underground coal mining) was recently completed by nineteen (19) researchers from the University of Pittsburgh and the Carnegie Museum of Natural […]
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Caroline White-Nockleby is a January intern for CCJ from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Raised in Boston, she is a first-year student in MIT’s doctoral program in History, Anthropology, Science, […]
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Last Friday, CCJ team-members headed to Washington, DC to represent frontline communities at the Fire Drill Friday action in front of the US Capitol. Fonda claims her red coat is […]
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As we enter this holiday season, please consider a year-end gift to the Center for Coalfield Justice to support our work in 2020. This past year has been one of […]
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READ OUR MONTHLY E-NEWSLETTER, WHICH WILL UPDATE YOU ON OUR WORK, CURRENT ACTION ITEMS, AND UPCOMING EVENTS. IF THERE IS ANY OTHER INFORMATION YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEE, PLEASE LET […]
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On Tuesday, I attended the 7th annual Shale & Public Health Conference at the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health. Just one day before, my colleagues at the […]
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This is an accompanying “What’s on Your Mind” blog written by Dave Ninehouser from The HearYourselfThink Project: Who was behind spreading this politically motivated slime job, aka “Pizzagate?” Most conspicuously, […]
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Source: Kristen Locy I grew up in the shadow of coal mining in Appalachia. The remnants of the industry were ghosts in my life. I often bike on the Montour […]
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It’s that spooky time of year. The Halloween decorations are out. The trees are bare. Ghouls are on the loose. Yet, the scariest fact is that your favorite Halloween candies […]
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