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By Lisa DePaoli / February 6, 2019
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The team at the Center for Coalfield Justice is excited to announce that we will be holding quarterly meetings for our members and supporters! (Our first one is March 21st) You are the center of our work; without you, we wouldn’t exist. This year we want to engage more directly in person with you. Please […]

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Can We Get to Zero Carbon? Panelists Weigh In

By Sarah Martik / February 4, 2019
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On January 29, StateImpact Pennsylvania and WESA sponsored an event at the Energy Innovation Center in Pittsburgh during which three panelists – Paulina Jaramillo, a professor of engineering and public policy at Carnegie Mellon University; Ivonne Pena, an energy analyst working with the National Renewable Energy Laboratory; and Greg Reed, a professor of electric power […]

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CCJ Holiday party

There’s No Place Like CCJ for the Holidays!

By Veronica Coptis / December 6, 2018
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Join the Center for Coalfield Justice and Washington County United for our Ho-Ho-Holiday Party on December 11th from 6 PM to 8 PM at our new office on 14 E Beau St, Washington, PA 15301. We look forward to having a jolly good time with our supporters and allies! Don’t miss the fun and RSVP […]

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Just transition national convening

Relationships are the foundation for a Just Economic Transition

By Veronica Coptis / November 22, 2018
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November 7th to 9th the Just Transition Fund Hosted their National Convening with grantees and speakers in Washington, DC. Folks gathered from across the country just after the elections celebrating some great wins and still aware of the work that is ahead to build just and sustainable communities. From listening to speakers and talking with […]

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Residents in Footprint of Tunnel Ridge Learn Proactive Steps to Protect Homes and Water Supplies

By Nick Hood / November 15, 2018
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The Center for Coalfield Justice along with friends from the Buffalo Creek Watershed Association held an “Undermining for Residents Workshop” at the Donegal Township Municipal Building in the evening on Wednesday 14, 2018 and nearly forty (40) people attend. Community members were engaged, asked questions and talked amongst themselves in hopes to better understand what […]

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EJ Groups Gather to Discuss Breaking Free From Plastics

By Sarah Martik / November 12, 2018
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CCJ previously attended a Break Free From Plastics gathering in Houston, but the consensus from that meeting was that environmental justice groups were not proportionally represented in the space, so groups like GAIA and TEJAS with support from Earthworks arranged this meeting. Groups like Portand Citizens United, 5 Gyres, and Louisiana Environmental Action Network attended […]

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