Kanawha Forest Coalition
@kanawhaforest
The Kanawha Forest Coalition was formed to halt the invasive spread of Mountaintop Removal strip mining near Kanawha State Forest and throughout Appalachia.
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In conjunction with KFTC Appalachian Voices Sierra Club KY Resources Council CitizensCoalCouncil Kanawha Forest Coalition and PRB Resource Council, we submitted this letter re: #blackjewel's lack of clean-up & environmental violations #coalbankruptcy wvpublic.org/post/environme…
This man, Jeff Hoops, and his company did his best to ruin the jewel of Kanawha County, Kanawha State Forest. We were warned .Kanawha Forest Coalition and West Virginia Highlands Conservancy
Hi Charleston friends! The City of Charleston Advisory Committee on ARP funds is meeting *tomorrow* to discuss community proposals. If you'd like to urge the City Council to invest in mobile crisis intervention teams, please submit a comment here ASAP: charlestonwv.gov/ARPFund?fbclid… 1/
A collection of unreclaimed coal mines near Kanawha State Forest tell the story of the many mistakes & misjudgments by mine operators, government regulators. Read how we’re taking action w/ Appalachian Voices Kanawha Forest Coalition & West Virginia Highlands Conservancy ⬇️ sierraclub.org/articles/2022/…
Adam Federman Scott Parkin Remembering how the FBI made no secret of following us around the first Mountain Justice Summer in 2005. They told neighbors of the Appalachian South Folklife Center that ASFC was hosting “eco terrorists.” In spite of that, we did eventually get a new elementary school.
Gabriella Hoffman I grew up in Eastern KY. The coal mining company strip-mined the area and ignored safety regulations which led to deaths, injuries and Black Lung. When they were done, they left without doing any land restoration. The equipment was left to rust. Pure greed. Not regulations.
Coal River’s Junior Walk: “You get the rubber stamp out, you shine it right up and you hit it right there on the paper. Prove me wrong.” Kanawha Forest Coalition Alliance Appalachia @AnthropoceneAL Appalachian Voices #EndMountainTopRemoval