Coal

February 26, 2014 | Video

A Hero is Someone Who Doesn't Get Used to This

Mountain Hero Larry Gibson's courage to stand up against mountaintop removal mining inspired and gave voice to countless other Americans who live with the injustices of environmental pollution and destruction.

September 16, 2019 | In the News: Gizmodo

A Year After Hurricane Florence, Coal Ash Is Still A Huge Concern For North Carolina

Lisa Evans, Senior Counsel, Coal Program: “Every day that millions of tons of toxic waste sit in unlined pits, more and more hazardous chemicals leak into the groundwater.”

August 20, 2019 | Legal Document

Washington State Court of Appeals Ruling: Milleninum Bulk Terminals

The Department of Natural Resources and the Commissioner of Public Lands Hilary S. Franz, and Columbia Riverkeeper, Washington Environmental Council, and Sierra Club appeal the superior court’s order concluding that DNR acted arbitrarily and capriciously by denying Northwest Alloys, Inc.’s consent to sublease state-owned aquatic lands to Millennium Bulk Terminals-Longview, LLC.

August 20, 2019 | In the News: Seattle PI

Appeals Court Deals Blow To Big Coal Export Terminal Proposed For Longview, Washington

Marisa Ordonia, Attorney, Northwest Regional Office, Earthjustice: "DNR manages state lands for the benefit of the public, not for the benefit of hedge fund investors gambling on coal exports. The Court of Appeals confirmed DNR was appropriately cautious about exposing Washington to a damaging and risky coal export terminal, particularly given Millennium's deception early in the state permitting process."

August 8, 2019 | Legal Document

Riverview Hydrogenation Refinery Petition

Petition to Object to the Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD)/new Source Construction and Part 70 Operating Permit for Riverview Energy Corporation

July 30, 2019 | Article

Landmark Coal Ash Law Signals Hope for Midwest Communities

The new law provides long-awaited coal ash protections in Illinois and ensures that polluters, not taxpayers, pay for coal ash cleanups.

July 11, 2019 | Press Release

Indiana Community Groups Challenge Air Permit for Coal Refinery

The coal-to-diesel plant would emit millions of tons of dangerous pollution using a technology that has never been employed in the U.S.

July 11, 2019 | Legal Document

Petition for Administrative Review

The Indiana Department of Environmental Management unlawfully has issued a permit to a new and massive refinery that would be the first of its kind in the United States and would emit tons of dangerous air pollution in Spencer County, Indiana.

July 8, 2019 | Article

A Fight for the Right to Breathe Begins in South Africa

South African environmental justice advocates are suing the government to force it to clean up the air in the country’s Mpumalanga Highveld region.

July 5, 2019 | In the News: The Advocate-Messenger

Lawsuits Still Ongoing Against KU, State To Get Answers

Ben Locke, Attorney, Coal Program, Earthjustice: “It’s concerning that you have to sue the state agency and take them to court in order to get open records information, that any other person can get by sending a letter and asking for it.”

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