Mountaintop Removal
Mountaintop removal is a destructive strip-mining technique that contaminates water supplies, creates serious health risks for the surrounding communities, and destroys the landscape.
Photo courtesy of I Love Mountains.
For more information on how to get involved in the movement against Mountaintop removal, check out the groups below:
National:
- Center for Biological Diversity
- Natural Resource Defense Council
- Rainforest Action Network
- Sierra Club
Regional & Local:
- Alliance for Appalachia (Regional)
- Appalachian Voices (NC, VA)
- Canary Coalition (NC)
- Chesapeake Climate Action Network (MD, VA)
- Christians for the Mountains (WV)
- Coal River Mountain Watch (WV)
- Earth First! (WV & Blue Ridge)
- Friends of Blair Mountain (WV)
- Kentuckians for the Commonwealth (KY)
- Kentucky Heartwood (KY)
- Lindquist Environmental Appalachian Fellowship (TN)
- Mountain Justice (KY, TN, VA, WV)
- Mountain Keepers (NC)
- Ohio Valley Environmental Coalition (WV)
- Southern Appalachian Mountain Stewards (VA)
- Statewide Organizing for Community eMpowerment (TN)
- United Mountain Defense (KY)
- Appalachian Women’s Alliance (KY, VA, WV)
- Center for Coalfield Justice (PA)
