2020 - 2021
Undermining Trust Report: CCC released "Undermining Trust: The Collapse of Environmental Protection in Pennsylvania" report, exposing the PADEP's failures in enforcing existing environmental laws regulating longwall mining operations.
TDN Legal Complaint: The CCC-led coalition filed a legal complaint against the Department of Interior on the Trump Administration's Ten-Day Notice rulemaking.
PADEP Act 54 5th Year Report: CCC, with assistance from the Pennsylvania Environmental Council, campaigned and secured 1,000+ comments to the PADEP on releasing its 5th Act 54 Five-Year report on underground mining impacts.
PADEP Virtual Meetings: CCC and the PADEP held seven critical virtual meetings between May 2021 and January 2022. These sessions, involving the Bureau of Mining Programs and the PA California District Mining Office, delved into the intricacies of the underground bituminous mining program and its alignment with Act 54 provisions
Longwall Mining Panel Discussion: CCC participated in a crucial virtual panel discussion, "The Toll from Longwall Mining," with the Kaskaskia Group of Sierra Club Illinois. This session, part of an informative series, sheds light on the environmental and health implications of Hillsboro Energy's massive 7,731.8-acre expansion to their Deer Run Mine - a move approved by the Illinois Department of Natural Resources on April 13, 2021.
Trump Administration's TDN Rule: CCC submitted extensive comments on behalf of coalfield citizens to the OSMRE opposing the Trump Administration's proposed Ten-Day Notice rule change, which would have undermined citizen rights within the Ten-Day Notice process. We raised questions about the authority of the acting administration official under the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998.
Legal Duty Concerns: CCC urgently called for an investigation into OSMRE's "Directive," expressing concerns about potential legal duty violations. Our letter to Chairman Raúl M. Grijalva demanded strict compliance and oversight under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act (SMCRA).
Undermining Trust Report: CCC released "Undermining Trust: The Collapse of Environmental Protection in Pennsylvania" report, exposing the PADEP's failures in enforcing existing environmental laws regulating longwall mining operations.
TDN Legal Complaint: The CCC-led coalition filed a legal complaint against the Department of Interior on the Trump Administration's Ten-Day Notice rulemaking.
PADEP Act 54 5th Year Report: CCC, with assistance from the Pennsylvania Environmental Council, campaigned and secured 1,000+ comments to the PADEP on releasing its 5th Act 54 Five-Year report on underground mining impacts.
PADEP Virtual Meetings: CCC and the PADEP held seven critical virtual meetings between May 2021 and January 2022. These sessions, involving the Bureau of Mining Programs and the PA California District Mining Office, delved into the intricacies of the underground bituminous mining program and its alignment with Act 54 provisions
Longwall Mining Panel Discussion: CCC participated in a crucial virtual panel discussion, "The Toll from Longwall Mining," with the Kaskaskia Group of Sierra Club Illinois. This session, part of an informative series, sheds light on the environmental and health implications of Hillsboro Energy's massive 7,731.8-acre expansion to their Deer Run Mine - a move approved by the Illinois Department of Natural Resources on April 13, 2021.
Trump Administration's TDN Rule: CCC submitted extensive comments on behalf of coalfield citizens to the OSMRE opposing the Trump Administration's proposed Ten-Day Notice rule change, which would have undermined citizen rights within the Ten-Day Notice process. We raised questions about the authority of the acting administration official under the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998.
Legal Duty Concerns: CCC urgently called for an investigation into OSMRE's "Directive," expressing concerns about potential legal duty violations. Our letter to Chairman Raúl M. Grijalva demanded strict compliance and oversight under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act (SMCRA).