- Citizens Coal Council: Governor Shapiro & the General Assembly Must Direct DEP to Fix a Broken, Non-Compliant Coal Mining Oversight Program
Independent review finds DEP’s 6th Act 54 Report violates the law it was written under, abandoning two decades of independent expert analysis and leaving mining damage to homes, streams, and water supplies undocumented, unrepaired, and hidden from the public. WASHINGTON/GREENE COUNTIES, Pa. — July 30, 2026 — The Citizens Coal […]
- Two New Reports Examine Act 54 and the Lasting Impacts of Longwall Mining
Citizens Coal Council has released two new reports examining Pennsylvania’s oversight of longwall coal mining and the damage it continues to cause to homes, water supplies, streams, wetlands, and coalfield communities. The first report, Broken Streams, Broken System, Broken Trust: PA DEP’s Failure to Protect Southwestern Pennsylvania from Widespread Longwall […]
- New Report Calls for Reform of Pennsylvania’s Act 54 Mining Oversight
Citizens Coal Council has released a new policy report, Act 54 and Longwall Mining in Pennsylvania: Impacts, Oversight, and the Case for Reform, prepared by Schmid & Company, Inc. Drawing on six Act 54 reporting cycles, Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection records, and decades of experience from coalfield residents, the […]
- New Report Examines Pennsylvania’s Failure to Address Longwall Mining Damage
Citizens Coal Council and Schmid & Company, Inc., Consulting Ecologists have released Broken Streams, Broken System, Broken Trust: PA DEP’s Failure to Protect Southwestern Pennsylvania from Widespread Longwall Coal Mining Damage. The report provides an independent review and analysis of Pennsylvania’s Sixth Act 54 Report, which examined the impacts of […]
- PRESS RELEASE: Groups Sue Trump’s Office of Surface Mining Over Rollback of Coal Mining Oversight Rule
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEApril 20, 2026 CONTACTDan Radmacher, Media Specialist, (276) 289-1018, dan@appvoices.orgChristine Ho, Sierra Club, christine.ho@sierraclub.orgAimee Erickson, Executive Director, (724) 470-3982, aimee@citizenscoalcouncil.orgEmily Tolliver, Kentucky Resources Council, emily@kyrc.org Groups Sue Trump’s Office of Surface Mining Over Rollback of Coal Mining Oversight Rule Washington, D.C. — Appalachian Voices, Citizens Coal Council, and […]
- Fuel Change, Not Coal in 2026
Across coalfield communities, the stakes are high: the land, water, and health of families depend on strong oversight and enforcement of mining laws. When regulatory protections weaken or go unenforced, communities face real, lasting harm- and the voices of those most affected are often ignored. Citizens Coal Council works to ensure […]
Across coalfield communities, the stakes are high: the land, water, and health of families depend on strong oversight and enforcement of mining laws. When regulatory protections weaken or go unenforced, communities face real, lasting harm- and the voices of those most affected are often ignored. Citizens Coal Council works to ensure […]