A practical guide to writing a personal comment on the 6th Act 54 Report Pennsylvania is taking public comment on how it reviews the effects of underground coal mining on homes, wells and streams. The committee also wants to know whether the state reports these impacts clearly and follows up Read more
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 Read more
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 Read more
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 Read more
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 Read more
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 Read more
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 Read more