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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 Read more

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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 Read more

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