Links

Plundering Appalachia
A collection of photography and essays on mountaintop removal
I Love Mountains
An action and resource database for those interested in learning about mountaintop removal and getting involved in the fight to end it.
The Strip Mining Handbook
A citizen's guide to understanding and using federal law (the Surface Mining and Reclamation Act) to fight strip mining.
Appalachia Mountaintop Removal Tours
More information about tours for alternative spring breaks, church and school groups.

WV Department of Environmental Protection
The WVDEP is in charge of issuing and relegating mining permits, as well as overseeing their operation.
Office of Surface Mining, Reclamation and Enforcement
OSMRE is the federal agency responsible for regulating surface mining in the United States.
Environmental Protection Agency The EPA is the federal agency responsible for regulating water pollution in the United States.
Mine Safety and Health Administration
MSHA is the federal agency responsible for overseeing worker safety in the mining industry.
Agency Contact Information Contains contact information of relevant offices within the DEP, OSM and EPA.

Journey Up Coal River
JUCR is an interactive mapping project that combines music, audio, photography and the written word to tell the story of the Coal River Valley, W.Va.
Tending the Commons
Tending the Commons: Folklife and Landscape in Southern West Virginia incorporates 718 excerpts from original sound recordings, 1,256 photographs, and 10 manuscripts from the American Folklife Center's Coal River Folklife Project (1992-99) documenting traditional uses of the mountains in Southern West Virginia's Big Coal River Valley.