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Lexington Coal Company's Doubly Delinquent $3 Million In Fines
March (1)
Comment 3/25/2025 To Oppose Renewal Of A Waste Coal Reprocessing Site
February (3)
Remember Buffalo Creek
Environmental Groups Sue To Challenge Mountaintop Removal Mine On Coal River Mountain
We Need A Replacement Truck
2024 (4)
December (2)
Citizens' Enforcement Program Update
Citizens Enforcement Program Update
August (1)
Holding Them Accountable
March (1)
Public Hearing March 21, 5 PM, Regarding Renewal Of Mountaintop Removal Permit
2023 (4)
December (1)
Say No To Renewal Of Mountaintop Removal
November (1)
Giving Tuesday Fundraiser For The Judy Bonds Center For Appalachian Preservation
October (1)
CRMW Holds WVDEP, Lexington Coal Co. Accountable
April (1)
Oppose More New Mountaintop Removal Today
2022 (3)
November (1)
We Object To Renewed Mountaintop Removal
February (2)
50 Year Anniversary Of Buffalo Creek Disaster
Just Say No To Renewed Mountaintop Removal
2021 (6)
December (1)
Year End Update
September (1)
Recent Aerial Videos
June (1)
We Still Object
April (2)
We Object
More Death Approved
March (1)
Appalachian Communities Health Emergency Act Introduced
2020 (4)
December (2)
Stop Poisoning Our Community
Tell WVDEP To Deny New Mountaintop Removal On Coal River Mountain
April (1)
Throwback Thursday: Victory Ten Years Ago
January (1)
Court: Northern Long-eared Bat Was Unlawfully Denied Endangered Species Protection
2019 (10)
December (1)
Happy New Year From Coal River Mountain Watch!
November (1)
Recent Flyover Videos Of Coal River Mountain
September (1)
Tadpole Project Cleanup Saturday Sept 21
August (2)
College Students Tour Active Mountaintop Removal
Peachtree Falls Cleanup Photos
July (1)
Celebrate 20 Years With Us July 20!
April (3)
Vote Tadpole!
Mountaintop Removal Health Hearing April 9 At 2
Appalachian Communities Health Emergency Act Introduced
January (1)
Mountaintop Removal On Coal River Mountain
2018 (37)
December (2)
Intern Spotlight
Human Rights Watch Report: The Coal Mine Next Door
November (1)
Groups Sue Alpha For Unlawful Mountaintop Removal
October (2)
Take Action To Deny An Invalid Mountaintop Removal Permit
Public Hearings For Electric Rate Hikes
September (2)
Eagle 2 Mountaintop Removal Update
Eagle 2 Update
August (1)
Voices For Appalachia - A Portrait-Story Project - Displayed At The Judy Bonds Center
July (3)
6th Annual Peachtree Falls Cleanup
CRMW Testimony At Congressional Coal Hearing
Coal River Mountain Watch Program Summary
June (6)
Tadpole Project Update, Pitch In This Monday
New Drone, New Breathtaking Videos
New Coal Violation Pollutes Coal River
Federal Health Study Shenanigans
CREEK Scavenger Hunt
Growing Like A Weed
May (6)
1,200 Excess Deaths Every Year
Must Watch! Dr. Hendryx On Why Mountaintop Removal Must End.
Coal River Hemp Update
WV PSC: Suspend And Deny Double-Digit Electric Rate Hikes
Save Coal River Mountain
Tadpole Project Cemetery Cleanup
April (3)
Reunited And It Feels So...Nasty: Alpha & Contura Merge
They Crossed The Line
Stripping Away Coal River Mountain
March (4)
Coal River Hemp Workshop Saturday, March 31
Speak Out April 12
Thank You Students!
Mountaintop Removal Update
February (2)
Dumps Are Higher And Better Use Of Mountains?
On The Big Screen And On The Road
January (5)
Mountain Music And Medicinals (and Tacos)
Senate Intern Gets STEEP Tour
Thanks And Farewell To Our January Intern From Oberlin College
Mountaintop Removal Violations Just Keep Piling Up
Mountaintop Removal Blasting Complaint, 7-mile Radius
2017 (50)
December (6)
Year-end Donations For Tadpole Project And CREEK
Challenge Met!
Battery Not Included
Welcome To Our Hemp Project Volunteer
STEEP Challenge 9 Days Left
CRIMP Reveals New Violation On Coal River Mountain
November (6)
Showing And Telling On The Road
#GivingTuesday Matching Donations For The STEEP Challenge
Putting A CRIMP In Mountaintop Removal
A STEEP Climb Lies Ahead
China Investing In WV Fracking And Chemicals
Great News! Huge STEEP Steps Taken For 100% Solar!
October (4)
What Lies Upstream? Upwind? Uphill?
Revolt: Coal River Mountain (Newsy Report On Mountaintop Removal And Health)
A STEEP Challenge To Go Solar
New Drone Footage Of Mountaintop Removal On Coal River Mountain
September (3)
VICE....This Guy Flies Drones Over Coal Mines To Monitor Toxic Slurry Lakes
Alpha Natural Resources Cited For 8th And 9th Violations At Mountaintop Removal Site On Coal River Mountain
Remember Labor Day!
August (4)
Remembering Judy Bonds On Her 65th Birthday
Mountaintop Removal Health Review Halted
Coal Or Solar? Let's Go Solar!
Alpha Natural Resources Ordered To Show Cause To Keep Permit
July (6)
Come To The Informal Conference (Public Hearing) To Oppose Another Mountaintop Removal Renewal
Mountain Music And Herbal Medics This Week
New Mountaintop Removal Photos, Coal River Mountain
CREEK In The Creek
See After Coal In Toledo And Stay For The Discussion Panel
Final Order On Long Ridge #1 Mountaintop Removal Appeal
June (4)
A MOAB A Day, What We Do At CRMW, And How To Help
Mystery Murky Messes, Oh My!
Breaking Laws And Failing To Enforce At WV Dept. Of Environmental "Protection"
Mountaintop Removal Public Health Hearing Update
May (4)
Come To The Mountaintop Removal Public Health Hearing May 23
Surface Mine Board Hearing Result
Come To Our Hearing May 9; Show Your Support
Blasting Above Coal River Mountain Communities
April (1)
Support Tadpole Project Cleanup Saturday April 29
March (5)
Massive Destruction On Coal River Mountain: New Drone Video
Paula's Words Go Viral
Spring Break Part 2: Miami U. And Hamilton College With Coal River Mountain Watch
Alternative Spring Break Students Pitch In And Learn About Mountaintop Removal
Growing Destruction On Coal River Mountain
February (5)
Remember Buffalo Creek And Take Action
Take Action To Terminate A 2,000-acre Mountaintop Removal Permit On Coal River Mountain
Blood On The Mountain: DVD And Digital Release Plus Free Screening
Trump Revokes Clean Water Protections
Bill To Halt New Mountaintop Removal Introduced In US House
January (2)
Maria Gunnoe, 2009 Goldman Environmental Prize Winner, Joins Coal River Mountain Watch Staff
Groups Intervene To Protect The Stream Protection Rule
2016 (32)
December (4)
New Mountaintop Removal Approved On Coal River Mountain
CREEK Kids Christmas Party
Oppose New Mountaintop Removal In Tennessee
Stream Protection Rule Finalized (Finally)
November (4)
What Would You Do If You Knew This Place?
Alpha Committed Fraud, Alleges WVDEP In Federal Bankruptcy Court
Stop New Mountaintop Removal On Coal River Mountain
New Photos, Up Close On Coal River Mountain
October (1)
Rally To Save Coal River Mountain: Photos And Audio
September (4)
Eyes In The Sky, Boots On The Ground
Stand With Maxima; Sign To Oppose Violence Against Mountain Defenders
Rally To Save Coal River Mountain Oct. 17
New Drone Video Of Mountaintop Removal On Coal River Mountain
August (4)
Support Frontlines For Free
Classical Composition: Coal River Mountain-An Aerial View
Protect West Virginia's Precious Water
Federal Mountaintop Removal Health Study Announced
July (2)
July 23 Flyover Of Coal River Mountain
Coal River Mountain Hearing On New Destruction
June (3)
New Mountaintop Removal Site Visit June 28, 2016
Video And Petition: Save Coal River Mountain
WVDEP Reaches Agreement In Principle With Alpha
May (3)
Yet Another Mountaintop Removal Site Planned
New Mountaintop Removal Planned For Coal River Mountain
Campadre Antonio Zambarino
April (1)
Blankenship Sentenced To Year In Prison
March (3)
New Flyover Photos And TV News Report Of Our Work
60 Minutes To Air "King Of Coal" Segment
Another New Mountaintop Removal Permit Proposed For Coal River Mountain
February (1)
Please Vote For CREEK--Coal River Environmental Education For Kids--to Win $10K Grant
January (2)
Bankrupt Alpha Executives' Bonuses Approved
Remembering Judy Bonds: 5 Years
2015 (26)
December (3)
Top 12 For 2015
The Jury Is In
Junior Walk Addresses Bioneers Conference
November (3)
Coal River Mountain Watch Vs United States Department Of The Interior
Thanksgiving And Daily Shopping Can Support Our Work
Breathtaking Aerial Video Of Our Community
October (4)
New Mountaintop Removal Flyover Photos Posted
Alpha To Close Edwight Mountaintop Removal Site
Be The 1% (in A Good Way)
Easy As Pie, FREE Way To Support Coal River Mountain Watch
September (3)
Groups Launch Lawsuit To Protect Threatened Bats From Mountaintop Removal
Stream Protection Rule Comments And Hearings
Day To Serve With The Tadpole Project
August (3)
Judy Bonds Said, "Fight Harder And Finish Them Off"
Mountaintop Removal Blasting Above Coal River Communities
Alpha Natural Resources Files For Bankruptcy
June (2)
Public Hearing July 7 For New Mountaintop Removal Application On Coal River Mountain
Federal Agency Wants Mountaintop Removal Health Review
May (2)
Please Vote For The Judy Bonds Center For Appalachian Preservation
New Mountaintop Removal Application For Coal River Mountain
April (2)
Report From Jeff Biggers : CREDO Launches National Drive To End Cancer-Linked Mountaintop Removal Mining
Two Crayfishes Threatened By Mountaintop-removal Mining In West Virginia, Kentucky, Virginia Proposed For Endangered Species List
March (2)
Legal Action Taken To Protect West Virginia From Lax Oversight Of Mountaintop- Removal Coal Mining
Put Your Foot Down! No More Mountaintop Removal Permits!
February (2)
Appalachian Community Health Emergency (ACHE) Act Reintroduced
Get Your Perks And Support The Judy Bonds Center For Appalachian Preservation!
2014 (22)
December (1)
Coal River Mountain Watch Rolls Out Campaign For The Judy Bonds Center!
November (3)
UBB Victim's Father Reacts To Blankenship Indictment
FORMER MASSEY ENERGY CEO INDICTED
Our Roots Run Deep As IRONWEED By Shannon Bell
October (3)
Showdown In Coal Country By VICE With Junior Walk
Yet Another Study On Mountaintop Removal, This One LINKING Mountaintop Removal Dust To CANCER
Federal Scientists Link Communities Hazardous Dust To Mountaintop Removal
September (3)
Inadequate WVDEP Enforcement At James C. Justice’s WV-3 Surface Mine
The Ballad Of Fenton Wells
The Ballad Of Fenton Wells By Chris Jarrell
July (2)
USGS Halts Research On Mountaintop Removal’s Public-health Effects
On 10th Day Of Fasting For The Mountains, 85-year Old Veteran, Supporters, To Hold Press Conference
June (2)
Coal River Mountain Watch's Own Bob Kincaid On MSNBC
West Virginia Citizens Action For Real Enforcement (WV CARE)
April (1)
Ruling In Brushy Fork Case Shows Alpha Violating Clean Water Act
February (2)
Remembering Buffalo Creek
Federal Court Strikes Down Bush-Era Stream-Dumping Rule Pro-mountaintop Removal Measure And Threat To Clean Water Gets The Axe
January (5)
Want To Know More About The Charleston Chemical Spill?
Getting Help To Residents Affected By Toxic Spill
Press Release: C.A.R.E.Campaign Partners Support W.Va. Residents
For Immediate Release: C.A.R.E. Campaign Partners Support W.Va. Residents
Voices For Appalachia, A Portrait-Story Project Displayed At Coal River Mountain Watch
2013 (13)
October (2)
Fall Summit 2013: What A Blast!
Tadpole Project Joins Statewide Cleanup
September (2)
Naoma Community Garden Update
Mountain Justice Fall Summit 2013
August (2)
Court Rules To Protect WV Waterways From Mining Pollution
Citizen Action For Real Enforcement
July (2)
Coal River Mountain Watch, OVEC, And Christians For The Mountains Join More Than 200 Groups Urging Action By President Obama
Founding Member Of Coal River Mountain Watch, Janice Nease, Passed Away Monday July 8, 2013
June (1)
West Virginia Coalition Launches Campaign For Better Enforcement Of Mining Laws: Files Formal Petition For Federal Intervention
April (1)
Help Clean Our Waterways
March (1)
Tell Gov. Tomblin To Block The Expansion Of The Brushy Fork Sludge Dam!
February (2)
Don't Let Them Strip Coal River Mountain!
House Representatives Introduce Bill To Address Appalachian Health Crisis And............................ Stop Mountaintop Removal
2012 (15)
December (2)
Pathway To A Brighter Future!
An Invitation To Celebrate Joan Mulhern's Legacy - January 15th
November (2)
Patriot Coal Agreed To Cease Mountaintop Removal
Army Corps Fails To Consider Human Cost Of Two Proposed Coal Mines
October (2)
Please Attend: Informal Conferences At DEP Regarding Mulberry Fork Surface Mine And Glenco Hollow Surface Mine
Come To The Mountain Justice Fall Summit
September (1)
Celebrating Larry Gibson: The Life And Legacy Of The Keeper Of The Mountains
July (3)
Appalachian Coal Exports Increasing
CRMW Members Appeal Surface Mine Board Decision
More Strip Mining Proposed On Coal River Mountain
June (3)
Bill Calling For Moratorium On Mountaintop Removal Permitting Introduced In The U.S. House Of Representatives
Update: Mining On Coal River Mountain
Feds Say WV Dept Of Environmental Protection Illegally Extended MTR Permit
May (2)
Endangered River
Testimony On Health Impacts Of Mountaintop Removal.
2011 (23)
December (1)
Alpha to pay $50 million for selenium treatment
October (2)
Occupy Wall Street
Health Impacts Of Mining Center Of Legal Action
September (2)
Congressional Oversight Hearing
CRMW and RAMPS to Host MJ Fall Summit
August (3)
Moment of Silence
Whose side is the DEP on?
Report from Citizens' Inspection of Coal River Mountain
July (3)
MTR and Cancer in Coal River Valley
Hearing for Strip Mines on Coal River Mtn
Demand a moratorium on mountaintop removal
June (4)
Mountaintop removal linked to birth defects
The Last Mountain screening in Charleston
New Resources Available!
Action Alert: Save Coal River Mountain!
May (1)
Action Alert: Hold West Virginia's DEP accountable!
April (1)
"On Coal River" Screenings In April & May
February (2)
"Dirty Business" screening Mar. 2nd
Citizen Enforcement Training
January (4)
"Impact of Coal on Our Lives" Rally
Breaking News! EPA vetoes largest MTR mine!
Appalachian activist, hero Judy Bonds public memorial
Remembering Judy Bonds
2010 (15)
December (1)
Coal River Mountain update
November (2)
Public Comments on Blair Mountain Mining
Bo Webb wins 2010 Purpose Prize!
October (1)
Coal River Valley Fires
July (2)
OSM Holds Open House
Two showings of Coal Country in WV this summer!
June (2)
Polluted Water in Coal River Near Marsh Fork Elementary
From the coalfields to the Capitol
May (3)
Dirty Secret of mountaintop removal on national TV
Spruce No. 1 Clean Water Act Permit Hearing
Finally: funding for a new Marsh Fork Elementary
April (2)
Donate to the Montcoal Mining Disaster Fund
Tragedy On The Coal River
March (2)
DEP Denies Public Hearing For Edwight Show Cause
From Coal River Valley to Washington DC
2009 (4)
November (1)
EPA Investigates Massey Operations
October (2)
Take action to Save Coal River Mountain!
Army Corps: Stop Rubber-Stamping Valley Fill Permits!
July (1)
Anti-mountaintop Removal Arrestees Need Your Help!
Judy Bonds, 2003
Goldman Prize Recipient
In Memoriam
Coal River Mountain Watch's Own Bob Kincaid On MSNBC
Jun 17, 2014
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