It's Giving Tuesday--Please Chip In


Dec 2, 2025

Dear Friends, It's Giving Tuesday, the day after Black Friday, Small Business Saturday, and Cyber Monday, promoted as a day to donate to good causes such as ours. Coal River Mountain Watch relies on the generosity of our supporters to fund our work to hold coal companies and their enabling agencies accountable. Our mission is to stop the destruction of our communities and environment by mountaintop removal mining, to improve the quality of life in our area and to help rebuild sustainable communities. Mountaintop removal is a deadly public health threat and the cradle of the climate crisis.  Our proudest achievement is securing a new school for the students of Marsh Fork Elementary.  The previous school was within 300 feet of a coal preparation plant, 400 yards from a 2.8-billion-gallon sludge dam, & downwind of a nearby mountaintop removal mine. Most of our work involves monitoring area coal operations, reporting violations, and bird-dogging state and federal regulators for effective enforcement. So far in 2025, results have included:

-Thirteen mine permit suspensions

-Over $48,000 in fines for violations we prompted

-Cessation of an active, delinquent surface mine

-Participation in a federal lawsuit against the US Army Corps of Engineers

-Hundreds of people opposing new and renewed mountaintop removal permits covering over 3,000 acres and 75 million tons of coal.

We appreciate any help you can provide, whether on GiveLively here, PayPal here, or Facebook here. Every bit helps, whether it's $10 or $100 or $1,000, or anything in between or beyond. It's tax deductible, and you don't have to wait until the end of the year. Thank you!