Submitted by Willa Mays, Appalachian Voices
In the fall of 2010, Appalachian Voices launched a new initiative, Appalachian Water Watch, in order to more effectively defend our waterways from the ravages of coal pollution. After finding over 20,000 violations of the Clean Water Act, we intiated legal action against Frasure Creek and ICG Coal- the two biggest mountaintop removal coal companies in Kentucky- to bring this injustice to light.
Today, Appalachian Voices is bringing another coal company to justice- Nally and Hamilton- for more than 10,000 violations of the Clean Water Act.
We are sending a strong message to coal companies that their polluting ways cannot continue- but we cannot do this work without your help.
Please donate to Appalachian Water Watch today and help us hold these coal companies accountable. We need to raise $25,000 to continue our legal actions.
Our journey literally began with a trip to Kentucky to review the Clean Water Act records submitted by coal companies, and what we found was astounding- stacks of dust-covered reports left unreviewed by state agencies. Once we blew the dust off, what we uncovered was even more disturbing.
In this video, Donna Lisenby, our Director of Water Programs, recounts this tale of blatant disregard for clean water and citizens’ health.
Come to the defense of Appalachian waterways- donate today.
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