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US House of Representatives

Clean Water Protection Act

(HR 1375)

US Senate

Appalachia Restoration Act

Obama Administration

Agency initiatives

Who are your elected officials?

Find answers to who, where, and why.

Connections to coal

Track campaign contributions from the coal industry to federal officials.

What is Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining?

As much as 600 feet of a mountain has been removed to access a narrow coal seam below

Mountaintop removal coal mining is an extremely destructive form of strip mining found in central and southern Appalachia, with some mines as big as the island of Manhattan.

It tears apart communities, poisons water supplies, pollutes the air and destroys our nation’s natural heritage � while only making the climate crisis worse. Learn more here.

YES! I Will Attend a Campaign Event in My Hometown.

Bird-dogging: v. To follow, monitor and/or seek out a subject of interest, such as a public official, with persistent attention to get answers to questions or influence the subject.

This summer and fall the elections will be heating up and we need every candidate to know that mountaintop removal is a top issue. In order to do that we need YOU and all of your friends to get out to campaign events and “bird-dog” your elected official.

Bird-dogging- Finding Events
Bird-dogging 101
Introduction to Mountain Top Removal

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