A recent article by the Lexington Herald-Leader highlights a recent study showing that despite Martin County's water system maintaining compliance, the system still has significant problems with contaminants. Deputy Director Mary Cromer was interviewed for the...

The New Republic's recent article about coal bankruptcy discusses the ability of coal companies to offset liabilities and skirt obligations, leaving local communities the bear the burden of environmental violations and job losses. Deputy Director Mary Cromer's...

ACLC's deputy director Mary Cromer presented at the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis' Energy Finance 2020 virtual conference this week. She presented alongside Shannon Anderson of the Powder River Basin Resource Council. The presentation covered...

ACLC'S Coordinator of Policy and Organizing, Rebecca Shelton, was recently quoted about the RECLAIM Act passing through the U.S. House of Representatives: "There have been coalitions and organizations that have been thinking for a long time about how do we build a new...

“This is another example of how devastating these coal bankruptcies are for our area,” said Mary Varson Cromer, deputy director of the Appalachian Citizens’ Law Center. “Blackjewel’s bankruptcy is especially disastrous for Eastern Kentucky.  First, the miners had to...

"The bill, called the Moving Forward Act, includes funding for roads and bridges, rural broadband, drinking water system repairs, renewable energy, and affordable housing, all of which Democrats say would create millions of jobs and help the economy recover from the...

"In a letter submitted to the bankruptcy court on Wednesday, Appalachian Citizens’ Law Center and eight other groups said the majority of the companies’ surface mine permits in West Virginia, Kentucky and Virginia have not been transferred to new operators as the...