After months of grassroots momentum building behind the RECLAIM Act, the House Natural Resources Committee strengthened and approved the bill during a markup this week. The bill would use $1 billion to clean up abandoned mines and spur local economic projects, and now...
Appalachian Citizens’ Law Center
FIGHTING FOR JUSTICE IN THE COALFIELDS
FIGHTING FOR JUSTICE IN THE COALFIELDS
The Appalachian Citizens’ Law Center is a nonprofit law firm that fights for justice in the coalfields by representing coal miners and their families on issues of black lung and mine safety and by working with grassroots groups and individuals to protect the land and people from misuse and degradation caused by extractive industries.
House Committee Approves $1 Billion RECLAIM Act
ACLC Clients Featured in Smithsonian.com Article ‘Why Black Lung Disease is Deadlier Than Ever Before’
ACLC Clients William McCool and Michael Wilson were prominently featured in Maya Wei-Haas’s in-depth article for Smithsonian.com about the deadly resurgence of black lung disease in the United States. Some excerpts from the story: Black lung ultimately leaves its...
Spending bill includes significant victories for coal miners and Appalachian communities
Since 2015, communities in Appalachia have been calling for specific legislation that would assist coal miners and help diversify and strengthen local economies experiencing mass layoffs in the coal sector. The budget deal passed by Congress last week includes...
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Since our founding, ACLC has served the needs of hundreds of coal miners, their families, and residents of the coalfields. We have addressed the legacy issues of coal mining through litigation, policy advocacy, and direct outreach work with impacted coal miners and community members.
We encourage you to reach out to us with any questions, concerns, suggestions, or anything else that would further our work in this region and beyond.