Appalachian Mountain Advocates – Protecting Natural Resources of Central Appalachia

We use law and science to protect our region’s people, land, air and water.

The impacts of our work reach far beyond Appalachia.

We’ve been at the forefront of the fight against coal for 15 years. And we’ve been highly effective:

We stopped the largest mountaintop removal mine ever proposed
We forced coal mine operators to permanently abandon mountaintop removal mining
We stopped federal rubber-stamp approval of mountaintop removal mining
We drastically reduced the size and impacts of proposed mines, protecting hundreds of acres from mining
We successfully challenged coal-fired power plants
Our work has cleaned up hundreds of miles of streams, reforested of thousands of acres of former mine lands, and provided millions of dollars to land trusts to protect land throughout Appalachia

The natural gas industry is next.

Gas is as bad as coal, both in accelerating climate change and delaying renewable energy options.

From fracking, to pipelines, to power plants, we’re fighting gas from cradle to grave. We must stop the infrastructure that would lock us in to decades of reliance on dirty fossil fuels. Learn more.

Clean Water Enforcement

Natural Gas Pipelines

Mountaintop Removal

Who We Are
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Who We Are

Appalachian Mountain Advocates is a non-profit public interest law and policy organization dedicated to fighting for clean water and a clean energy future.

We work hard to advocate for a sustainable energy economy, fighting further investment in fossil fuels and forcing polluters to pay the costs of cleaning up the messes they’ve already made.

Read more about why we do what we do.

Give today to protect people, land, water, and air — in Appalachia and around the world.

With the link below, you can choose to give a one-time gift or to give monthly. You can also dedicate your gift in honor or memory of a friend or loved one.

Or, send your donation to: Appalachian Mountain Advocates P.O. Box 507 Lewisburg, WV 24901

If you have questions, please do not hesitate to contact Kate Asquith at kasquith@appalmad.org or 434.933.2833.

News

Federal court grants stay of Mountain Valley Pipeline waterbody construction
November 10, 2020 Charleston Gazette-Mail — The Mountain Valley Pipeline’s legal limbo continued Monday as a panel of federal judges granted a stay of construction of the pipeline across about 1,000 waterbodies in West Virginia and Virginia.

The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals granted the stay following oral arguments by as it considered whether to grant a previous request by conservation groups, » Continue Reading. Continue reading
Propublica: This Billionaire Governor’s Coal Company Might Get a Big Break From His Own Regulators
September 17, 2020
West Virginia environmental regulators are proposing to reduce the fines that a coal company owned by the state’s governor could pay for water pollution violations that are the focus of a federal court case. The move comes after the company stopped paying penalties required as part of a settlement four years ago to clean » Continue Reading. Continue reading