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The West Virginia Council of Churches has set up a fund to support people impacted by the Upper Big Branch Mine explosion. "Donate to the Montcoal Mining Disaster Fund" to make a donation.

Thank you.

Check out local, statewide, and regional groups working across Appalachia on issues of environmental and social justice, or learn more about educational resources that can help tie your school requirements in with an on the ground project or internship!  Includes logos, summaries, and links to more than 20 different organizations. 

Coal River Mountain, the last intact mountain in the watershed and the focus of so much of our participatory mapping project, is being blasted NOW.  Click here for a summary, here for more information about the massive slurry impoundment located next to the blasting, and here to get involved immediately!