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Mill Creek Residents Get Serious About Water Quality

Several residents of Mill Creek, Kentucky, are organizing around water quality concerns and other mining-related issues in their community. Some residents have had on-going issues with mining operations on their property for years, but when several residents’ well water became … Continue reading

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Water Monitoring: One Citizen’s Tools for Social Justice

Floyd County resident Rick Handshoe was recently featured in The Independent. In his article, Ronnie Ellis details the many hurdles and endless meetings Handshoe has had to endure in order to protect the water around his home. Rick has noticed … Continue reading

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First Hearing in Kentucky Litigation Again ICG and Frasure Creek Coal Companies Comes to a Close

Appalachian Voices, Kentuckians for the Commonwealth, Kentucky Riverkeeper, and Waterkeeper Alliance were in court for three days for the first set of hearings in the Clean Water Act case against ICG and Frasure Creek coal companies for falsified Clean Water … Continue reading

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Training with Kentuckians for the Commonwealth and Appalachian Voices

We were pleased to hold a training with Kentuckians for the Commonwealth members at the Hazard Community College in Hazard, Kentucky on August 14th, 2011. We had a good turnout despite the bad weather, and even better discussion. It was … Continue reading

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