Empowering Communities in the Allegheny-Blue Ridge region
Our coalition shut down the illegal haul road and the shady coal company that was dependent on it! On September 16, the U.S. Forest Service terminated South Fork Coal Company’s road‑use permit through the Monongahela National Forest. That authorization was
Thanks to your generous support, the James River Headwaters project has met several early project milestones. With your continued help, we can maintain the momentum we have built this summer, reach our goals for 2025 in the Cowpasture watershed, and
The long-standing U.S. Forest Service Roadless Area Conservation Rule—which for nearly 25 years has limited new road-building and industrial development in the wildest parts of our national forests—is now under active attack. In June, USDA leadership moved to rescind the
Earlier this year, the U.S. Department of Energy moved to classify metallurgical coal (the type used for steelmaking) as a “critical” material for America’s supply chain. ABRA and a coalition of allied groups are pushing back, arguing that this designation