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History & Social Geography

History of Coal River Part 1 History of Coal River Part 2 Glimpse into a Coal River family, mid-20th Century Absentee Land Ownership Outmigration Changes in Lifestyle

Current Land Use on Coal River Mountain Community Land Use in Coal River Valley Undergound Mining Forest Resources and Timbering The Brushy Fork Slurry Impoundment Community letter to W.Va. Gov. Joe Manchin

A Community & Strip Mining

Near the mouth of Hazy Marsh Fork Elementary Absentee Land Ownership Hazy and Shumates Today Update: lawsuits, possible new location for school

Public Health & Coal Slurry

Prenter and surrounding communities Water Quality Coal Slurry Health Community Responses Stories from Prenter News

Community Resource Mapping

Community Resource Mapping Children Are the Future of the Coal River Valley Bill Lucas Chronicling the Coal River Valley's Coal-Bound History Clear Fork Couple Connie and Terry Dillon Danny Cook and Mack, James Creek Debbie Jarrell Delbert and Judy Gunnoe Elmer Mays, Horse Creek Frankie Mooney Gary and Barb Anderson Jimmy Platt Junior Walk Justin Wills Kathleen Dickens Kay and Danny Howell Kendra Dickens Lonnie Burnside PROJECT: Build It Up, WV! Summer youth program PROJECT: Community Greenhouse PROJECT: First solar thermal installation in the region PROJECT: Greenhouse Gardens PROJECT: Mural project in Whitesville PROJECT: The Tadpole Project Rachel Bey Ray and Lottie Cottrell Sandy Simmons Shannon Dickens Sharon Thompson Sheila and Natasha Walk Sherry Geisler Wilma Cook

What is Mountaintop Removal?

Introduction Environmental Impacts Legislation, Permits, Regulations

Renewable Energy on Coal River Mountain

Introduction to Coal River Wind The Threat of MTR on Coal River Mountain The Coal River Mountain Wind Campaign Wind vs. MTR for Coal River Mountain: The Economic Debate Wind vs. MTR for Coal River Mountain: Energy and Climate A "Just" Transition Update: Blasting has begun on Coal River Mountain Organizing for Wind Power

All articles (site map)

Interactive maps Brushy Fork Sludge Impoundment Community letter to W.Va. Gov. Joe Manchin Organizing for Wind Power Blair Mountain Resources Seasonal Round of Land Use

Land Use History & Social Geography A Community & Strip Mining What is Mountaintop Removal?Public Health & Coal Slurry Renewable Energy on Coal River Mountain Public Health Impacts of Coal Mining, and Implications for Health Policy Community Resource Mapping Blair Mtn. Lesson Plans

Educational Resources Activist Resources Blair Mountain Resources

Still Moving Mountains CD

Blair Mountain

Blair Mountain, W.Va.

Interactive map of Blair Mountain, W.Va.: the 1921 battlefield, strip mine permits, valley fills, streams and cemeteries.

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West Virginia Humanities Council · Switzer Network · Coal River Mountain Watch · The Mark Vann Foundation · Sierra Club · American Folklife Center, Library of Congress · Ohio Valley Environmental Coalition

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