Appalachia Rising

Mobilizing for a Just Transition in Appalachia.

[Appalachian Citizens' Law Center @AppCitizensLaw]

Thank you, @BillHagertyTN & @timkaine for your support of the #STREAMAct. New jobs, clean water, healthier communities -- there's lots of reasons to love this bipartisan bill. Time for the Senate to advance it ASAP!

[Appalachia Rising @App_Rising]

Asking Joe Manchin what's in the dirty back door "Permitting Deal" leadership is trying to ram through Congress at the expense of our laws and communities. They're telling us it's a done deal --> also won't share what's in it! #stopMVP #StopTheDirtyDeal

[Appalachia Rising @App_Rising]

Hope to see you virtually if you aren't in DC today! #stopMVP #stopthedirtydeal

[PennFuture @PennFuture]

Folks who can't get to DC for the " #StopMVP No Sacrifice Zones Rally" in DC can join together for a virtual lunchtime rally to #StopTheDirtyDeal -> this Thursday, September 8th at noon!

https://t.co/S6EE8icbdJ

[Appalachia Rising @App_Rising]

This has nothing to do with coal mining or Appalachia, but you should watch it anyway.

[aki @gr4h4t1a]

i might be emotionally unstable this video made me cry lmai

[Appalachian Citizens' Law Center @AppCitizensLaw]

"This is an important change. That’s why the Black Lung Association fought so hard for it & raised our voices to let @Sen_JoeManchin know we were counting on him. He did listen, not only securing a long-term extension, but a permanent one" #BlackLungKills https://t.co/R3QaHW3qcB

[Appalachian Citizens' Law Center @AppCitizensLaw]

NEW: We are proud to be one of 80+ organizations calling on @Sen_JoeManchin @SenJohnBarrasso @SenMikeLee @SenCortezMasto to advance the popular, bipartisan #STREAMAct to help clean up water polluted by #AcidMineDrainage. https://t.co/aaBYxJv4wY

[Appalachian Citizens' Law Center @AppCitizensLaw]

It's been a really tough couple of weeks for us in Eastern Kentucky but we are so pleased to share some good news: Congress just passed a permanent extension of support for miners with black lung! #blacklungkills https://t.co/MnQlbLFCd8

[ReImagine Appalachia @newdeal4us]

Congress just passed a permanent extension of support for miners with black lung! Thank you to the champions who led the fight: @BobbyScott @RepAdams @RepJohnYarmuth @USRepMikeDoyle @RepCartwright @Sen_JoeManchin @TimKaine @SenSherrodBrown @MarkWarner @SenBobCasey!

[House Budget Committee Democrats @HouseBudgetDems]

“I want to remind my Republican colleagues and the American people once again what Republicans will be voting against today.”

Watch Chairman @RepJohnYarmuth's closing remarks on the House Floor during debate on the #InflationReductionAct. ⤵

[John Yarmuth 🥃 @JohnYarmuth]

The historic #InflationReductionAct will save families money on prescription drugs and health care, while making the largest-ever investment to tackle the climate crisis.

I'm honored to be bringing it to the floor today—and ready for @HouseDemocrats to send it to @POTUS's desk.

[Appalachia Rising @App_Rising]

Nancy Pelosi giggled when she yielded the floor. This is happening! #InflationReductionAct

[Appalachia Rising @App_Rising]

Listening to the debate on the #InflationReductionAct #HR5346 I feel like some Democrats need to read this tweet thread on inflation to understand how to talk about it without conceding ground to people who want to lie about it.

[ReImagine Appalachia @newdeal4us]

🧵As we wait to hear about what’s next on reconciliation, let’s talk about ~INFLATION~, a word that is being thrown around a lot without much defining, and why federal spending makes us more resilient /1

[ReImagine Appalachia @newdeal4us]

We've heard from many partners in KY that they need volunteers. The work is hard, and hot and emotionally exhausting. Judy Bonds used to say we need to be like a V shaped flock of geese - we all gotta take turns as the leader and as the one who needs to drop to the back and rest.

[ReImagine Appalachia @newdeal4us]

Sending love to our family in Eastern Kentucky, two weeks after this disaster. Read this lovely, heartbreaking story about neighbors caring for each other in hard times and then donate at one of the resources listed by @appalshop or to @ekymutualaid https://t.co/0L0hUgDnbw

[Marc Boom @itsmrboom]

I can’t wait to take Kevin McCarthy’s art history survey class next semester…..

[Qagggy! @Qagggy]

Turns out, climate scientists, economists, and policy experts aren't unhappy people...they simply haven't had much to be happy about.

Take a deep dive into some good news for a change:

[ReImagine Appalachia @newdeal4us]

Check out this opinion editorial by Brad Davis: Floods are killing southern West Virginia via @wvgazettemail

This is why certain provisions under the #InflationReductionAct are so crucial for our region!

#ReImagineAppalachia

https://t.co/fLoQs8mWmw

[WORC @worcaction]

Westerners from the Great Plains to the Pacific Coast are glad that Inflation Reduction Act contains historic investments to combat #climatechange and build America’s #cleanenergy economy. Including: 🧵 #IRA

[Appalachia Rising @App_Rising]

Inspired by these folks.

[ReImagine Appalachia @newdeal4us]

"We put them up there in Washington to help us. It seems like when we need their help it ain’t for the working people, it’s for the companies. Coal companies wouldn’t be nothing without the coal miners. it’s the coal miners that keep the lights on." Gary Hairston BLA President

[ReImagine Appalachia @newdeal4us]

Today at the Black Lung Association press conference (the BLA is a grassroots network of miners and widows that help each other navigate the dehumanizing bureaucracy required to get benefits) miners were asked about why @SenCapito and @RepAlexMooney don't support the excise tax: