environmental justice Archives

EPCAMR Provides Public Comments and Perspective to PA Department of Environmental Justice on Coalfield Issues

One behalf of the Eastern PA Coalition for Abandoned Mine Reclamation (EPCAMR), the EPCAMR Executive Director submitted public comments and our perspective within the coalfields of Northeastern and Northcentral PA, where many of our communities have been historically disenfranchised and to this day still are and don’t have access to many…

DEP to Gather Pulic Input on Environmental Justice..Show Up and Request More Attention for our Coalfield Communities

Adapted from a Press Release from the PA DEP-Prepared by Robert E. Hughes, EPCAMR Executive Director The Office of Environmental Justice was established as a point of contact for Pennsylvania residents in low income areas and areas with a higher number of minorities. Its primary goal is to increase communities’…