Rural Community Creates Grassroots Community Center
In 2015, Nellis Elementary School closed and left behind a vacant building. Meanwhile, residents had been wanting a place to meet, and serve the community.
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Blackjewel Coal Moves To Liquidate, Leaving Millions Unpaid To Workers And Regulators
The convoluted bankruptcy of coal company Blackjewel has hit another turn of events as the company’s former CEO moved to liquidate the company. A federal judge granted a motion last week to convert the bankruptcy from Chapter 11 to Chapter 7.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsEnvironmental Risks Remain As Blackjewel Bankruptcy Nears Its End
Environmental advocates worry a coal company liquidation plan will leave dozens of coal permits in eastern Kentucky unreclaimed, according to filings in the bankruptcy proceedings of Blackjewel L.L.C.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsBlackjewel Miners Could Get More Money From Proposed Settlement
A proposed $17.3 million settlement of a class action lawsuit would provide additional payment for hundreds of Appalachian coal miners who were suddenly left jobless by the abrupt bankruptcy of the Blackjewel mining company.
Continue Reading Take Me to More News“No Pay, We Stay.” A Look Back At Miners’ Protest That Rocked Appalachia
When Blackjewel went bankrupt, it left hundreds of coal miners in four states without weeks worth of pay. So for 59 days, coal miners and their loved ones blockaded this railroad track to prevent $1.4 million worth of coal from leaving.
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Environmental Groups Tell Bankruptcy Court Blackjewel Continues To Skirt Obligations
A coalition of conservation and environmental groups is once again calling attention to pollution and unmet environmental obligations at mines controlled…
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsAppalachian Labor Songs And Punk Rock Converge In KY Youth Empowerment
Girls Rock Whitesburg in Whitesburg, Kentucky is a music camp for female, gender-fluid, non-binary, and trans youth. Over the course of a week campers…
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