Federal actions meant to limit the mining and burning of Appalachian coal are reaching unprecedented levels. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the U.S. Office of Surface Mining and other agencies are seemingly doing all they can to put the coal industry – and the economic benefits it provides to our state and region – out of business.
U. S. Senator Joe Manchin will be the featured speaker for a Roundtable Discussion on the Impact of the Federal Government on the Appalachian Coal Industry on Wednesday, April 11 from 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at the Walker Training Building at Walker Machinery in Belle, WV.
Hosted by FACES of Coal, in conjunction with the WV Coal Association and Friends of Coal, the event seeks input from coal economy stakeholders to discuss and determine the effect of EPA, OSM and other federal agencies policies on the West Virginia and Appalachian economy.
Given your role in West Virginia’s coal economy, your input is needed for this important discussion. Please plan to attend. RSVP by Monday, Apr. 9 by emailing Bryan Brown at bryan@browncomm.com.
DIRECTIONS:
The Walker Training Building is located in Belle at 1400 E DuPont Avenue, Belle, WV 25015. Coming from Charleston, take US Rt. 60 to the Midland Trail exit. Follow the road underneath the underpass, cross the railroad tracks and take a left on DuPont Avenue. The Walker Training Building sits on the right.