Our organizing, pressure, and protests are making a difference!

Earlier today, the Environmental Protection Agency put all 79 of the Mountaintop Removal permits they were reviewing on temporary reprieve. This means that we are being heard and if we keep up the pressure on our government, WE CAN STOP MOUNTAINTOP REMOVAL! This is the biggest step that the federal government has ever taken to halt the decimation of Appalachia's people, mountains, and economy.

Check out this protest that SEAC organized in Washington D.C. 1 month ago to demand an end to Mountaintop Removal at the EPA's national headquarters. Keep organizing in your community and we'll send out word when you can comment on this decision.

Our friends at Appalachian Voices released the following breakdown of what this recent decision means:

"The release of a list of 79 permits begins a 14-day countdown in which the EPA regional offices must respond to the EPA headquarters' recommendations. While we applaud the current decision by the EPA, these permits could still be approved.

Think of how much better a place this world would be if young people ran the show. In SEAC, that reality is played out on campuses and in communities on a daily basis through everything from teach-ins to petition drives to regional conferences and benefit concerts. No matter how small the work of your local group may seem, the impact of your grassroots activism knows no boundaries within the SEAC network.

Groups that choose to affiliate with SEAC will sign on to our Anti-Oppression and Non-violence policies as well as receive resources on our national campaigns, including the Campus Climate Challenge. We welcome any group that is fighting the power structures that threaten our environment.

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