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  About the film:
The Appalachians: The Film
About Appalachia
Filming with Johnny Cash
Tune-In Info
Study Guide
 
  Related campaigns:
Mountaintop removal & coal mining
The Southern Appalachian Clean Air Campaign
 
  Read more:
Dethroning King Coal

The Appalachians

Act Now to Protect Appalachia's Resources

Appalachia is under attack by extractive industries that destroy the mountain environment in their quest for timber and coal. There are many ways you can help.




Read More Call for an end to mountaintop-removal mining -- This practice and other methods of steep-slope mining destroy mountains, streams, communities, and the heritage of Appalachia. Help us protect Appalachia from this destructive practice. Sign our petition now!

Read More Protect Royal Blue Wildlife Management Area from mining -- The Tennessee Valley Authority is currently developing a plan to mine the coal under the 53,000 acre Royal Blue Wildlife Management Area in Tennessee. While TVA owns the minerals under this land, the State of Tennessee owns the surface. The state should go on record asking TVA to refrain from surface mining at Royal Blue. Click here to send a message using our Take Action Network. It's simple and quick!




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