Publications

Coal Use

CCJ, in conjunction with Mountain Watershed Association and PennFuture recently release a report illustrating the illegality of Consol's attempts to downgrade Grinnage Run in Greene County from high-quality. Read the report...

Learn about the real cost of using coal as an energy source in the True Cost of Coal booklet, produced by CCJ and Mountain Watershed Association. *Warning: this is a large file

Considering leasing your coal for mining? Read this first... So You Want to Lease Your Coal?

Gas Leasing & Development

Toolkit for landowners detailing leasing and other important information

Learn how to perform a title search on your property to determine who owns the mineral estate beneath by downloading our Guide to Title Searching

Concerned about coalbed methane extraction and development? We've prepared a fact sheet on CBM, and also have available a fact sheet and brochure prepared by the Greene, Washington and Fayette County Conservation Districts.

Public Participation

Are you interested in tracking permitted activities like coal mines and gas wells in your area? Download our guides to eFacts and eNotice, two DEP programs that allow the public to track the permitting process.

View a sample complaint to learn how to file a complaint with the DEP.

Are you interested in requesting or w ill you be attending a public hearing on a proposed permit? Read this first! You can download a sample request for a public hearing, and also our guide to participating in a public hearing.

Watershed Atlas

The Watershed Atlas provides maps of environmental impacts from extractive industry practices in 23 watersheds of Greene and Washington Counties of southwest Pennsylvania.

View the individual maps online or stop by the office to purchase a bound copy.

Watchdog Workbook

The Watchdog Workbook is a comprehensive resource for citizens and groups concerned with mining and interested in information on how to get organized and take action. The workbook includes information on everything from how to build a community organization to requesting public hearings on mining permits and communicating effectively with the media and your elected representatives.

Particular chapters and sections from the Watchdog Workbook can be downloaded individually through the Table of Contents.

Alternatively, you can download the full Watchdog Workbook. *Warning: this is a large file*

South Fork Ten Mile Report

In 2009 Consol filed a petition for the redesination of South Fork Tenmile Creek and tributaries from High Quality Warm Water Fishery (HQ-WWF) to Warm Water Fishery (WWF). If granted, this redesignation would have reduced environmental protections for the area.

In partnership with Mountain Watershed Association and PennFuture, CCJ commissioned an indepedent assessment of the existing water quality on South Fork Tenmile CreekS. The study found that not only is the HQ-WWF designation appropriate, but existing conditions in fact reflect the higher water quality designation of Exceptional Quality.

View the full final report here.