Just this month, owners of Pacific Coast Coal Company applied for a permit to restart mining from a 110–year–old coal pit in Black Diamond, Washington. You read that right: Pacific Coast Coal wants to blast dirty coal right here in our backyard, shooting mercury, sulfur dioxide, and other toxins into our air.
We only have until May 13 to demand that federal oversight officials hold public hearings on Pacific Coast Coal's plans. Send a comment to the Office of Surface Mining, Reclamation, and Enforcement now to demand a public hearing about coal mining in Black Diamond!