Pending Legislation Would Boost Coal Communities

Congress is considering legislation that would assist coal communities as they pivot toward local, asset-based economies. This video, which features Rural Action’s Marissa Lautzenheiser, provides details on the RECLAIM Act and the Reauthorization of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act that currently are under consideration. Funding from federal programs like these has helped fuel projects like True Pigments and the Baileys Trail System in Appalachian Ohio.