Southern Appalachian Mountain Stewards is launching a new effort to draw attention to the reckless practices of West Virginia Coal Baron Billionaire, Jim Justice. Justice owns Southern Coal, based in Roanoke, VA, and a multitude of subsidiaries across Central Appalachia.
Justice has drawn heat in recent years for failing to settle debts with contractors, allegedly illegally laying off workers, and for hundreds of violations on his surface mines in the four-state region of Central Appalachia (SW VA, E KY, NE TN, S WV).
Join SAMS as we call on Jim Justice to clean up his mess, pay his debts, and to stop poisoning our water. Learn more about our campaign: http://
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Southern Appalachian Mountain Stewards (SAMS) is an organization of concerned community members and their allies who are working to stop the destruction of our communities by surface coal mining, to improve the quality of life in our area, and to help rebuild sustainable communities. We support safe and responsible underground mining and work for the diversification of our coalfield economies.
