Category:Organizing

Engage and Organize: Community organizing is one of the most powerful tools we have for change. Learn from current and past grassroots efforts to end coal dust pollution in Virginia and other locations that struggle against dust pollution. Find opportunities to get involved and build collaborative networks.

Files In Category "Solutions"

2000s

Oakland Army Base (OARB) Area Redevelopment Plan, City of Oakland, April 29, 2002
Meeting Minutes, Air Pollution Control Board, April 24, 2009
Bravender, Dust from Coal Trucks Poses Appalachian Health Threat—Study, The New York Times, April 24, 2009
Meeting Minutes, Air Pollution Control Board, November 20, 2009

2010s

de Place, Northwest Coal Exports, November 2012
Aneja et al., Characterization of Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) Related to Surface Coal Mining Operations in Appalachia, Atmospheric Environment, 54, 496–501, 2012
Grimes, Coalition to Hold Programs on Health, Daily Press, July 4, 2013
Salasky, Forums and Flue Shots, Daily Press, September 28, 2013
Health Concerns About Coal Export in the Northwest, Power Past Coal, November 2013
Matier and Ross, Opponents of Oakland Coal Shipping Target Governor's Pal, July 25, 2015
Air Quality Workshop, Daily Press, May 6, 2016
Foo, Covers for Rail Transport of Coal, June 2, 2016
An Assessment of the Health and Safety Implications of Coal Transport through Oakland, Public Health Advisory Panel on Coal in Oakland, June 14, 2016
Oakland City Council, Ordinance No 13385 C.M.S., July 20, 2016
Oakland Bulk & Oversized Terminal, LLC, v. City of Oakland, Complaint 6, December 7, 2016
Oakland Bulk & Oversized Terminal, LLC, v. City of Oakland, February 16, 2017
Aker, Re: Expert Report of H. Nadia Moore, Ph.D., DABT, ERT in the Matter of Oakland Bulk & Oversized Terminal, LLC v. City of Oakland, Sierra Club and San Francisco Baykeeper, Case No. 3.16-cv-07014-VC, October 6, 2017
Oakland Bulk and Oversized Terminal (Plaintiff) v. City of Oakland (Defendant) Expert Report of Dr. Ranajit (Ron) Sahu, October 6 2017
Oakland Bulk and Oversized Terminal (Plaintiff) v. City of Oakland (Defendant) Expert Report of Stephen M. Sullivan, October 6, 2017
Fernandez-Pello, Oakland Bulk & Oversized Terminal v. City of Oakland Fire and Explosion Safety at the Proposed OBOT Facility, October 6, 2017
Gray, Modeling PM Air Quality Impacts of the Proposed OBOT Facility, Gray Sky Solutions, October 6, 2017
Oakland Bulk & Oversized Terminal, LLC, v. City of Oakland, Volume 3, January 3, 2018
Examination of Black Particulate Residues from an Automobile Located at 4338 East Studio Lane, Oak Creek, WI, Aspen Consulting, Inc., March 8, 2018
Oakland Bulk & Oversized Terminal, LLC, v. City of Oakland, Finding of Fact and Conclusions of Law, March 15, 2018
Oakland Bulk & Oversized Terminal, LLC, v. City of Oakland, Volume 1, May 15, 2018
Oakland Bulk & Oversized Terminal, LLC, v. City of Oakland, Volume 2, May 15, 2018
Oakland Bulk & Oversized Terminal, LLC v. City of Oakland, Appellants’ Joint Excerpts of Record, June 19, 2018
Oakland Bulk & Oversized Terminal, LLC, v. City of Oakland, Opening Brief of Intervenor-Defendants-Appellants, December 10, 2018

2020s

An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Richmond Amending the Municipal Code of the City of Richmond by Adding New Article 15.04.615 Prohibition of the Storage and Handling of Coal and Petroleum Coke, and Amending Section 15.04.104.010 Warehousing, Storage, and Distribution Definition, City of Richmond, Ordinance No. 05-20 N.S., February 4, 2020
Curtis Bay Piers Coal Facility Explosion Investigation: Cause & Origin Evaluation, CSX Transportation, GHD Services, Inc., July 29, 2022
No Coal in Oakland Meeting with Repair Lab Team Members, March 27, 2023
Jacob Klein Meeting with Repair Lab Team Members, May 4, 2023
Ben Eichenberg Meeting with Repair Lab Team Members, May 16, 2023
Marie Logan Meeting with Repair Lab Team Members, May 17, 2023
South Baltimore Land Trust and Free Your Voice Meeting with Repair Lab Team Members, May 26, 2023
Meeting between Scott and Jasmine of Healthy Gulf and Repair Lab Team Members, June 16, 2023
Request for People to Speak at the Newport News City Council Meeting, January 23, 2024
Sign in Sheet Template, Coal Dust Kills Kick Off, January 27, 2024
Email Invitation Template, Coal Dust Kills Kick Off, January 27, 2024
Event Agenda, Coal Dust Kills Kick Off, January 27, 2024
Repair Lab and Empower All, Coal Dust Kills Kick Off, Event Photographs, Piggly Wiggly Community Center, Southeast Newport News, January 27, 2024
Repair Lab and Empower All, Coal Dust Kills Kick Off, Event Photographs, Piggly Wiggly Community Center, Southeast Newport News, January 27, 2024
Repair Lab and Empower All, Coal Dust Kills Kick Off, Event Photographs, Piggly Wiggly Community Center, Southeast Newport News, January 27, 2024
Repair Lab and Empower All, Coal Dust Kills Kick Off, Event Photographs, Piggly Wiggly Community Center, Southeast Newport News, January 27, 2024
Repair Lab and Empower All, The Air We Breath, Event Photographs, Zion Baptist Church, Southeast Newport News, April 20, 2024
Repair Lab and Empower All, The Air We Breath, Event Photographs, Zion Baptist Church, Southeast Newport News, April 20, 2024
Repair Lab and Empower All, The Air We Breath, Event Photographs, Zion Baptist Church, Southeast Newport News, April 20, 2024
Repair Lab and Empower All, The Air We Breath, Event Photographs, Zion Baptist Church, Southeast Newport News, April 20, 2024
Repair Lab and Empower All, The Air We Breath, Event Photographs, Zion Baptist Church, Southeast Newport News, April 20, 2024
Repair Lab and Empower All, The Air We Breath, Event Photographs, Zion Baptist Church, Southeast Newport News, April 20, 2024
Coal Dust in Southeast Newport News is a Nuisance and There Are Solution (Corrected), Repair Lab, August 2024
Letter from Newport News City Manager Alan Archer to Repair Lab Team Member, August 2024
Take Action to Reduce Coal Dust in Your Community, 2024
Tell Your Story: Coal Dust Community Impacts, New Virginia Majority and Sierra Club Virginia Chapter, 2024
Tell Your Story: Coal Dust, Coal Dust Kills, 2024
Is Coal Dust Impacting You? (1), New Virginia Majority and Sierra Club Virginia Chapter, 2024
Is Coal Dust Impacting You? (2), New Virginia Majority and Sierra Club Virginia Chapter, 2024
Old Dominion Student Organizations for Possible Partnerships, 2024
Coal Dust Written Testimony Worksheet Sierra Club, Sierra Club Virginia Chapter, 2024
Dog with Coal Dust Kills Sign in Southeast Newport News, 2024
Quarterly Coal Report, January–March 2025, U.S. Energy Information Administration, March 2025
Permit-to-Operate, CSX Transportation, Inc. Curtis Bay Piers, No. 510-2263, Maryland Department of the Environment, July 19, 2025
Deanes et al., Relation of Wind Direction and Coal Terminal Activity Patterns with Air Pollution Burden in a Community Bordering a Coal Export Terminal, Curtis Bay, Maryland, USA, Air Quality Atmosphere & Health, July 21, 2025
Oakland Bulk & Oversized Terminal, LLC, v. City of Oakland, First Appellate District Division Two, June 27, 2025
Repair Lab Coal Dust Kills Local Ordinance Campaign Slides, 2025
Repair Lab Coal Dust Kills Local Ordinance Campaign Slides, 2025
Repair Lab Coal Dust Kills Local Ordinance Campaign Slides, 2025
Repair Lab Coal Dust Kills Local Ordinance Campaign Slides, 2025
Repair Lab Coal Dust Kills Local Ordinance Campaign Slides, 2025
Repair Lab Coal Dust Kills Local Ordinance Campaign Slides, 2025
Repair Lab Coal Dust Kills Local Ordinance Campaign Slides, 2025
Environmental Justice Day Flyer, East End Civic Association, April 13, 2026
East End Civic Association, Environmental Justice Day, Event Photographs, April 13, 2026
East End Civic Association, Environmental Justice Day, Event Photographs, April 13, 2026
East End Civic Association, Environmental Justice Day, Event Photographs, April 13, 2026

Undated

A protester in a New Virginia Majority shirt in Lambert's Point with a sign reading, "Do Black lives matter? Cover the Coal," Photograph: New Virginia Majority, Undated

Pages in category "Organizing"

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Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana

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Media in category "Organizing"

The following 77 files are in this category, out of 77 total.

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