Amerikohl Mining has recently applied to the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection to mine 588.5 acres of land adjacent to Ohiopyle State Park, the Allegheny Highlands Bicycle Trail, and State Gamelands 51. The area is also located in the area of three streams designated as high-quality cold water fisheries, and is potentially home to many endangered or threatened species.

A public meeting was held on April 16, 2008 and the public was not allowed to offer their testimony in a public fashion but rather was forced to offer testimony to a tape recorder in an adjacent room.

We are asking the DEP to schedule another meeting, and are requesting that this meeting be held in a truly public fashion. Please help us by including in your comments a request for a public hearing in which citizens are allowed to voice their concerns in an open forum. You can view a sample letter by clicking here.

We also have a detailed list of talking points that you can use in crafting testimony. View the talking points on our website, or click here to download a copy in .pdf.

Please consider submitting comments on this proposed mine by May 15, 2008. For regular mailing addresses, download our guidelines. To submit comments via email, click here. A window with the appropriate email addresses will appear.