The Appalachian Coal Country Team

The Appalachian Coal Country Team (ACCT) is a coalition of grassroots community groups determined to address the environmental and economic problems left from historic coal mining. With its Support Office in Beckley, W. Va., the ACCT works throughout eight Appalachian states (Pennsylvania, Ohio, Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee and Alabama) to build local capacity, monitor water quality, enhance outreach and education, engage sustainable redevelopment and professional development. The Team is supported by an innovative partnership between AmeriCorps VISTA and the Office of Surface Mining. The mission of the Appalachian Coal Country Team is to assist rural communities impoverished by environmental degradation and its consequences in making their home-place-watersheds healthier places to live and work. www.coalcountryteam.org