Eric Dixon, Author at Ohio River Valley Institute

Eric Dixon

Eric focuses on economic and environmental policy in Appalachia and beyond. Prior to joining ORVI, Eric was an organizer and policy advocate at Appalachian Citizens’ Law Center, where he worked on issues such as black lung and damage from abandoned coal mines.

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Appalachia Could Address Poverty and Build Worker Power by Reforesting Mine-scarred Land

by Eric Dixon | Jun 7, 2021

This post is the second in a four-part series based on a recent ORVI report on abandoned mine land (AML) issues. Figures cited below can be found in the accompanying report. Abandoned coal mines have damaged thousands of acres of land, polluted hundreds of miles of...

Repairing the Damage: Cleaning Up the Land, Air, and Water Damaged by the Coal Industry Before 1977

by Eric Dixon | Apr 14, 2021

Cleaning up Appalachia’s thousands of acres of abandoned mine lands could create jobs, reduce climate-warming emissions, improve quality of life, and minimize environmental damage.

The true cost of cleaning up historic damage from the coal industry

by Eric Dixon | Mar 18, 2021

This afternoon, Congress will hold a hearing on a slew of bills that seek to clean up land and water damaged by the coal industry before it was regulated in 1977. The hearing rightly highlights the urgency of reauthorizing fees on coal production that fund cleanup,...

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