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The new working group includes representatives from key federal agencies and will make recommendations to promote economic revitalization in America’s coal communities.

Last month, 13 organizations—including the Just Transition Fund and community organizations across the country—outlined the need for a federal coordinating entity and greater funding for transition programs.

With political attention focused on West Virginia, community leaders and national development experts think the state provides a model for how the federal government can promote rural prosperity through investment in broadband, local amenities, and other strategies.

The state’s plant workers, residents, and local leaders seek new sources of livelihood while reflecting on coal’s complex legacy for their communities.

“What will happen to Gillette -- and other fossil fuel towns -- as the coal industry recedes and clean-energy goals are realized? And what difference could the Biden administration or Congress make for a dying town built on coal?”

In its final action plan, the Office sees the need for both public and private funding to support communities’ transition across the state.

Nicole Horseherder, Executive Director of Tó Nizhóní Ání, shares her story of helping Navajo communities build a more equitable economy in the wake of recent coal closures.

After closing the plant in 2020, Vattenfall AB will repurpose the plant for large-scale hydrogen production using wind energy.

With President Joe Biden officially taking power yesterday, a number of National Economic Transition coalition partners are urging the Biden-Harris Administration to take quick action to address the crises facing coal communities from Navajo Nation to Appalachia and beyond.

In a new report, the Reclaiming Appalachia Coalition highlights current issues, such as bonding, facing the reclamation sector and highlights the coalition’s own innovative reclamation projects.