July 18, 2025 - Below is a message and information from Chris Hamilton, President, West Virginia Coal Association:

To:      America’s Coal Executives

From:   Chris Hamilton

Re:       Please Encourage “Friends of Coal” Comment Letters

Since focusing our Friends of Coal data base towards EPA’s Carbon Rule over the weekend, our IT person reports a that a couple hundred individuals have used our program to communicate their support for EPA’s repeal action of the Carbon Rule.

We are amplifying this “call to action” throughout our state and national Friends of Coal Network to encourage all FOC to submit a comment to EPA supporting the repeal of EPA’s carbon rule. 

GIVE IT A TRY: This electronic, user-friendly feature which you may access below literally takes a minute and it is a convenient way to get rank and file miners and their families to participate in this rule making to offset the hundreds of letters and communications from environmental groups. 

Please access the attached message and materials to Friends of Coal within our data base below and feel free to duplicate this effort with your own organization and contacts. This is the email https://mailer.brickswithoutstraw.com/w/HdoEBVvTiR81ls7HXq298Q 

Members who have downloaded the FOC app receive reminders to comment on the EPA rule.  If you need assistance or more materials, please give Jason or myself a call.