...COMMITTED TO ENDING MOUNTAIN TOP REMOVAL SINCE 2005

UMD News APIEL IV Photos and Videos are now available! Plan on 2014 Mountain Justice Spring Break in West Virginia! LINK UMD volunteers met with Gasland's Josh Fox at the Gasland II screening on 10/6 Photos We're working on a summary paper of UMD water testing in the Upper Cumberland Watershed from 2012-present UMD attended the 9/24 Public Hearing on Appolo Fuels Sterling & Strays surface mine 1 Video Photos Permit comments, hearing and site visit requests successfully submitted for Hoodtown and Tackett Creek Surface mines! Permit hearing has been approved for OSM 3249, 3143, 3112, 3263 and 3270- date TBA Rex Mine NPDES TN0052027  Join United Mountain Defense (UMD) Why Support UMD? Because we:    Give support to mountain communities Work to halt the devastating practice of Mountain Top Removal Engage in active, independent scientific data collection and analysis Hold federal and state regulators to account Protect the priceless biodiversity of the Southern Appalachians Our Mission United Mountain Defense is dedicated to protecting Tennessee’s Watersheds, Air, Mountains and People. Join us at our weekly Volunteer Meeting! We meet each Tuesday at 7:00 at Barley's in the Old City on the 2nd floor. Plug in to community organizing, scientific data collection and direct action! About Us! United Mountain Defense (UMD) is a volunteer driven non-profit 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to protecting Tennessee’s environment and communities. Founded in 2005, UMD is composed of a workforce of long term volunteers, short term interns and an eight person volunteer board with a diverse background and over 30 years of combined experience working on environmental and social justice issues and non-profit management.  UMD works to halt the practices of mountaintop removal (MTR) and other destructive industries in Tennessee. UMD monitors coal corporations and their regulators, and holds them accountable through scientific monitoring, community organizing, engaging in the permitting process, and legal actions when appropriate. These activities are supported by conducting outreach and education on the issue of MTR and hosting anti-MTR events and actions. We are active within the state of Tennessee, primarily in Campbell, Claiborne, Scott, Fentress, Bledsoe, Knox, Blount, and Roane counties.

Knowledge is Power! UMD Data Page Report a Violation to the EPA! Learn More About MTR Sign Up For Public Notices Support our citizen testing program! Donate today Scientific Monitoring and Data Collection United Mountain Defense conducts extensive monitoring and data collection to document the impacts of surface mining on Tennessee’s mountains and highland watersheds. UMD’s water monitoring program includes sampling for Se, As, Fe, Mn, Al and Sulfate, conductivity, pH, DO, biological surveys of macro-invertebrates and visual stream assessments.