Some members of EQAT at the bank. Photo: Courtesy of EQAT.

EQAT has succeeded in deterring PNC Bank from investing in mountaintop removal coal mining

American Friends win landmark environmental victory

EQAT has succeeded in deterring PNC Bank from investing in mountaintop removal coal mining

by Tara Craig 13th March 2015

A Quaker group has succeeded in stopping an American bank from investing in a controversial mining practice.

EQAT – Earth Quaker Action Team – has been working since 2010 to deter PNC Bank from financing mountaintop removal coal mining in Appalachia.