Brendan Muckian-Bates

Appalachian Citizens' Law Center

Brendan joined ACLC in June 2023 as a policy and advocacy associate to assist with the center’s black lung policy, water affordability advocacy, flood policy, and mine land reclamation work. A lifelong Appalachian, Brendan moved from southwest Pennsylvania to West Virginia in 2008 to attend West Virginia University. A former educator with a passion for social justice, Brendan helps support ACLC’s mission to “fight for justice in the coalfields” through federal and state policy advocacy efforts.