Wednesday, March 30th, 2022 | Posted by Chelsea Barnes | No Comments
The Reclaiming Appalachia Coalition has put out a list of 10 recommendations to improve the Abandoned Mine Land Economic Revitalization Grant Program so this money is more equitably distributed and focused on transformative projects for coal-impacted communities. [
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Wednesday, March 23rd, 2022 | Posted by Josh McClenney | No Comments
Duke Energy's approach to the carbon reduction plan is long on fossil fuels and short on concern for public input and affordability. [
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Thursday, March 17th, 2022 | Posted by The Appalachian Voice | 2 Comments
MVP backers and supporters like to say the pipeline is 90% complete. That just isn't true — and many hurdles stand in the way of this dangerous pipeline. Find out more in this blog post from us and our partners Sierra Club and the POWHR Coalition. [
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Thursday, March 17th, 2022 | Posted by Chelsea Barnes | No Comments
Appalachian Voices is working with our partners in the RECLAIM Coalition to put on a series of educational webinars this spring that will take an in-depth look at a number of issues related to coal mine cleanup and economic transition in coal-impacted communities. [
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Monday, March 7th, 2022 | Posted by Chelsea Barnes | No Comments
An early version of a new mapping tool from the Biden administration highlights communities facing climate and environmental justice challenges. This tool will help determine how federal dollars are spent, so we need you to help make sure that the map is correct! [
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Thursday, March 3rd, 2022 | Posted by Guest Contributor | No Comments
Congress can clean up orange water by removing red tape. Join the efforts of community leaders across the country and tell Congress to let states use their infrastructure funding for acid mine drainage treatment! [
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Monday, February 21st, 2022 | Posted by Guest Contributor | 1 Comment
A lot of irreparable harm can be inflicted during a fossil fuel pipeline fight. Just because a pipeline is eventually canceled, doesn’t stop it from bulldozing through precious land and water and exhausting community members to the bone as they fight for their lives. [
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Monday, February 21st, 2022 | Posted by Brianna Knisley | No Comments
TVA, the nation’s largest public utility, used the opportunity of a global pandemic to cancel public listening sessions entirely and to withhold written public input from the media and public. The utility explained the move by claiming that it lacked the technological capabilities to host a virtual public input meeting. [
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Wednesday, February 16th, 2022 | Posted by Ridge Graham | 1 Comment
Prospects for the future of the Mountain Valley Pipeline are grim for the company and its investors after recent decisions by judges at the federal leval and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. [
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Tuesday, February 8th, 2022 | Posted by Robert Kell | 1 Comment
Economic development in Southwest Virginia could get a long overdue jumpstart with the suggestions Virginia Energy outlined in its Reenergize Southwest Final Report. The report, which was released in December 2021, makes recommendations for the General Assembly to support the economic transition in the coalfields after eliminating the state's coal tax credits in 2021. [
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Wednesday, January 19th, 2022 | Posted by Willie Dodson | No Comments
Updated Jan. 20, 2022: On Jan. 13, Virginia Energy sent a letter to A&G Coal Corporation suspending the permit for the Straight Fork Surface Mine after the corporation failed to respond to the Dec. 8, 2021 show cause order. The permit suspension gives the Justice company until Feb. 14 to deal with the ongoing violations. Failure to do so will then trigger permit revocation and a determination of bond forfeiture. [
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Tuesday, January 18th, 2022 | Posted by Jen Lawhorne | No Comments
Virginia’s 2022 General Assembly gaveled in on January 12 for two months of legislative wrangling in the crowded halls of the state capitol! We expect to play defense on protecting pivotal laws that tackle the climate crisis, while pushing for progress in key areas. Don't sit this one out — we need all Virginia hands on deck! [
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