There were bright spots and not-so-bright spots in the 2024 Virginia General Assembly session. [ Read More ]
Engaged activists get bipartisan wins in 2024 General Assembly session
Friday, April 19th, 2024 | Posted by Matt Allenbaugh | No Comments
Investing in what matters: Federal funding to kick off community-led resiliency projects
Monday, April 15th, 2024 | Posted by Emma Kelly | No Comments
As spring bursts into bloom in the mountains, Appalachian Voices is officially launching Building Community Resilience in Virginia’s Coalfields, a new project funded through the Environmental Protection Agency’s Environmental Justice Collaborative Problem-Solving Grant. [ Read More ]
Opposition to new Dominion gas plant grows — and now includes Virginia state legislators
Wednesday, April 3rd, 2024 | Posted by Jessica Sims | 4 Comments
What I learned from the town hall was that Dominion, a company with significant resources and ability to expand clean energy in Virginia, has branded a new polluting gas plant as its only option for “reliability.” [ Read More ]
Duke Energy’s proposal to convert the Roxboro coal plant to gas would be one of many dangerous new fossil fuel investments
Monday, March 18th, 2024 | Posted by Juhi Modi | 3 Comments
Amid an alarming set of proposals for an extensive methane gas expansion across North Carolina, Duke Energy wants to convert its coal-fired power plant on Hyco Lake in Person County, known as the Roxboro Steam Station, to a combined-cycle methane gas power plant. [ Read More ]
The latest on Mountain Valley Pipeline Southgate
Friday, February 23rd, 2024 | Posted by Jessica Sims | No Comments
Even as Mountain Valley Pipeline’s rushed construction results in landslides and muddy waters in Virginia and concerned residents call for state and federal authorities to stop the damage, communities to the south are facing new and changing threats from the pipeline’s proposed Southgate extension. [ Read More ]
Join App Voices at the Appalachian Studies Conference
Wednesday, February 21st, 2024 | Posted by The Appalachian Voice | No Comments
This year, the App Studies Conference will be held at Western Carolina University in Cullowhee, North Carolina, from March 7 to March 9. Along with a wide array of grassroots partners, Appalachian Voices will be there to learn, teach and have a good time! [ Read More ]
Prominent Navajo environmental leader to speak in Southwest Virginia and Western North Carolina
Monday, February 19th, 2024 | Posted by Willie Dodson | 1 Comment
Along with Andrew Atencia and Adrian Herder, organizers for Tó Nizhoní Aní, Nicole Horseherder will be visiting Appalachia in March to teach and learn about the environmental justice movement in the coalfields of Black Mesa and Appalachia, respectively. [ Read More ]
The People’s Voice on TVA: Advocates create forum for public input and expert testimony on TVA’s long-term energy plan
Friday, February 16th, 2024 | Posted by Jen Lawhorne | 2 Comments
TVA is the country’s largest public utility with 10 million customers across seven states, but advocates say the utility isn’t doing a good job involving the public or third party experts in its long-term energy planning, which will be completed by the end of 2024. [ Read More ]
Crossover: Virginia General Assembly session reaches an important milestone
Wednesday, February 14th, 2024 | Posted by Jessica Sims | No Comments
The Virginia General Assembly has reached the halfway mark — and amid the highs and lows of committee decisions, hundreds of Virginians have helped advocate for critical environmental protections. Thank you for your calls and emails to legislators! [ Read More ]
New report shows alarming lack of mine cleanup progress in Kentucky
Wednesday, February 7th, 2024 | Posted by AV's Intern Team | 1 Comment
A recent study found that nearly 40% of the “active” surface permits in Kentucky have been sitting idle for the last five years. The coal companies responsible for those mine permits did not produce any coal, nor did they make any progress in cleaning up the sites. [ Read More ]
Four ways you can support Appalachian communities in the new year!
Tuesday, January 16th, 2024 | Posted by Quenton King | No Comments
In 2023, Appalachian advocates made several advancements in the fight for greater protections for rural communities and families affected by black lung but as we enter 2024, an ongoing battle in Congress over spending is threatening to undo much of this progress while also cutting programs that benefit these communities. [ Read More ]
2024 Virginia General Assembly session is underway!
Tuesday, January 16th, 2024 | Posted by Dan Radmacher | No Comments
As the Virginia Assembly opened its 2024 legislative session on Jan. 10, Appalachian Voices held a webinar to lay out our priorities for the session and explain how those interested in these issues can get involved and make a difference. [ Read More ]
