Folks from across North Carolina have banded together to oppose a bill that would allow Duke Energy to more easily raise rates AND foist their cost for doing business onto N.C. ratepayers. [ Read More ]
Monopoly power play: The latest on Duke Energy’s bad rate bill
Friday, May 24th, 2019 | Posted by Jamie Goodman | No Comments
Virginians For Justice: Progress Not Pipelines!
Friday, May 24th, 2019 | Posted by Cat McCue | No Comments
Several hundred people from across Virginia turned out for a weekend of solidarity for environmental justice and climate action and to call for a halt to expanding fracked-gas infrastructure anywhere in the state. [ Read More ]
Solar in Southwest Virginia recognized in national competition
Wednesday, May 22nd, 2019 | Posted by Chelsea Barnes | No Comments
The Solar Workgroup of Southwest Virginia was recently awarded a "Solar Discovery" prize for identifying solar projects in Virginia's coalfield counties that would create jobs and benefit local communities.
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High prices for dirty fuels in Southwest Virginia
Thursday, May 16th, 2019 | Posted by Chelsea Barnes | No Comments
Old Dominion Power wants to charge residents more for increasingly expensive fossil fuels, when renewable energy offers a lower-cost alternative. Join us at the State Corporation Commission's public hearing in Norton, Va., on May 23! [ Read More ]
KY plans to spend Abandoned Mine Land Pilot funds on a federal prison
Wednesday, April 24th, 2019 | Posted by Willie Dodson | No Comments
The state of Kentucky intends to use Abandoned Mine Land Pilot funds to build water and sewer lines for a proposed federal prison, a project that does not support true economic renewal or justice. [ Read More ]
RECLAIM Act back in Congress
Tuesday, April 23rd, 2019 | Posted by Cat McCue | No Comments
The bill to expedite spending of $1 billion in coal-impacted communities to repurpose old mine sites for new economic projects has been reintroduced into Congress with bipartisan support. [ Read More ]
Appalachians testify in Congress to end mountaintop removal
Wednesday, April 17th, 2019 | Posted by Kevin Ridder | No Comments
Residents of coal-impacted communities went to Washington, D.C., to share how strip mines have affected their lives and to support a moratorium on destructive strip mining.
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Coal ash cleanup decision a huge victory for North Carolina!
Wednesday, April 10th, 2019 | Posted by Ridge Graham | No Comments
On April 1, North Carolina announced its decision to require Duke Energy to fully excavate the six remaining coal ash sites across the state — a big victory in the year's long fight against the energy utility's negligence. [ Read More ]
Banning fracking worldwide
Friday, April 5th, 2019 | Posted by Cat McCue | No Comments
An international tribunal on human rights, fracking and climate change is calling for a worldwide ban on fracking. The community of Union Hill, Va., helped play a role in this historic occasion. [ Read More ]
Projects to reclaim old coal sites get $10 million in federal grants
Thursday, March 21st, 2019 | Posted by Front Porch Blog | No Comments
Ten economic development projects in Southwest Virginia have been selected to receive $10 through the Abandoned Mine Land Pilot Program, including a multi-use trail and a commercial solar farm. [ Read More ]
Coalition explores innovative mine reclamation solutions in West Virginia
Friday, March 15th, 2019 | Posted by Chelsea Barnes | No Comments
Members of the Reclaiming Appalachia Coalition visited an abandoned mine in Mingo County, W.Va., slated to become the site of a solar-powered aquaponics agriculture facility. [ Read More ]
Good – and not-so-good – mine reclamation projects
Friday, March 8th, 2019 | Posted by Willie Dodson | No Comments
Congress has funded "pilot" projects to repurpose old coal sites in Appalachia for three years; the results show a clear need for a strong RECLAIM Act grounded in community-driven goals and environmental cleanup. [ Read More ]
