Tuesday, February 26th, 2019 | Posted by Matt Hepler | No Comments
A federal bankruptcy judge ruled that Westmoreland Coal Company can back out of its collective bargaining agreements with current workers and retirees as soon as Feb. 28, putting pensions and health benefits for thousands of people at risk. [
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Thursday, February 21st, 2019 | Posted by Lesley Garrett | No Comments
Increased public participation but continued gaps in transparency marked TVA's recent quarterly meeting, which included a vote to close two of the utility's coal plants.
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Thursday, February 21st, 2019 | Posted by Front Porch Blog | No Comments
Residents and organizations joined in Raleigh, N.C., to launch the Energy Justice North Carolina: End the Duke Monopoly coalition to promote energy choice and end monopoly control of the state's utility structure.
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Wednesday, February 20th, 2019 | Posted by Cat McCue | No Comments
Civil rights and climate activists Rev. William Barber and former Vice President Al Gore drew more than 1,000 people to a town hall meeting in Buckingham, Va., to highlight the environmental racism of the proposed frack-gas compressor station in the African-American community of Union Hill. [
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Monday, February 18th, 2019 | Posted by Willie Dodson | No Comments
The grassroots group Friends of Perry State Forest formed to fight a proposed 550-acre strip mine in Southeast Ohio's Perry State Forest. A key public meeting is set for Feb. 26. [
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Tuesday, February 12th, 2019 | Posted by Willie Dodson | No Comments
Accumulated water bursting out of one of CM Mining, LLC’s operations in Hurley, VA, causes flooding and property damage in nearby neighborhood. [
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Monday, February 11th, 2019 | Posted by Ridge Graham | No Comments
The Dan River coal ash spill sparked a flurry of coal ash cleanup legislation, public hearings, community meetings and more across North Carolina. But where does coal ash stand in the state now? [
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Thursday, January 31st, 2019 | Posted by AV's Intern Team | No Comments
As Tennessee electric utilities seek to maintain profits, they are are increasing fixed fees on customer electric bills, regardless of how much electricity they use. That's patently unfair, especially for lower-income people. [
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Friday, January 25th, 2019 | Posted by Willie Dodson | 1 Comment
Despite significant grassroots pressure, an excise tax that pays into a healthcare and disability fund for miners with black lung was slashed in half. The lack of action by Congress amounts to a tax break for coal companies while putting benefits for former miners and their families at risk. [
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Thursday, January 24th, 2019 | Posted by Lara Mack | No Comments
Pipeline resisters were distraught - but, alas, not surprised - when Va. regulators OK'd a huge fracked-gas compressor station in historic Union Hill. But all vowed to continue the fight for environmental justice. [
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Thursday, January 17th, 2019 | Posted by Guest Contributor | No Comments
Arietta Ann DuPre's land and her neighbor’s land in Wayside, W.Va., serves as a home for rescued horses and other animals – and in early 2018, Mountain Valley Pipeline developers cut her horses' pasture land in two. [
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Friday, January 11th, 2019 | Posted by Matt Hepler | No Comments
Westmoreland Coal's bankruptcy puts health benefits for 500 Virginians and pensions for 7,000 former Virginia miners in jeopardy. A bill proposed in the Senate would protect these benefits — and also shore up the Black Lung Disability Trust Fund. [
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