Monthly Archives: February 2010

New Coal Ash Damage Report

Appalachian Voices helped release a new report by the Environmental Integrity Project and Earthjustice that identified 31 additional coal-ash contamination sites in 14 states with proven damage and pollution of groundwater, rivers, streams and/or wetlands. North Carolina leads the pack

Win $5,000 in The Dirty Lie Video Contest: Coal, Lies and Video Tape

This just in from the Waterkeeper Alliance: In celebration of The Dirty Lie’s first birthday, Waterkeeper Alliance is hosting a contest to find the best short video telling the world that clean coal is nothing but a dirty lie. Be

Slurry Spill In Martin County Kentucky.

Martin County Kentucky is no stranger to the dangers posed by coal slurry dams. In 2000, a slurry dam broke inundating two forks of the Tug River with over 300 million gallons of toxic sludge. This spill as thirty times

Slurry Spill In Martin County Kentucky.

Martin County Kentucky is no stranger to the dangers posed by coal slurry dams. In 2000, a slurry dam broke inundating two forks of the Tug River with over 300 million gallons of toxic sludge. This spill as thirty times

North Carolina Orders Better Water Testing Near Coal Ash Ponds

Duke Energy has been ordered to take greater measures to test groundwater near coal ash ponds. The order comes from the North Carolina Division of Water Quality (NCDWQ) in the wake of an October report that found 13 ash ponds

Ben Sollee & Daniel Martin Moore Making Music to Save Mountains

The first time I met Ben Sollee when he came to perform for us during our training in Washington DC at our Annual End Mountaintop Removal Week in Washington. There were close to 150 concerned citizens from California to the

Virginia Strives for Stream Saver Bill

On February 11, Virginia citizens convene at 4 p.m. to participate in a public hearing on the Stream Saver Bill (S. 564), before the Senate Agriculture, Conservation and National Resources Committee held in Richmond, Va. This is the first time

Donna Lisenby: the EPAs Coal Ash Review, Duke and Progress Energy Groundwater Monitoring Exceedances

The Appalachian Voices’ Waterkeeper Team Continues the Fight Against Water Pollution from Coal The Appalachian Voices Watekeeper team began its journey into the dark abyss of coal ash and its toxic impact to waterways in December of 2008 when it

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