Right here in North Carolina a coal ash pond at Progress Energy’s Sutton Plant near Wilmington was breached on Monday. Monday’s heavy rains may have been a factor in the failure, but there is another wave of heavy rains coming…
Right here in North Carolina a coal ash pond at Progress Energy’s Sutton Plant near Wilmington was breached on Monday. Monday’s heavy rains may have been a factor in the failure, but there is another wave of heavy rains coming…
“The people! United! Will never be defeated!” … “Hay hay ho ho MTR has got to go” … “Do your job, EPA!” Hundreds of protesters marched the streets of Washington, D.C., yesterday to protest mountaintop removal coal mining practices. Participants…
Do you have outdated or unused prescription drugs, over the counter medications, syringes or other medical supplies? Come drop them off at the sponsored take-back centers in Ashe and Watauga Counties on three different days this October. Any prescription or…
The way I see it, if you drive drunk and the cops are not around, you are still breaking the law–and your violation could cause others to lose their lives. And according to Labor Secretary Hilda Solis, mining operators are…
Appalachian Voices is sponsoring the “Ecological Footprint” category once again this year in the 8th annual Appalachian Mountains Photo Competition, a juried photography show sponsored by Appalachian State University’s Outdoor Programs department. The contest is now accepting submissions through December…
A set of so-called “pro-coal” Representatives have introduced HR 6113 to prove that they care more about Don Blankenship’s approval than their constituents’ health. This bill asserts that Obama’s EPA threatens national security. Continuing their march to ignore evidence, make…
Snap away photographers! The Appalachian Mountain Photography Competition is underway and it’s perfect weather for walking, hiking, biking and poking around the outside world with your camera. As you wander around with your camera during the upcoming months, pay special…
Come out and join us this Saturday (September 25) to help clean up the Watauga River. Starting at 9am groups will be picking up trash from the Watauga River from Foscoe all the way to the Guy Ford Road Bridge,…
Our President has been very busy in his first two years in office. Taking steps to repeal a number of Bush Administration policies, and working to make his own stamp through the rulemaking process. OMB Watch just released a report…
Rising Up for Appalachia! This coming weekend, September 25-28, the Appalachian Voices crew will be traveling to Washington D.C. for the Appalachia Rising: Voices from the Mountains conference. The weekend workshops will be educational, focusing on issues such as: mountaintop…