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The rivers that flow through Appalachia provide summer fun for paddlers of any skill level. Below, read about some of our region’s best boating spots, a grassroots effort to federally protect the Nolichucky River, and more.
We also cover one Southwest Virginia couple’s ongoing mission to preserve the area’s African-American heritage, along with a West Virginia community’s fight to be relocated away from toxic ground. And catch up on the latest coal ash and fracked-gas pipeline news.
Take a trip downriver with us as we explore a selection of the region’s top paddling locales and read about women whitewater rafters making a difference in their communities.
One couple's mission to preserve community history in Southwest Virginia.
Two peaceful protesters of the Mountain Valley Pipeline were recently arrested and charged with threats of terrorism, a felony.
As residents in the path of the Mountain Valley and Atlantic Coast pipelines call for investigation of potentially toxic pipeline coatings, federal and state officials loosen permitting regulations.
Minden, W.Va., residents have been plagued with toxic PCBs for decades. Now the town is on the Superfund list and residents are once again calling on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to relocate the entire community.
The Tennessee Valley Authority and its contractor Jacobs Engineering are facing a new lawsuit regarding their cleanup of the 2008 Kingston coal ash spill. Additionally, state and federal lawmakers are backing a U.S. House bill that would require more transparency from the monopoly utility.
North Carolina ordered Duke Energy to fully excavate the coal ash at its six remaining coal ash sites across the state, prompting an appeal from the monopoly utility.
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