The Appalachian Voice | February 25, 2020 | No Comments
In January, the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality reached a settlement with Duke Energy to excavate nearly 80 million tons of coal ash at six of the utility’s coal-fired power plants. The settlement is a result of a lawsuit filed by the nonprofit Southern Environmental Law Center on behalf of Appalachian Voices and numerous other environmental organizations.
We are so proud to be part of this fight alongside ACT Against Coal Ash and all the many, many people who attended a hearing, made a phone call, gave testimony, sent an official comment on a rulemaking, turned out at a rally, printed flyers, or kept the home fires burning while others went to the frontlines. We salute you!
Read more about this momentous victory in the Spring 2020 issue.
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2020 — Spring
New limits on power plant emissions and new community protections should prompt utilities to turn to reliable, affordable renewable energy
Duke Energy’s proposal to convert the Roxboro coal plant to gas would be one of many dangerous new fossil fuel investments
TVA plows ahead with plans for Kingston gas plant, ignores clean energy alternatives
Three Towns in Southwest Virginia Pursue Redevelopment of Blighted Buildings 
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