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Wise County considers new gas infrastructure for data center project

Late last year, Wise County, Virginia, residents learned that Red Post Energy Group, a Texas-based company, had signed a letter of intent with Wise Innovation Hub Venture to develop a methane gas power plant for a proposed data center complex adjacent to the Lonesome Pine Airport.

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South Fork Coal Company's Rocky Run Surface Mine cutting a gash into the Yew Mountains above the South Fork Cherry River and the community of Richwood. Photo by Andrew Young/ Southwings

South Fork Coal Company was a no-show at violation hearing

South Fork Coal Company missed a hearing about its numerous permit violations.

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Juhi Modi, North Carolina field coordinator at Appalachian Voices, speaks at the SSEP air permit hearing press conference on Nov. 19. Photo by Jimmy Davidson/Appalachian Voices

Our air and water are under attack

Today, much of the country has clean air and access to clean water. But instead of strengthening these safeguards and improving public health, Congress and the Trump administration are attempting to gut our core environmental protections.

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TVA Listening Session - August 2025 crowd shot

What’s next for TVA?

After months of turmoil on its board of directors, TVA’s newly sworn-in board immediately voted to keep its coal plants in operation, eliminate goals around renewable energy and equity, inclusion and diversity, and approve additional power for Elon Musk-affiliated data centers in Memphis.

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Sign that says "Dungannon Town Hall"

Resilience projects moving forward in Southwest Virginia 

Progress is underway to equip two community-serving facilities in Scott County, Virginia, with solar power and energy storage.

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