Front Porch Blog
Updates from Appalachia
Solar-powered microgrids are ready to support communities in WNC
Two new mobile solar-powered microgrids are ready for use in Western North Carolina, and 24 stationary microgrids are coming to sites like fire stations, libraries and community centers.
Mining could start up near the Monongahela National Forest again
The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection granted…
Transforming a former mine into a healthy forest
Appalachian Voices acquired Quarry Drive, a 193-acre former coal mine site to restore a healthy native hardwood forest that supports local wildlife, steward the land and explore ways to fund mineland restoration at a larger scale.
Clean water is overdue in West Virginia’s coal country!
Advocates met with congressional staff on Capitol Hill last week to ask for vital water infrastructure investments in West Virginia. Sen. Capito and Rep. Moore are key parts of the process.
East Tennessee communities paid a high price to win federal protections from coal ash. Now the EPA is rolling them back.
Hundreds of communities across the country have been harmed by coal ash pollution, and each one has a story about its fight for protections from this nasty and harmful industrial waste.
