Monday, March 18th, 2024 | Posted by Juhi Modi | No Comments
Amid an alarming set of proposals for an extensive methane gas expansion across North Carolina, Duke Energy wants to convert its coal-fired power plant on Hyco Lake in Person County, known as the Roxboro Steam Station, to a combined-cycle methane gas power plant. [
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Thursday, August 17th, 2023 | Posted by Emma Kelly | No Comments
Beginning in January 2023, four local environmental and social justice organizations held a series of community listening sessions, one in each coalfield county in Southwest Virginia. [
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Wednesday, February 15th, 2023 | Posted by Brianna Knisley | 1 Comment
TVA is currently ignoring federal climate goals for a 100% carbon-free energy sector by 2035 to push forward a plan for the second-largest fossil fuel buildout of any utility in the country. These plans will line the pockets of two mega gas corporations, fuel climate change and devastate southeastern habitat and public health. [
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Thursday, June 23rd, 2022 | Posted by Peter Anderson | No Comments
With the signing of the budget, the Virginia General Assembly wrapped up a session filled with challenges and disappointments. [
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Thursday, June 2nd, 2022 | Posted by Maddy Koch | 3 Comments
The North Carolina People's Energy Plan seeks a cleaner, more affordable, more just energy system for the state. [
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Thursday, March 17th, 2022 | Posted by Chelsea Barnes | No Comments
Appalachian Voices is working with our partners in the RECLAIM Coalition to put on a series of educational webinars this spring that will take an in-depth look at a number of issues related to coal mine cleanup and economic transition in coal-impacted communities. [
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Monday, March 7th, 2022 | Posted by Chelsea Barnes | No Comments
An early version of a new mapping tool from the Biden administration highlights communities facing climate and environmental justice challenges. This tool will help determine how federal dollars are spent, so we need you to help make sure that the map is correct! [
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Tuesday, January 18th, 2022 | Posted by Jen Lawhorne | No Comments
Virginia’s 2022 General Assembly gaveled in on January 12 for two months of legislative wrangling in the crowded halls of the state capitol! We expect to play defense on protecting pivotal laws that tackle the climate crisis, while pushing for progress in key areas. Don't sit this one out — we need all Virginia hands on deck! [
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Monday, August 30th, 2021 | Posted by AV's Intern Team | No Comments
Shutting off electricity and other vital utilities of families who can't afford their bills is unjust. During a pandemic, it's barbaric. Appalachian Voices offers solutions. [
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Wednesday, August 18th, 2021 | Posted by AV's Intern Team | No Comments
Advocates from across the country shared stories of how they gained control over how and where their power is produced during the first two webinars of the three-part Energy Democracy In Action series. Read the highlights and register for the third webinar. [
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Tuesday, August 17th, 2021 | Posted by Chelsea Barnes | No Comments
The Senate's nearly 3,000-page infrastructure bill would bring major investments in programs that support Appalachian communities, including abandoned mine cleanup and broadband. But the bill also has its flaws. [
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Monday, June 21st, 2021 | Posted by Guest Contributor | No Comments
In the USA Today, Indigenous leader Crystal Cavalier and climate scientist Michael Mann team up for this op-ed calling out the Mountain Valley Pipeline as a nail in America's climate coffin and environmental injustice. [
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