Congress can clean up orange water by removing red tape. Join the efforts of community leaders across the country and tell Congress to let states use their infrastructure funding for acid mine drainage treatment! [ Read More ]
Congress: Now is the moment to clean up acid mine drainage
Thursday, March 3rd, 2022 | Posted by Guest Contributor | No Comments
Restoring waters damaged by acid mine drainage: A conversation with Amanda Pitzer
Monday, November 1st, 2021 | Posted by Guest Contributor | No Comments
Amanda Pitzer with Friends of the Cheat discusses the specific impacts of acid mine drainage on the Cheat River, analyzes abandoned mine lands funding pending before Congress and charts a path for future success in collaboration with state and federal decision-makers. [ Read More ]
Confronting acid mine drainage: A conversation with Rural Action’s Marissa Lautzenheiser
Wednesday, October 6th, 2021 | Posted by Guest Contributor | No Comments
In this conversation, Marissa Lautzenheiser of Rural Action lays out the basics of the acid mine drainage challenge, discusses the unique funding needs for AMD clean-up, and talks about some of the innovative work Rural Action is doing to tackle this problem. [ Read More ]
Court rules that coal mines need a permit for water pollution from valley fills
Thursday, May 20th, 2021 | Posted by Matt Hepler | No Comments
Good news for clean water! Despite a setback in appeals court, overall the Red River Coal Company court ruling will help communities fight back against pollution from mountaintop removal coal mines. [ Read More ]
It’s a wrap! A rundown of the 2021 Virginia General Assembly
Monday, March 15th, 2021 | Posted by Peter Anderson | No Comments
We and our allies fought hard for the health and well-being of communities and the environment, and we're grateful for the emails and calls you delivered to the legislature to support these efforts. [ Read More ]
Beginning of the end of N.C.’s coal ash crisis
Friday, January 24th, 2020 | Posted by Cat McCue | No Comments
North Carolinians have won a major victory with the announcement that Duke Energy would remove coal ash from its remaining sites. Appalachian Voices is proud to have worked side-by-side with the people who fought so hard, for so long to defend their communities. [ Read More ]
Citizen scientists uncover water quality violations in Kentucky national forest
Wednesday, August 28th, 2019 | Posted by Matt Hepler | No Comments
Citizen scientists discovered that acid mine drainage is causing a creek in Kentucky’s Daniel Boone National Forest to flow a bright orange, and they spurred state regulators to issue citations to the mine operators. But mining company Revelation Energy is in bankruptcy, which leaves big questions about who will clean up the mess — and when. [ Read More ]
Underground mine blowout causes flood, property damage in Virginia
Tuesday, February 12th, 2019 | Posted by Willie Dodson | No Comments
Accumulated water bursting out of one of CM Mining, LLC’s operations in Hurley, VA, causes flooding and property damage in nearby neighborhood. [ Read More ]
Five years after Dan River: Coal ash in N.C.
Monday, February 11th, 2019 | Posted by Ridge Graham | No Comments
The Dan River coal ash spill sparked a flurry of coal ash cleanup legislation, public hearings, community meetings and more across North Carolina. But where does coal ash stand in the state now? [ Read More ]
Court suspends Mountain Valley Pipeline construction in W.Va.
Thursday, June 28th, 2018 | Posted by AV's Intern Team | 1 Comment
In a landmark victory on June 21, the Virginia Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals granted a stay for a permit the Mountain Valley Pipeline needs to build across West Virginia waterways. [ Read More ]
Abandoned coal relics cleaned up with settlement funds
Friday, June 22nd, 2018 | Posted by Matt Hepler | No Comments
The sites of two abandoned coal tipples in Southwest Virginia were recently reclaimed thanks to settlement funds resulting from a water pollution lawsuit. [ Read More ]
Alpha Natural Resources wants to use Coal River Mountain as a tire dump
Thursday, April 19th, 2018 | Posted by Willie Dodson | 1 Comment
The case of Republic Energy makes it clear that the deck is still stacked in favor of the coal industry. But that has never dissuaded Coal River Mountain Watch from challenging the industry and the agencies that enable it. [ Read More ]
