With Overwhelming Bipartisan Support, the U.S. Senate Yesterday Began Moving a Common Sense Energy Efficiency Bill. Here’s Why We’re Celebrating. Well, the US Chamber of Commerce, the National Association of Manufacturers, and Appalachian Voices all agree — it’s time for…
Monthly Archives: May 2013
Permit to Mine one of America’s “Most Endangered Mountains” Denied
Appalachian residents in Virginia are breathing a sigh of relief with the news yesterday that the state Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy has denied a permit for a massive strip mine on Ison Rock Ridge in Wise County. Although…
Groups Petition U.S. EPA for Water Quality Standard in Appalachia to Protect Communities from Mountaintop Removal Mining Pollution
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contacts: Liz Judge, Earthjustice, 202-797-5237, ljudge@earthjustice.org Cat McCue, Appalachian Voices, 434-293-6373, cat@appvoices.org WASHINGTON, D.C. — Yesterday afternoon, a coalition of Appalachian and national groups pressed the Environmental Protection Agency for stronger protection for their waters from the…
Clean Water Protection Act Introduced with 45 Cosponsors
Yesterday, Rep. Frank Pallone (D-NJ) and Rep. Dave Reichert (R-WA) introduced the Clean Water Protection Act in the 113th Congress with 45 original cosponsors. The Clean Water Protection Act, H.R. 1837, is a bill in the U.S. House of Representatives…
TAGS: Appalachian Voices Clean Water Act EPA Kentucky Mountaintop Removal Tennessee Virginia West Virginia
Of Monsters and Zombies: NC Legislature Turning into Bad Horror Flick
By Davis Wax Editorial assistant, Spring/Summer 2013 Among the scary legislation developing in the North Carolina assembly, there are two bills — one a monster of bad environmental reform and the other back from the dead in order to snuff…
TAGS: Coal Ash North Carolina Politics regulatory reform Renewable Energy Renewable Portfolio Standards
Mountaintop Removal 101: Congressional Research Service Updates Report
Every day, more Americans become concerned with the threat of mountaintop removal in Appalachia. Just yesterday, I was made aware of a website called “What About Mountains?” created by a fourth grade class at the Episcopal School of Knoxville. These…
Kentucky’s Lab Certification- Is it strong enough?
Yesterday, Appalachian Voices submitted public comments on a proposed wastewater lab certification program in Kentucky. To discharge polluted water, coal companies must receive a permit under the Clean Water Act. This permit that requires companies to test wastewater and report…
TAGS: Appalachian Water Watch Clean Water Act Coal Environment Kentuckians for the Commonwealth Kentucky Kentucky Litigation Mountaintop Removal Red White and Water Water Water Pollution
Advancing Energy Efficiency in Virginia
When it comes to energy efficiency, Virginia’s policymakers could do more, a lot more. The commonwealth came in 37th place on the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy’s (ACEEE) most recent state scorecard, which ranks states by energy efficiency policies.…
Appalachian Voices Launches Program to Save Energy and Promote Jobs in Appalachia // Policy Expert Tapped to Lead New Initiative
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Cat McCue, Communications Director, 434-293-6373, cat @ appvoices.org Rory McIlmoil, Energy Policy Director, 828-262-1500, rory @ appvoices.org Boone, N.C. – Appalachian Voices today unveiled a new program that aims to reduce electricity costs for homeowners, stimulate…
