Latest Reports From Appalachian Voices
Rural Energy for America Program: Working for Appalachia
This report highlights investments in energy efficiency and clean energy that Central Appalachian businesses and schools have undertaken in recent…
Modeling a Just Transition in Virginia’s Coalfields
This report describes Southwest Virginia coalfield leaders’ perspectives on new energy technologies in their communities and details best practices for…
Benefits for Coal Miners with Black Lung Falling Behind
Monthly Benefit Rate Hasn’t Kept Up With Cost of Living or Inflation, Leaving Sick Miners and Their Families without an…
Reforesting Mine Lands through the Carbon Market
One nature-based solution for two deep challenges This white paper by Carbon Removal Fellow Diana Dombrowski explores how carbon offset…
The Status and Impact of the Mountain Valley Pipeline
With the most difficult and risky work remaining, the project is far from complete This report released on Sept. 20,…
NATIONAL TO NEIGHBORHOODS: Catalyzing Opportunities for Coal-Impacted Communities
This regional report released by the Reclaiming Appalachia Coalition in January 2021 is the third in a series and further…
Pressing Pause on Utility Shutoffs
How Virginia Could Save Lives by Establishing Shutoff Policies for High-Risk Periods This report, released on Nov. 14, 2022, details…
Save Energy, Grow Jobs
How investments in renewable and efficient resources could bring thousands of jobs to the TVA region The Tennessee Valley region…
GOT FIVE ON IT: Economic Impacts and Observations of the Abandoned Mine Land Economic Revitalization Program Five Years In
The Abandoned Mine Land Economic Revitalization Program was established in 2016 to return abandoned mine lands to productive use through…
Why West Virginia Needs the Black Lung Excise Tax
Rates of black lung disease have hit a 25-year high in Appalachian coal mining states and have reached epidemic levels…
Moving forward at warp speed: Abandoned mine reclamation over the coming years
As Congress continues to negotiate the passage of the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, delays are sidelining both the…
Repairing the Damage: The costs of delaying reclamation at modern-era mines
Central Appalachia may be facing a new wave of abandoned mines as more companies declare bankruptcy and desert their cleanup…
Central Appalachian Mine Reforestation Assessment Tool (May 26, 2021)
The Central Appalachian Mine Reforestation Assessment tool uses satellite imagery and a new mathematical model to monitor and characterize the…
Restoration and Renewal: The New Appalachian Economy
This regional report released by the Reclaiming Appalachia Coalition in January 2021 is the third in a series and further…
A New Horizon: Innovative Reclamation for a Just Transition
This regional report released by the Reclaiming Appalachia Coalition in fall 2019 follows last year’s report and further seeks to…
