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Environmental Groups Request Decision Review
Earthjustice and the Appalachian Center for the Economy & the Environment filed a petition with the U.S. Supreme Court requesting a review of the recent Fourth Circuit court decision in a controversial mountaintop removal mining case. The lawsuit challenged the Corps’ violation of the Clean Water Act by authorizing permits to fill 23 valleys and 13 miles of mountain streams in southern West Virginia without performing required assessments of the harm caused by burying the streams.
Environmentalists Oppose Pizarchik Nomination
Nominated for the Office of Surface Mining and Reclamation Enforcement, Joe Pizarchik, Director of the Bureau of Mining and Reclamation in the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, has ignored warnings about coal ash contamination, allowed valley fills of coal waste that have destroyed dozens of miles of streams and has allowed the proliferation of longwall mining, which has devastated homes and destroyed streams.
TVA Spends $43 Million in Roane County, Tenn.
The Tennessee Valley Authority is funding economic development projects at the site of last December’s coal ash disaster, the largest in the country’s history. The money will be spent on projects that do not directly relate to the spill such as improving the county school system and a public relations campaign to promote tourism in the area.
EPA to Issue New Water Discharge Rules by 2012
The rules limit toxic heavy metals that flow into US waterways from coal power plants’ water discharge. Provisions in the Clean Air Act to reduce air pollutants from power plants have resulted in dirtier water produced by the coal plants.
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‘First Line of Defense’
During Hurricane Helene and its aftermath, rural fire departments and other first responder hubs played critical roles in keeping their communities safe, even without power and cut off from outside support for days or weeks after the storm. Two years later, plenty of work remains to ensure these hubs have the resources they need to operate day to day and be ready when emergencies or natural disasters strike.
The Rocky Road — and Bridge — to Recovery
Hurricane Helene is estimated to have damaged nearly 7,000 private roads and bridges in Western North Carolina. Two years later, many restoration projects are complete, but the journey hasn’t been easy — and isn’t over for others.
After 20 Years, Letcher County Prison Proposal Is Still Alive, Though Obstacles Remain
A $605 million proposal for a federal prison on a former strip mine site in Letcher County, Kentucky, championed by U.S. Rep. Hal Rogers, refuses to die, despite local opposition, a lack of support from the executive branch and numerous other obstacles.
The Washout and Rebuild
For nearly two years, residents of Unicoi County, Tennessee, have had to make do without a hospital after Hurricane Helene destroyed the rural hospital. Ballad Health, which owns the hospital, broke ground on a new location — in another floodplain — in August 2026.
The Shenandoah Salamander
The Shenandoah salamander is a woodland salamander, which has adapted to life at higher elevations away from water. This sparkling rarity lives among the dry leaves, cracked logs, and stony hillocks on the highest peaks of Shenandoah National Park.
‘Foraging Is a Way of Connecting’
Foraging has experienced a modern resurgence, partly because of social media, online groups, the pandemic and people wanting to connect with nature. It also builds community, whether in person or online.
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