AV In the News
Highlights of recent news coverage of Appalachian Voices
A key part of our mission is to educate the media and decision-makers at the local, state and national level about how policies impact people, communities and the environment in the Appalachia region. (Note: News outlets sometimes move their articles behind a paywall after a period of time; if you find a paywall or broken link, please let us know: comms [at] appvoices.org. Thanks!)
- National Park Units Dot America's Most Endangered Rivers List
Inside Climate News, April 21, 2025 - MSHA pauses rule to protect miners from toxic silica dust days before compliance date
Charleston Gazette Mail, April 10, 2025 - Trump administration rescinds $500,000 EPA grant to fund a community project helping 5 Southwest Virginia communities
Cardinal News, April 7, 2025 - WV coal firm had long environmental violation history before bankruptcy, cases stopped
Charleston Gazette-Mail, March 25, 2025 - Opponents ask feds to nix Southgate proposal
Chatham Star Tribune, March 19, 2025 - DOGE cuts seven mine safety office leases across Kentucky
WEKU, March 16, 2025 - How Trump’s Attacks on DEI Are Hurting Communities That Voted for Him
Time Magazine, February 25, 2025 - Farmers and rural businesses shelled out money for improvements; Will their promised rebates arrive?
AgriNews, February 23, 2025 - Abandoned Mine Land program frozen as Appalachia faces severe flooding
Public News Service, February 17, 2025 - Trump’s DEI Purge Sweeps Up Race-Neutral Environmental Justice Program
The American Prospect, February 14, 2025 - Federal regulators waited 7 months to investigate a deadly home explosion above a gassy coal mine
WBH-FM (Birmingham, Ala.), Nov. 7, 2024 - How the TVA Morphed From a New Deal Miracle Into a Mega-Polluter
Time Magazine, Oct. 30, 2024 - Further decline in the coal industry gives rise to a new phenomenon: Zombie mines
WTVF-TV (Nashville), Oct. 25, 2024 - Mountain Valley Pipeline goes into service
Roanoke Times, June 14, 2024 - TVA's status as clean energy leader questioned amid rapid gas expansion and solar lag
Knoxville News-Sentinel, June 13, 2024 - Fears grow as MVP nears completion; Fears grow as Mountain Valley Pipeline nears completion
Roanoke Times — May 12, 2024 - Environmental groups welcome federal rules requiring TVA to clean up old coal ash dumps
Tennessee Lookout — May 8, 2024 - Mountain Valley Pipeline segment ruptures during test
Yahoo — May 8, 2024 - Virginia law expands shared solar into coal country, but key details still have to be worked out
Energy News Network — May 6, 2024 - Amid decline, coal seeks new champions in Washington
POLITICO — April 26, 2024 - Mine safety advocates agree new silica dust rule is progress, but some worry it’s not enough
Yahoo — April 23, 2024 - Industry distrust drives miner advocate criticism of new MSHA silica exposure rule
Charleston Gazette-Mail — April 20, 2024 - TVA is a monopoly. A board is supposed to curb that power. Is it?
WPLN-FM (Nashville, TN) — April 11, 2024 - Benefits for miners suffering from black lung disease lagging
Tennessee Daily — April 3, 2024