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!)
- 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 - Bills could expand shared solar programs in Dominion, Appalachian Power territories
The Virginia Mercury — March 25, 2024 - A flood of emotions: An East Tennessee man has become archivist of TVA’s impact on communities and families
Chattanooga Times Free Press — March 16, 2024 - Congress considers plan to open up TVA power planning process; Laymakers say America's biggest public power company isn't public enough with its plans
Chattanooga Times Free Press — March 8, 2024 - Coalition of Environmental Orgs Releases Policy Platform for ‘Zombie Mines’ Reclamation Work
The Daily Yonder — March 4, 2024 - Reclaiming zombie mines could bring economic opportunities
chicagonews.net — February 17, 2024 - Virginia House, Senate OK bills to advance development of small modular nuclear reactors
Loudoun Times-Mirror - February 14, 2024 - Black Lung Compensation Falling Behind Inflation
West Virginia Public Broadcasting — February 13, 2024 - EPA finalizes new rule strengthening standard for deadly air pollution
Charleston Gazette-Mail — February 7, 2024 - Mountain Valley Pipeline should have to get new permits for Southgate Extension
Greensboro News & Record — January 23, 2024 - Southeast utilities have a ‘very big ask’: More gas
E&E News — January 22, 2024 - Developers Seek Big Changes to the Mountain Valley Pipeline’s Southgate Extension, Amid Sustained Opposition
Inside Climate News — January 19, 2024 - Making Mountaintop Removal Renewable
The Daily Yonder — January 12, 2024 - The town of Pound almost lost it charter. 2 years later, it is coming back.
Cardinal News — January 2, 2024 - Environmental Justice Advocates in Virginia Fear Recent Legal Gains Could Be Thwarted by Politics in Richmond
Inside Climate News — January 2, 2024