Highlights of 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@appvoices.org. Thanks!)
- Advocates urge Congress, MSHA to do more for miners with black lung and guard against the disease
Charleston Gazette-Mail, August 12, 2021 - Pipeline’s plan to offset greenhouse gas emissions questioned by environmentalists
Roanoke Times, July 30, 2021 - Analysis: Coal country cleanup: Biden plan sketches out possible future for former miners
Reuters, July 30, 2021 - Proposed NC energy bill would enrich Duke Energy at its customers’ expense
Raleigh News & Observer, July 25, 2021
* Op-ed column by Appalachian Voices’ North Carolina Field Coordinator Josh McClenney - Some property owners plan to fight proposed Va. gas pipeline
Washington Post, July 24, 2021 - Report: Appalachian states face billions in mining cleanup
ABC News, July 14, 2021 - Modern coal mines’ cleanup has big unbudgeted costs, group says
Bloomberg, July 8, 2021 - Region hopes for jolt from batteries, electrification
Virginia Business, June 30, 2021 - Appalachian Voices praises environmental justice report
News and Sentinel, June 5, 2021 - White House to fuel coal transition to diversified economies
WVTF, May 7, 2021 - Advocates push for new utility moratorium as thousands face power, water shutoffs in NC
WCNC, April 27, 2021 - Biden group releases first take on ideas to boost coal areas like Eastern Kentucky
Lexington Herald-Leader, April 23, 2021 - Energy storage pilot project receives funding
Coalfield Progress, April 9, 2021 - There’s a pandemic power crisis. But how big is it?
Bloomberg Law, March 18, 2021 - Biden urged to direct TVA to suspend all utility cutoffs
Yahoo! News, March 10, 2021 - A legacy of the New Deal, electric cooperatives struggle to democratize and make a green transition
Inside Climate News, February 28, 2021 - Days of spotty power cost this Texan $1,127. Now her account’s overdrawn and rent’s due
HuffPost, February 24, 2021 - ‘Tidal wave’ of evictions, utility shutoffs tests lawmakers
Stateline, January 28, 2021 - Communities facing power-plant closures deserve fair warning
Roanoke Times, January 27, 2021
* Op-ed co-written by Appalachian Voices’ (then) New Economy Manager Chelsea Barnes and Virginia Delegate Suhas Subramanyam - What comes after coal?
Roanoke Times, January 27, 2021
* Letter-to-the-editor by Appalachian Voices’ Regional Director of Community and Economic Development Adam Wells - Vast coalition calls on Biden to impose national moratorium on water shutoffs
The Guardian, January 12, 2021 - Waters remain muddy for Mountain Valley Pipeline’s stream crossings
Roanoke Times, January 5, 2021
