December 21, 2019
Taking our message nationwide
In a letter to the editor of the New York Times, Appalachian Voices' Executive Director Tom Cormons says the outcome of 2019 elections for state legislative offices is a clear mandate for reforming the electric monopoly system in Virginia. Photo: Tom Cormons speaks at a May 2019 press conference at the launch of the Virginia Energy Reform Coalition.
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Progress on healthcare for miners with black lung disease
Congress is expected to reinstate a tax to fund healthcare and benefits for miners with black lung and their families before 2020 — but further action is needed to help those who have been left behind.
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Activists across the generations
A group of social justice activists from Virginia, ages 17 to 75, traveled to the 8th annual Southern Movement Assembly in Mississippi, where they made connections and drew inspiration from others.
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Duke Rate Hike Hearings 2020
After our victory on North Carolina's Senate bill 559, Duke Energy is yet again asking the N.C. Public Utilities Commission for permission to raise the rates it charges families and businesses.
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Re-envisioning public power in the Tennessee Valley
The 2019 Tennessee Valley Energy Democracy Tour is a listening project to begin building a grassroots vision for our energy future by asking communities impacted by the Tennessee Valley Authority what they want.
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Threats to Oaks
Magnificent, strong and once thriving in Appalachian forests, oaks now struggle to regenerate. As deadly oak diseases spread in other regions, a new alliance is emerging in our region to protect these vital trees.
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