August 25, 2020

Key win in pipeline fight!

We're celebrating with pipeline fighters after North Carolina rejected a critical water permit for the 75-mile, unnecessary MVP Southgate fracked-gas pipeline, and we’re ramping up efforts to stop the entire Mountain Valley Pipeline project for good.

Suing TVA for unfair contracts

We've gone to court to challenge the Tennessee Valley Authority's decision to lock its distributors into perpetual contracts that shut off opportunities for cleaner, more affordable electricity.

Trailblazers

The people behind three mountain bike trail system projects are helping to shape development and protect private lands from pavement in Appalachia.

New challenges for petrochemical expansion

As a major financier backed out of a potential cracker plant in Ohio, economic experts warn that new Appalachian petrochemical facilities are bad investments.

COVID and the coal economy

The decades-long decline of coal is in a nosedive, which leaves communities even less money to deal with decades of damage to people's health and the environment.

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In Case You Missed It

• Challenging Duke Energy's gas buildout: We're challenging the electric monopoly's attempt to build dirty, gas-fired units without regulatory approval.
• Community Forums on Land Access: Join a series of virtual discussions addressing absentee land ownership and property taxation in Southwest Virginia.
• COVID Shutoffs: Our work on preventing utility shutoffs during the pandemic continues, including Virginia's recent special legislative session.
• Big investment in 5 coal mine reuse projects: A new series of mini-grants will fund a solar project, a 5-mile trail, water quality improvements and more.

CALENDAR

Webinar: Energy Democracy & Appalachian Power

Aug. 25 & 26: Customers of Appalachian Power, join us for a virtual workshop on how to improve your community’s energy system.

Highlander Homecoming

Sept. 11-13: The Highlander Center hosts this 88th annual gathering virtually. Previous events featured music, shared learning and strategizing, and more.

Organic Growers School Harvest Conference

Sept. 11-12: This live-streamed event features a variety of day-long workshops on Cherokee foods, farm business, and herbal tonics

Making Energy Work Webinar Series

Sept. 22: Join the North Carolina Sustainable Energy Association in a conversation about clean energy.

Community Forum Series: Accessing the Land in SWVA

Sept. 2: Dickenson County

Sept. 9: Lee County

Sept. 23: Scott County

Oct. 7: Russell County

Oct. 14: Tazewell County

Oct. 28: Buchanan County

Join us for a group discussion on how to make land ownership and property taxation more equitable in Southwest Virginia. Each of the seven sessions will focus on a different county.

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