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Appalachian Voices
“War on Coal” Claims are a War on Reality
By Melanie Foley Legislative Policy and Research Assistant,…
America’s “Sadness Belt”: Appalachian States Worst in U.S. for Health and Happiness
By Melanie Foley Legislative Policy and Research Assistant,…
An Uphill Climb Gets Steeper
Sequestration Comes to Appalachia By Melanie Foley Legislative…
A Clearcut Connection Between Mountaintop Removal and Climate Change
By Melanie Foley Legislative Policy and Research Assistant,…
North Carolina’s Appalachian Representatives
Virginia Foxx (NC-5) Representing northwestern North Carolina, Congresswoman…
Tennessee’s Appalachian Representatives
Phil Roe (TN-01) Congressman Roe represents a former…
Virginia’s Appalachian Representatives
Robert Hurt (VA-5) A second-term representative whose district…