Written by Dan Radmacher
Dan Radmacher
Dan is Appalachian Voice's Media Specialist. Previously, he worked as an opinion journalist for newspapers in Illinois, West Virginia, Florida and Virginia, and then as a communications consultant for a number of environmental nonprofit organizations.
Advocates release policy solutions to help miners with black lung
Today, Appalachian Voices and partners unveiled the 2026 Federal Black Lung Policy Platform. It is intended to provide federal lawmakers with a policy framework to address the scourge of black lung disease and improve the Black Lung Program for coal miners and their families.
Pennington Gap community meeting to be held on March 31 to discuss future of Cas Walker site
On March 31, Appalachian Voices will host a meeting at the Pennington Gap Community Center to discuss the future of the former Cas Walker grocery store site.
Community session will help guide Quarry Drive’s future
The Quarry Drive site is 193 acres of land that was last mined in the late 1990s. The site is largely covered by invasive species — mostly autumn olive shrubs.
RESCHEDULED: Appalachian Voices to host Community Preparedness and Resilience Workshop in White Bluff
On Jan. 24, Appalachian Voices will host a Community Preparedness and Resilience Workshop in White Bluff, Tennessee, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Environmental groups challenge Virginia water permit for controversial MVP Southgate pipeline
Today, environmental groups filed a legal challenge to the proposed Mountain Valley Pipeline Southgate extension’s water permit in Virginia.
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers approves permit for SSEP pipeline
Yesterday, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers issued a permit for the Southeast Supply Enhancement Project, an interstate pipeline proposed by Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Company, LLC.
Coalition statement on new Ten Day Notice rule
The Trump administration is weakening a rule that allows communities to seek federal assistance at problematic mine sites.
Rule Change Would Gut the Clean Water Act
A federal rule change will cut protections for wetlands, headwater streams, and rivers that go underground. In Appalachia, this would harm wildlife, damage water quality and increase flood risk.
West Virginians rally for clean water at Capitol
Dozens of West Virginia residents held a rally outside the House of Delegates chamber this morning, demanding that the legislature take action to address the growing clean water crisis affecting the state’s southern coalfields.
Community and nonprofit groups appeal Chesterfield air permit
Today — on behalf of the Chesterfield County branch of the NAACP, CASA Inc., Appalachian Voices and Mothers Out Front — the Southern Environmental Law Center appealed the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality’s issuance of an air permit allowing Dominion Energy to build and operate a new methane gas plant in Chesterfield County.
