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.
Statement by Appalachian Voices on impact of Trump energy executive orders on rural Appalachia
One of the many executive orders issued by President Donald Trump on his first day in office, “Unleashing American Energy,” ironically would stymie renewable energy growth.
Trump expected to rescind programs established to support struggling coal and power plant communities
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Appalachian Voices welcomes Andie Waugh as the Stewards Energy Communities VISTA
Appalachian Voices has selected Andie Waugh, a recent North Carolina State University graduate, to serve as the Stewards Individual Placements Energy Communities AmeriCorps Volunteer In Service To America in the role of Solar Project Coordinator.
Federal regulators issue notice to DEP for failing to enforce environmental protections at Greenbrier County coal mines
A notice issued by federal coal mining regulators outlines the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection’s failures to address persistent problems at a set of South Fork Coal Company mines and directs state regulators to address the issues and report back.
Appalachian Voices celebrates Congress passing year-end victories for Appalachian communities
Congress passed a stopgap funding measure that includes $100 billion in disaster relief and will keep the federal government open through March 2025. President Joe Biden will sign the funding package into law, along with the bipartisan Thomas R. Carper Water Resources Development Act of 2024 passed by Congress this week.
REPORTER MEMO: Southeast Supply Enhancement Project
The proposed project is a massive expansion of Transco’s pipeline network of over 1.5 million dekatherms per day of additional gas, and requires approximately 54.9 miles of additional pipe in Virginia and North Carolina in two separate “loops.”
Appalachian Voices statement on Trump and Musk attempt to scuttle much-needed disaster funding
People in Appalachia hit by Helene have waited months for the federal government to step up and provide the necessary aid. Further delays are unacceptable.
For 16th Anniversary of Kingston Coal Ash Spill, Communities Honor Cleanup Workers
For the 16th anniversary of the devastating Kingston Coal Ash Spill, families and allies of cleanup workers, including the Sierra Club and Appalachian Voices, set up billboards commemorating the heroic cleanup workers whose health has been impacted by the exposure to coal ash.
Conservation group challenges air permit for TVA’s proposed methane gas plant at Kingston site
The groups contend that state regulators are allowing TVA to avoid installing commonsense pollution controls — which are standard for any new large industrial air pollution source — by characterizing construction of its proposed methane-fired plant as a “minor modification” to the Kingston coal plant, which TVA plans to demolish.
Environmental groups sue South Fork Coal over damages near Cranberry Wilderness
The West Virginia Highlands Conservancy and Appalachian Voices sued South Fork Coal Company today for ongoing violations of the federal Clean Water Act and Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act at five coal mines in Greenbrier County, West Virginia.
