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.
Citizen groups notify Justice-owned coal company of intent to sue over reclamation violations
A coal company owned by West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice and his family has been notified that Appalachian Voices, Southern Appalachian Mountain Stewards and Sierra Club are planning to file a lawsuit over its failure to clean up three Wise County, Virginia, mines.
Community groups call on Congress to increase economic revitalization funding
CONTACT: Dan Radmacher, (540) 798-6683), dan@appvoices.org APPALACHIA —…
Current mine clean-up laws aren’t meeting the challenge of the situation
The system to ensure that surface mines get cleaned up and restored is under intense strain as the coal industry declines, leading to dangerous conditions at many mines and putting taxpayers at risk of having to foot the bill eventually.
Statement: MVP faces more delay and expense
CONTACT: Dan Radmacher, (540) 798-6683), dan@appvoices.org Today, the…
Appalachian groups urge Biden, Congress to ensure climate action helps energy transition communities
APPALACHIA — Today, dozens of Appalachian organizations and national partners submitted a letter to President Joe Biden, U.S. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer urging them to make sure that a budget reconciliation package under negotiation in Congress targets climate action spending in ways that help communities in coal-impacted Appalachia and elsewhere benefit from the transition to a clean-energy economy.
Webinar to explain how the Appalachian Solar Finance Fund is helping coal-impacted communities
CONTACT: Autumn Long, Appalachian Solar Finance Fund Project…
FERC conditions amendment approval on MVP restoring federal permits
MVP will need to get federal permits restored before it can bore under streams.
PRESS STATEMENT: Confirmation hearing for TVA appointees is long overdue
Today, a subcommittee of the U.S. Senate Committee…
Hundreds of Miles of Streams Designated as Critical Habitat for At-risk Crawfish
To protect the threatened Big Sandy crayfish and the endangered Guyandotte River crayfish, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service formally designated 446 miles of Appalachian streams and rivers as critical habitat.
34 community organizations endorse new bipartisan House & Senate bills to address acid mine drainage crisis
CONTACT: Trey Pollard, 202-904-9187, trey@pollardcommunications.com APPALACHIA — Today,…
