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.
Coal company owned by Sen. Jim Justice’s family faces court hearing over continued failure to clean up mines
In a federal court hearing regarding a motion to hold A&G Coal Company in contempt for violating a January 2023 consent decree, attorneys for the company argued that it doesn’t have enough money to meet the terms of the decree, including funding mine cleanup at three delinquent mines. But attorneys representing the conservation groups that brought the original lawsuit presented evidence that executives for companies owned by the family of West Virginia Sen. Jim Justice — including A&G — routinely move money between the companies as they feel is warranted.
NC DEQ approves water permit for MVP Southgate pipeline
Today, the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality issued a Clean Water Act Section 401 certification for Mountain Valley Pipeline, LLC’s proposed methane gas pipeline “Southgate,” rejecting concerns raised by North Carolina community members that the project would pollute streams and wetlands and harm protected aquatic species.
Coal company owned by U.S. Sen. Jim Justice faces contempt hearing for failure to meet cleanup obligations
A&G Coal Corporation is set to appear before the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia in Abingdon on Thursday, Nov. 13, at 9 a.m.
Appalachian Voices to co-host energy affordability event in Christiansburg
On Nov. 20, Appalachian Voices and Virginia Organizing are hosting an energy affordability event at the Christiansburg Library from 5 to 7 p.m.
Tennesseans rally at TVA headquarters to protest construction of Ridgeline pipeline
Community members rallied at the TVA headquarters on Wednesday evening to protest the start of construction of the Ridgeline pipeline.
Residents, advocates to hold press conference ahead of hearing on air permit for proposed Transco compressor station
On Tuesday, Nov. 18, at 6 p.m., regulators from the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality will hold a public hearing in Lexington, North Carolina, to discuss an air permit for a polluting compressor station that Williams Transco wants to build as part of its multi-state Southeast Supply Enhancement Project.
Communities to call on TVA to stop the Ridgeline pipeline and invest in clean energy
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FERC releases Environmental Assessment of new Transco SSEP pipeline
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission released an Environmental Assessment for the methane gas pipeline Southeast Supply Enhancement Project, proposed for Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia and Alabama.
In Montgomery County, Virginia, Seasoned Mountain Valley Pipeline Fighters Prepare for Another Battle
“Here we go again,” is what Crystal Mello, an organizer for the Preserve Our Water Heritage, Rights Coalition, says she said to herself when she learned that Mountain Valley Pipeline was planning a new compressor station in Elliston, Virginia, as part of a project to send even more gas through the massive 42-inch pipeline.
After Senate hearing, Appalachian Voices urges TVA board nominees to commit to customer protections
Today, the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee held a hearing to consider nominees for the Tennessee Valley Authority Board of Directors, including Mitch Graves, Jeff Hagood, Randy Jones and Arthur Graham.
