Written by Jamie Goodman
Jamie Goodman
Jamie is an Appalachian local with a deep and unshakeable love of the mountains her family has called home since the mid-1700s. With a background in journalism and communications, she has been with Appalachian Voices since 2008 and currently serves as our Director of Digital Innovation and Technology.
EPA Issues First-Ever National Mercury and Air Toxic Standards
In December 2011, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency…
Friends of Smokies Receives $10,000 from REI for Trails Forever Program
The Friends of the Great Smoky Mountains National…
Wright Bros, Georgia DOT Fined $1.5 Million for Clean Water Violations
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S….
Spruce Pine Residents Reject Proposed Re-Zoning
A group of concerned residents in Spruce Pine,…
SELC Releases Top Ten Endangered Places List, Shows Threats in Southeast
The Southern Environmental Law Center recently released its…
New Tool Reveals “The Human Cost” of Mountaintop Removal
iLoveMountains.org Uses Scientific Data to Show Negative Health…
Activists Stage Protest, Attempt to Shut Down Operations at Coal Plant in Arden, N.C.
Activists attached signs to the coal loader at…
40 Days of Prayer for the Mountains
The Lindquist Environmental Appalachian Fellowship’s 40 days of…
Employment at Appalachian Coal Mines Hits 15-Year High
Increased federal oversight of mountaintop removal coal mining…
Isle of Wight County Votes to Oppose ODEC Coal Power Plant
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE County is latest to cite…
