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.
Community groups call on KUB to end service shutoffs, provide affordable utilities to lower-income customers
Contacts: Kendall Wimberley – Appalachian Voices, kendall@appvoices.org, 731-363-8359…
New tool tracks reforestation on old surface mines
Join us on Wednesday, May 26 at 11 a.m. for our release of a new tool that monitors the growth of trees and other vegetation on old surface coal mines in Central Appalachia.
Community groups challenge Trump Administration’s rule for coal mining violations
CONTACT: Aimee Erickson, Citizens Coal Council, Executive Director,…
Dominion Energy and Duke Energy cancel Atlantic Coast Pipeline
CONTACT: Contact: Cat McCue, 434-293-6373, cat@appvoices.org Today, Duke…
N.C. senators on joint committee reviewing controversial utility bill get top dollar from Duke Energy
CONTACTS: Rory McIlmoil, Appalachian Voices, rory@appvoices.org, 423-433-9415 Jim…
Response to DEQ issuance of a stop work order to Mountain Valley Pipeline
August 2, 2019 Contact: Peter Anderson, Virginia Campaign…
Report: No convincing evidence that Mountain Valley Pipeline Southgate is needed
Today the Applied Economics Clinic (AEC), a nonprofit…
Southwest Virginia communities first in Central Appalachia to achieve national recognition for advancing solar energy
Saint Paul, VA, July 25, 2019 – Eight…
Monopoly power play: The latest on Duke Energy’s bad rate bill
Folks from across North Carolina have banded together to oppose a bill that would allow Duke Energy to more easily raise rates AND foist their cost for doing business onto N.C. ratepayers.