Written by Jamie Goodman

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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.

We Can End Mountaintop Removal in Tennessee

By Dr. Minnie Vance Chattanooga, Tenn. In Tennessee,…

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The Unhealthy Culture of Coal

The latest in a round of studies on…

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Natural Gas: Not All It’s Fracked Up To Be

By Jesse Wood When energy industry giant Halliburton…

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Hueysville, Ky

Reclaiming Appalachia: Can Legislation and Enforcement Restore Mountains?

By Molly Moore Kathy Selvage has lived in…

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The Sewanee Coal Seam: The Dirt on East Tennessee’s Toxic Coal

By Jenni Frankenberg Veal One of the most…

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Remembering Buffalo Creek

By Brian Sewell In the morning of Feb….

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Nuclear Confusion

The Complicated History of the Atom in Appalachia…

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Is There A Kumbaya Moment Coming for the National Forests?

By Randy Johnson As wildflowers and buds break…

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Blood Mountain Trailhead

Plant your Feet on the Battleground

By Robert Sutherland Google “Blood Mountain” and you’ll…

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Yesterday and Today: Defending the Clean Water Act

By Jamie Goodman Forty years ago, it took…

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