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.

Wright Bros, Georgia DOT Fined $1.5 Million for Clean Water Violations

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S….

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Spruce Pine Residents Reject Proposed Re-Zoning

A group of concerned residents in Spruce Pine,…

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SELC Releases Top Ten Endangered Places List, Shows Threats in Southeast

The Southern Environmental Law Center recently released its…

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Employment at Appalachian Coal Mines Hits 15-Year High

Increased federal oversight of mountaintop removal coal mining…

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Isle of Wight County Votes to Oppose ODEC Coal Power Plant

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE County is latest to cite…

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Virginians to Call on EPA, White House to save Ison Rock Ridge from mountaintop removal mining

Citizens rally at EPA to protect Virginia’s Appalachian…

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Other Tidbits

Rallying for Ison Rock Ridge In southwestern Virginia,…

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Higher Fines for Big Coal in Kentucky Clean Water Act Case

By Erin Savage The Kentucky Energy and Environment…

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Putting the Able in Sustainable: One Homeowner’s Foray into Green Retrofits

Story and photo by Jamie Goodman After years…

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Your Goode Deed of the Day

This fall, Appalachian Voices is excited to collaborate…

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