Written by JW Randolph

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JW Randolph

Raised on the banks of the Tennessee River, JW's work to create progress in his home state and throughout Appalachia has been featured on the Rachel Maddow Show, The Daily Kos and Grist. He served first as Appalachian Voices’ Legislative Associate and then Tennessee director until leaving to pursue a career in medicine in 2012.

EPA Guidance Will Not Protect Appalachian Communities

After hearing that EPA Would Rely on the…

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Stopping Mountaintop Removal: 101!

Its official! 101 cosponsors of the Clean Water…

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House, Once Again, Passes Attack on Water, Science, Humans

Rahall Legislates that Water Stop at State Lines….

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Wind Turbines may Blow the Earth off Orbit

In The Know: Coal Lobby Warns Wind Farms…

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Coal Industry Attempts Secession

House Committee Passes Bill that Ignores Science, Water,…

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We Are Not “Environmentalists”

We love our mountains. We love the beautiful…

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Blair March: Day 2

Former miners describe why they are marching 50…

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Blair March in Pictures: Day 1

We’ll be posting more as these come in….

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Blair Mountain March Commences

Appalachian Voices’ team will be here with updates…

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Congressman Wolf, Cosponsor the Clean Water Protection Act

[Friends, we are fortunate today to share the…

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