Written by Kevin Ridder

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Kevin Ridder

Born in Arizona and raised in Tennessee, Kevin’s love of the mountains drove him to move even further east to Boone, N.C., where he serves as The Appalachian Voice's Associate Editor and a communications associate for the organization.

Michelle Aldridge

Nantahala-Pisgah Plan Q&A: Michelle Aldridge

Michelle Aldridge is the U.S. Forest Service’s planning…

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Paul Stahlschmidt

Nantahala-Pisgah Plan Q&A: Paul Stahlschmidt

Paul Stahlschmidt is a board member of the…

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Jim Sitts

Nantahala-Pisgah Plan Q&A: Jim Sitts

Jim Sitts is the Appalachian timber manager with…

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Nantahala-Pisgah Plan Q&A: Megan Sutton

Megan Sutton is the Southern Blue Ridge Program…

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View of Pisgah National Forest

Q&A with Nantahala-Pisgah Plan Stakeholders

Appalachian Voices asked conservationists, recreational users, a Cherokee tribal member and more what they most want to see from the new Nantahala and Pisgah National Forest Plan.

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Josh Kelly

Nantahala-Pisgah Plan Q&A: Josh Kelly

Josh Kelly is the public lands biologist for…

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Deirdre Perot

Nantahala-Pisgah Plan Q&A: Deirdre Perot

Deirdre Perot is the national public lands representative…

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TVA Eliminating Energy Efficiency Rebates

Funds for the Tennessee Valley Authority’s eScore, which offered rebates to customers who installed energy efficiency upgrades, will be redirected to programs assisting low-income families in Nashville and Memphis.

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N.C. Solar Developers Lose Challenge to Duke

The North Carolina Utilities Commission denied requests to review conditions for battery storage Duke Energy inserted into power-purchase agreements for 680 megawatts of new solar projects.

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The Cost of Trump’s Coal & Nuclear Bailout

A study found that the Trump Administration’s draft proposal to subsidize floundering coal and nuclear plants for two years could cost between $9.7 billion and $17.2 billion per year.

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