Written by Molly Moore

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Molly Moore

Molly is passionate about sharing the environmental and cultural stories of our region. She has worked with Appalachian Voices since 2011 and currently serves as AV's Director of Program Communications and Editor of The Appalachian Voice publication.

Remembering the Whooshies of ’79

Appalachia’s first industrial scale windmill attracted praise, condemnation…

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Good Things Come in Small Packages

Story by Sarah Vig Though the image of…

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Flooding Takes Its Toll In West Virginia

Story by Penny Loeb Tina England knows why…

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Mountaintop Removal Activist Receives Goldman Environmental Prize

Maria Gunnoe’s family connections to her land in…

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Coal Sludge Protests Rock West Virginia

Two women in hazmat suits and respirators were…

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Some Permits Suspended But Mountaintop Removal Fight Goes On

The ongoing controversy over mountaintop removal mining see-sawed…

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EPA Assumes Oversight of TVA Coal Fly Ash Disaster

Story by Chris Martin On Monday, May 11,…

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Hundreds Protest Duke’s Cliffside Power Plant Expansion

Story by Sarah Vig Thoreau wrote near the…

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Head to the Roof with Project EMMA

Growing on a roof in downtown Asheville, N.C….

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Appalachian Mountains Preservation Act Still on the Table in North Carolina

Story by Sarah Vig Mountaintop removal is hard…

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