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Duke Energy uses rigged system to rip its customers off — again

Duke Energy customers could face another major increase in electric bills that would hit families’ budgets hard — just when they can least afford it.

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Coalfield communities leading in resilience

Engaged local residents in far Southwest Virginia are collaborating with governments and organizations to make their communities more resilient to future disasters.

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Wise County considers new gas infrastructure for data center project

Late last year, Wise County, Virginia, residents learned that Red Post Energy Group, a Texas-based company, had signed a letter of intent with Wise Innovation Hub Venture to develop a methane gas power plant for a proposed data center complex adjacent to the Lonesome Pine Airport.

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South Fork Coal Company's Rocky Run Surface Mine cutting a gash into the Yew Mountains above the South Fork Cherry River and the community of Richwood. Photo by Andrew Young/ Southwings

South Fork Coal Company was a no-show at violation hearing

South Fork Coal Company missed a hearing about its numerous permit violations.

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Juhi Modi, North Carolina field coordinator at Appalachian Voices, speaks at the SSEP air permit hearing press conference on Nov. 19. Photo by Jimmy Davidson/Appalachian Voices

Our air and water are under attack

Today, much of the country has clean air and access to clean water. But instead of strengthening these safeguards and improving public health, Congress and the Trump administration are attempting to gut our core environmental protections.

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