EPA Assumes Oversight of TVA Coal Fly Ash Disaster

Story by Chris Martin On Monday, May 11, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that it would oversee the cleanup of coal fly ash in Roane County, Tenn., after last December’s dam failure at the Kingston Fossil Plant flooded the Emory River with 1.1 billion gallons of wet ash. The EPA opened a month-long period…

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Hundreds Protest Duke’s Cliffside Power Plant Expansion

Story by Sarah Vig Thoreau wrote near the end of his life, “if I repent of anything it is likely to be my good behavior.” At 76, Bruce King, a retiree and military veteran – like Thoreau – was beginning to regret his good behavior. It was the first formal protest of his life, but…

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Head to the Roof with Project EMMA

Growing on a roof in downtown Asheville, N.C. are beans, cucumbers, tomatoes, salad mix, radishes, lavender, rosemary, lemon balm, basil and other plants. The result of a partnership between the Appalachian Sustainable Agriculture Project and the Council on Aging of Buncombe County, Project EMMA (for Eat better, Move More, Age well) is located on top…

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June/July 2009 issue in PDF format

View the complete issue now! (10.2MB pdf file) TO DOWNLOAD A COPY: PC Users: right-mouse click on the link above and choose SAVE AS or DOWNLOAD LINKED FILE AS… Mac Users: control+click on the link above and choose SAVE AS or DOWNLOAD LINKED FILE AS…

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Earth Day 2009

Americans celebrated the first nationwide Earth Day 39 years ago, in 1970. Usually we remember such events when they fall on a decade or a century mark, and of course, next year’s 40th anniversary will be on everyone’s calendar. It’s important to remember, however, that by this time 40 years ago, a nationwide Earth Day…

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Test Results from TVA Ash Spill Warn of Serious Environmental Impacts

Story by Sarah Vig A respected team of scientists and water quality experts from North Carolina and Tennessee recently released a report analyzing water, sediment, and fish tissue samples taken near the site of the 1 billion gallon coal ash spill that occurred in Harriman, Tenn. last December. The report’s authors include Upper Watauga Riverkeeper…

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6th Annual Dine Out for the Mountains

April 22 Earth Day event to benefit Appalachian Voices If troubled economic times have meant cutting back on your charitable giving or if you’ve been looking for a good reason to go out to eat, Dine Out for the Mountains has come to the rescue. On Wednesday, April 22, a number of restaurants in the…

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