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Changes for MVP Southgate Pipeline are Part of a Web of Proposed Methane Gas
“Families and farmers are being asked to sacrifice land, health and peace of mind for projects that are less reliable and affordable than renewables,” said Ridge Graham of Appalachian Voices.
Read MoreReal Stories of the Rural Energy for America Program
Dive into these stories of Appalachian entrepreneurs and farmers leveraging the Rural Energy for America Program to build a greener future for their communities.
Read MoreCommunity leaders, Bill McKibben call on TVA to stop gas buildout ahead of Nashville board meeting
Community members from across Tennessee, along with renowned environmentalist Bill McKibben, showed up to the TVA Board of Directors’ listening session on Wednesday.
Read MoreRally for the Valley postponed due to extreme weather risk
The Clean Up TVA coalition regrets to inform the public that Rally for the Valley has been postponed because of severe weather risk in Nashville today.
Read MoreAppalachian Voices partners with Black By God to examine air quality in West Virginia’s African American communities
Appalachian Voices is launching a new partnership with Black By God, a Black-led news and storytelling organization, with a publication of the same name, in West Virginia. Black By God is dedicated to providing a more nuanced portrayal of African Americans in the Mountain State and the Appalachian region than is often found in other media sources.
Read MoreCommunities to hold ‘Rally for the Valley,’ demand TVA stop gas buildout
On Wednesday, May 8, people from across the Tennessee Valley will gather in Nashville’s Centennial Park to “Rally for the Valley” after the Tennessee Valley Authority Board of Directors’ Listening Session.
Read MoreRule to protect miners from silica falls short
In April, the Mine Safety and Health Administration announced the final version of a rule meant to protect coal miners from respirable silica. The announcement was a long time coming.
Read MoreThe slow, steady process of making regulators and coal companies monitor pollution
In late summer of 2022, Appalachian Voices discovered selenium, a common pollutant associated with coal mining, in high concentrations in certain streams in the Big Sandy River watershed in Pike County, Kentucky. These waterways receive runoff from the S-1 Hunts Branch Surface Mine, a nearly 2,000-acre mountaintop removal coal mine operated by Lexington Coal Company.
Read MoreFederal lawsuit challenges approval of Cumberland Pipeline
The Southern Environmental Law Center, on behalf of the Sierra Club and Appalachian Voices, has filed a lawsuit challenging the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s decision to approve the 32-mile Cumberland Pipeline — a dangerous and unnecessary methane gas pipeline.
Read MoreNew limits on power plant emissions and new community protections should prompt utilities to turn to reliable, affordable renewable energy
Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency released a suite of new rules to limit a range of harmful pollutants from power plants, protecting the climate and human health, and pushing utilities toward cleaner, more reliable ways to meet energy demand, including investments in renewable energy and energy efficiency.
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