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Protect our communities. Stop the MVP Southgate fracked-gas pipeline

By Ridge Graham | June 22, 2018 | 0

The developers behind the Mountain Valley Pipeline will host meetings on June 25-28 to get local feedback in some of the communities the 72-mile proposed MVP Southgate extension would traverse.

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Duke Energy’s grid modernization pilot still shortchanges ratepayers

By Brian Sewell | June 19, 2018 | 0

Appalachian Voices and our allies are raising concerns related to the process and substance behind Duke Energy’s grid modernization pilot.

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Beyond power: Electric cooperatives can provide more than just electricity to meet rural needs

By Katie Kienbaum | May 11, 2018 | 0

Rural electric cooperatives’ legacy of rural economic development uniquely positions them to go beyond energy and find innovative solutions to challenges facing rural communities.

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Alpha Natural Resources wants to use Coal River Mountain as a tire dump

By Willie Dodson | April 19, 2018 | 1

The case of Republic Energy makes it clear that the deck is still stacked in favor of the coal industry. But that has never dissuaded Coal River Mountain Watch from challenging the industry and the agencies that enable it.

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Sparking Petrochemical Valley?

By Kevin Ridder | April 11, 2018 | 1
aerial photo of cracker plant construction site

Plans for cracker plants and a gas liquids storage hub could lead to a toxic plastics industry in Appalachia.

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Coal River Mountain is not a dump

By Willie Dodson | April 11, 2018 | 0

Proposed revisions to the Collins Fork Permit do not meet any reclamation standards set forth to restore ecosystems, forests or garner resources for the community.

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Six lives a day: Energy efficiency could result in tremendous public health benefits

By Brianna Knisley | March 9, 2018 | 0

A recent report by the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy highlights why energy efficiency should be a key part of the conversation about public health.

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TVA’s “New Pricing Paradigm” is a bad deal for communities and clean energy

By Rory McIlmoil | March 8, 2018 | 0

Appalachian Voices attended TVA’s February board meeting to oppose rate reforms that would burden on low-income residents and thwart future investments in clean energy.

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Still on hold: Few answers on review of mountaintop removal health impacts

By Erin Savage | March 7, 2018 | 3

More than a year into the Trump administration, a director for the Office of Surface Mining has yet to be confirmed. And it’s unlikely that Trump’s pro-coal pick will reinstate a review of the human health impacts of mountaintop removal.

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N.C. regulators shift coal ash cleanup costs to ratepayers

By AV's Intern Team | March 7, 2018 | 1

The North Carolina Utilities Commission signed off on a rate hike proposed by Duke Energy, effectively shifting the cost burden of cleaning up coal ash onto many families who are already struggling to stay afloat.

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