Front Porch Blog
Top mine regulator can and must halt illegal coal hauling in the Monongahela National Forest
Sharon Buccino, the acting head of the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, could take immediate action to shut down South Fork Coal’s illegal coal hauling operation in the Monongahela National Forest.
Read MoreHow the Department of Government Efficiency’s plans will harm Appalachian communities: Part 1
The Department of Government Efficiency’s proposal to cut funding for “unauthorized” programs would mean the end of programs and agencies that directly benefit Appalachians.
Read MorePittsylvania County, Va., is at the center of an overbuilding of fossil fuel infrastructure
Pittsylvania County, Virginia, faces risks from a new gas plant from Balico and extensions of the existing Transco Mountain Valley pipelines.
Read MoreTennessee’s zombie mine crisis: A growing threat
Zombie mines often evolve into environmental hazards, leaking pollutants into waterways, disrupting natural areas and creating dangerous landscapes.
Read MoreConnecting the future to the past through five special places
Appalachian Voices is working with five towns in the seven coalfield communities to successfully model resiliency in the face of economic difficulties, climate disasters and other hurdles by helping them create shovel-ready projects in their regions.
Read MoreA letter from our executive director
We could not be more determined to hold onto the progress we’ve made toward a positive future for our children built on clean energy and sustainable local economies. And we could not be more committed to the defense of our priceless natural heritage.
Read MoreDuke Energy to delay carbon reduction goals in North Carolina
North Carolina regulators will allow Duke Energy to waive a legal requirement to reduce its carbon emissions by 70% by 2030, according to an order issued earlier this month.
Read MoreSigns of trouble for critical mine cleanup fund in Virginia
A bankruptcy of any one of nine coal companies could tank the state of Virginia’s mine reclamation fund within a decade.
Read MoreWTF is an IRP and what does it mean for the 10 million customers of the Tennessee Valley Authority?
TVA is making it harder for customers to make ends meet because it is stubbornly clinging to plans for a massive methane gas expansion.
Read MoreRevitalizing Pennington Gap: Clean energy and economic investment in Southwest Virginia
As Central Appalachia adapts to a changing modern economy that is less dependent on traditional economic drivers like the coal industry and agriculture, Pennington Gap stands as an inspiring example of what a committed, collaborative approach to economic renewal can achieve.
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