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Chesterfield County residents pressure board of supervisors to hold hearing on Dominion Energy’s proposed methane gas plant

By Jen Lawhorne | September 19, 2024 | 3

On a Thursday evening in early September, over 70 people crammed into a restaurant in Chesterfield County preparing for an Dominion Energy open house on its proposed methane gas plant at a hotel conference room about 100 yards away.

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Public left in the dark on safety inspection results after Mountain Valley Pipeline becomes operational

By Jessica Sims | September 18, 2024 | 4

PHMSA’s consent order laid out specific requirements for the MVP’s developers both for during construction and after the methane-gas pipeline became operational.

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The TVA needs oversight. Its board of directors should step up — only one has.

By Leah McCord | September 17, 2024 | 0

For years, communities across the Tennessee Valley have been calling on the Tennessee Valley Authority, the largest public power provider in the country, to be more transparent in its planning and decision-making processes — and now even a TVA board member has expressed concerns.

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New funding opportunity available for Central Appalachian communities

By Rance Garrison | September 16, 2024 | 0

Small environmental justice organizations, community groups and local governments in Southwest Virginia and West Virginia have an exciting new opportunity to secure funding for their projects. 

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Remembering and honoring Jerry Coleman

By Willie Dodson | September 12, 2024 | 0

Jerry Coleman, president of the Kanawha County Black Lung Association, passed away on Aug. 24, one day before his 72nd birthday.

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Rally for the Valley — Come for the fun, stay for the cause to hold TVA accountable

By AV's Intern Team | September 5, 2024 | 0

Residents across the Tennessee Valley are coming together on Sept. 21 in Nashville for the Rally in the Valley — an all-day event to call on the Tennessee Valley Authority to bring clean and affordable energy to the region.

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Platform aims to improve resilience to flooding in Appalachia

By Guest Contributor | August 30, 2024 | 0

Studies have shown what anyone in Appalachia can tell you — floods are getting worse in the region. As the climate changes, rainfall events in Appalachia will increase in frequency and intensity, and thus flood risk is also projected to increase.

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Congress can help Appalachia’s economy and environment by supporting REAP

By Quenton King | August 2, 2024 | 0

During the transition to a new energy economy, it’s crucial that all people have an opportunity to benefit from affordable, reliable clean energy, including disadvantaged communities.

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Beat the heat: How reliable solar energy is saving our summer

By AV's Intern Team | July 26, 2024 | 0

Renewable energy has emerged as a game-changer in boosting grid capacity and preventing blackouts while we crank air conditioning day and night as the summer grinds on.

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Homecoming: Why rural community economic development matters

By Rance Garrison | July 25, 2024 | 0

For too long, Appalachia’s small, rural communities have been largely left to experience their own slow decline in isolation.

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