Press Releases
Second round of Community Strong sessions scheduled for Southwest Virginia communities
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEJuly 18, 2024 CONTACTDan Radmacher, Media Specialist, dan@appvoices.org After a successful series of community listening sessions held in the spring in five Southwest Virginia coalfield communities, a second round of meetings has been scheduled to help these communities map their assets and resiliency projects. Appalachian Voices is partnering with the governments and communities…
Read MorePublic informational meeting to be held on July 23 to discuss Transco Pipeline Expansion project
A 54-mile methane gas pipeline and compressor stations are planned to cut through parts of North Carolina and Virginia in a project called the Southeast Supply Enhancement Project, also known as the Transco Pipeline Expansion.
Read MoreHouse committee advances reckless bill that blocks life-saving silica standard
Today, the House Appropriations Committee approved a dangerous appropriations bill for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education. Among other disastrous provisions, the bill would block funding for the recently finalized rule to protect miners from silica dust
Read MorePound receives grant for monument to region’s labor history
The town of Pound has recently received a $217,000 grant from Virginia Tech’s Monuments Across Appalachian Virginia program to construct a monument paying tribute to the region’s labor history.
Read MoreNew law protects Virginians against utility shut-offs during extreme heat
As heat waves roll through Virginia, a new law to protect residents from unsafe utility shut-offs during periods of extreme weather goes into effect on July 1.
Read MoreProvision to block silica standard included in new appropriations bill
The House Appropriations Committee has included a provision in the annual appropriations bill for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education that would block funding for the recently finalized rule to protect miners from silica dust — a significant driver of the resurgence of black lung disease in Central Appalachia.
Read MoreNorth Carolina Utilities Commission public hearing to review Duke Energy’s plans for new gas plant in northern Person County
This Thursday, the North Carolina Utilities Commission will hold a public hearing to gather feedback on Duke Energy’s plans to build the first of two new methane gas power plants near its existing coal plant on Hyco Lake in Person County.
Read MoreFederal government allows failing Mountain Valley Pipeline to go in-service
Today, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has allowed the Mountain Valley Pipeline to go in-service. This announcement arrives after a decade of community-led resistance to the pipeline project. MVP has doubled in cost and delayed completion for six years due to failures to comply with environmental protections and resulting legal challenges.
Read MoreStatement by Appalachian Voices on Mountain Valley Pipeline’s request to place MVP in service
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 10, 2024 CONTACT: Molly Moore, Director of Program Communications, molly@appvoices.org Jessica Sims, Virginia Field Coordinator, jessica@appvoices.org Today, Mountain Valley Pipeline, LLC, sent a letter to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission asking commissioners to grant pipeline operators permission by tomorrow to start running high-pressure methane gas through the Mountain Valley Pipeline on…
Read MoreAppalachian groups and impacted communities unveil flood resilience policy priorities
ReImagine Appalachia, Appalachian Citizens’ Law Center and the National Wildlife Federation were joined by local elected officials and advocates today to detail a four-pillar flood resilience policy roadmap for Appalachia. Nearly forty groups have endorsed the platform.
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