Press Releases
Upper Cumberland residents push back on dangerous pipeline plans
Upper Cumberland residents from Jackson and Putnam counties came together to oppose a proposed pipeline in their communities. Dozens of residents attended the public meeting in Cookeville that was hosted by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), during which the agency was seeking comments on the pipeline’s many environmental impacts.
Read MoreAppalachian Voices statement on 2022 Virginia Energy Plan
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 5, 2022 CONTACT: Peter Anderson, Appalachian Voices Virginia Policy Director, peter@appvoices.org On Monday, Gov. Glenn Youngkin released the latest version of the Virginia Energy Plan. The plan is updated every four years, and this version is organized by five guiding principles: reliability, affordability, competition, innovation and environmental stewardship. Included in the…
Read MoreSolar Workgroup of Southwest Virginia to hold ribbon-cutting celebration for Wise Primary School installation
At 5 p.m. on Tuesday, October 11, members of the Solar Workgroup of Southwest Virginia will gather for a ribbon-cutting ceremony for a new rooftop solar installation at Wise Primary School.
Read MoreResidents to attend federal agency meeting in Cookeville to express opposition to pipeline
This Wednesday, community members from Jackson and Putnam counties will be at the Cookeville High School to tell decision-makers how they feel about a proposed gas pipeline in their communities.
Read MorePeople’s Energy Plan listening session to be held in West Jefferson, N.C.
Appalachian Voices will host a listening session on North Carolina energy in West Jefferson on October 8 at 2 p.m. The listening session is part of our People’s Energy Plan, a statewide tour to hear the concerns, hopes and innovations residents want to see in an energy transition. Join us for food, community engagement and inspiring conversation.
Read MoreStatement on Manchin agreeing to pull permitting language from continuing resolution
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 27, 2022 CONTACT Dan Radmacher, (540) 798-6683, dan@appvoices.org Late this afternoon, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer announced that Sen. Joe Manchin’s Energy Independence and Security Act of 2022 would be removed from a continuing resolution to keep the government funded after Friday. Sen. Joe Manchin had insisted that the bill be…
Read MoreCarbon plan must account for affordability
The organizations’ testimony focused on how Duke’s proposed fracked gas expansion would unnecessarily increase costs for customers, while cleaner, lower-cost options like solar, battery storage and energy efficiency could completely offset the need to build new fracked gas infrastructure in the near term.
Read MoreWith bill’s release, Appalachian Voices reiterates opposition to dirty fossil fuel deal
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 21, 2022 CONTACT Chelsea Barnes, Legislative Director, (614) 205-6424, chelsea@appvoices.org Peter Anderson, Appalachian Voices Virginia Policy Director, (434) 249-6446, peter@appvoices.org, Molly Moore, Dir. of Program Communications, (847) 401-3633, molly@appvoices.org Today, Sen. Joe Manchin released the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2022, a bill that would attempt to force federal agencies…
Read MoreReport outlines the many challenges and risks to the completion of the Mountain Valley Pipeline
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Sept. 20, 2022 CONTACT Chelsea Barnes, (614) 205-6424, chelsea@appvoices.org Jessica Sims, (804) 356-1228, jessica@appvoices.org Today, Appalachian Voices released a report detailing the unique and complex obstacles standing in the way of completion of the Mountain Valley Pipeline, despite its backers’ false assertion that construction is nearly complete. The report, “The Status and…
Read MoreAppalachian Voices Statement on Kaine-Warner FERC Pipeline Permitting Bill
PRESS STATEMENT Contact: Peter Anderson, Appalachian Voices Virginia Policy Director, peter@appvoices.org, (434) 249-6446 On Thursday, Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) and Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.) reintroduced the Pipeline Fairness, Transparency, and Responsible Development Act, a bill that would add meaningful notice, public participation and landowner rights protections to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s permitting process for…
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