Press Releases
30 Groups Demand Single FERC Study of Fracked-Gas Pipelines
Contacts: Joe Lovett, Appalachian Mountain Advocates, 304-645-9006, jlovett@appalmad.org Joanna Salidis, Friends of Nelson, 434-242-5859, josalidis@gmail.com Tammy Belinsky, Preserve Craig, 540-874-5798, tambel@hughes.net Kirk Bowers, Sierra Club, 434-296 8673, kirk.bowers@sierraclub.org Hannah Wiegard, Appalachian Voices, 434-293-6373, hannah@appvoices.org Monique Sullivan, Chesapeake Climate Action Network, 202-440-4318, monique@chesapeakeclimate.org Thirty organizations in Virginia and West Virginia, including Appalachian Voices, have joined forces…
Read MoreEnvironmental Groups Plan Legal Challenge of Atlantic Coast Pipeline
Contact: Ben Luckett, Appalachian Mountain Advocates, 304-645-125, bluckett@appalamad.org Anne Havemann, Chesapeake Climate Action Network, 240-396-1984 anne@chesapeakeclimate.org Kirk Bowers, Va. Chapter of Sierra Club, 434-296-8673, kirk.bowers@sierraclub.org Hannah Wiegard, Appalachian Voices, 434-293-6373, hannah@appvoices.org The proposed 564-mile Atlantic Coast Pipeline that would carry natural gas fracked in West Virginia through Virginia to North Carolina is not needed, would…
Read MoreCitizens See Opportunities for Southwest Virginia’s New Economy
Contact: Adam Wells, Appalachian Voices, 276-679-1691, adam@appvoices.org Wise, Va. — More than 100 citizens from across the Virginia coalfields have shared their thoughts on how to reshape and grow the region’s economy at the Southwest Virginia’s New Economy Forums. Hosted by Appalachian Voices and Virginia Organizing, the forums were held over the last two weeks…
Read MoreDuke-DEQ coal ash settlement not such a great deal for citizens
CONTACT: Amy Adams, N.C. Campaign Coordinator; (cell) 252-944-6459; amy@appvoices.org Duke Energy and the N.C. Department of Environmental Quality (formerly the Dept. of Environment and Natural Resources) today announced an estimated $20 million settlement over groundwater contamination from leaking coal ash pits at the utility’s facilities in North Carolina. The following is a statement from Amy…
Read MoreNC Residents Impacted by Coal Ash Launch Alliance
CONTACT: Sarah Kellogg, Appalachian Voices, (919) 616-0830, sarah@appvoices.org Nick Wood, NCWARN, (919) 616-0889, ncwarnnick@gmail.com Katie Hicks, Clean Water for NC, (828) 251-1291, Katie@cwfnc.org Raleigh, N.C. – Residents from across the state gathered in Raleigh today to announce a new alliance of North Carolinians directly impacted by coal ash and to call on Duke Energy, the…
Read MoreWise County Board of Supervisors joins growing list of localities supporting POWER+ Plan
CONTACT: Adam Wells, Economic Diversification Campaign Coordinator, 276-679-1691, adam -at- appvoices.org Cat McCue, Communications Director, 434-293-6373, cat -at- appvoices.org Wise, Va. — The Wise County Board of Supervisors joined a growing number of Appalachian communities voicing support for the White House’s POWER+ Plan last night in a unanimous vote supporting the federal proposal, which would…
Read MoreObama Administration’s Clean Power Plan a boon for Appalachia
CONTACT: Kate Rooth, Campaign Director, kate@appvoices.org. 828-262-1500 Jamie Goodman, Senior Communications Coordinator, jamie@appvoices.org, 828-262-1500 Boone, N.C. — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today released the final version of the Clean Power Plan, the first-ever national rule limiting carbon pollution from existing power plants to safeguard public health and help address climate disruption. Essential to this…
Read MoreCommunity Rallies Around Need for Energy Efficiency in the High Country
Over 1,000 residents support greater energy efficiency investments to grow economy, lower energy costs CONTACT: Rory McIlmoil, Energy Policy Director, rory@appvoices.org Sarah Kellogg, North Carolina Field Organizer, sarah@appvoices.org (828) 262-1500 Blue Ridge Electric fact sheet (PDF) Photos by Amy Adams, Appalachian Voices Boone, N.C. — More than thirty local residents, service organizations and local government…
Read MoreVa. City First Locality Nationwide to Support POWER+
Contact: Adam Wells, Economic Diversification Campaign Coordinator, Appalachian Voices, 276-679-1691, adam@appvoices.org Norton City Council voted unanimously yesterday evening in favor of a resolution supporting a federal budget proposal to steer billions of dollars for economic development and diversification to Appalachia’s coal-impacted communities, including those in Virginia. It’s the first such local resolution of support in…
Read MoreInterior Department Issues Draft Stream Protection Rule
Contact: Cat McCue, Communications Director, 434-293-6373, cat@appvoices.org Today, the U.S. Department of the Interior issued a long-awaited draft of the Stream Protection Rule, which the agency has been working on since 2010. The purpose of the rule is to prevent or minimize the impacts of surface coal mining on surface water and groundwater. The agency’s…
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