Press Releases
Groups Call on Va Utilities to Expand Clean Energy in Long-Range Plans
Contacts: Cale Jaffe, 434-977-4090, cjaffe@selcva.org, Southern Environmental Law Center Hannah Wiegard, 434-293-6473, hannah@appvoices.org, Appalachian Voices Mike Tidwell, 240-460-5838, mtidwell@chesapeakeclimate.org, Chesapeake Climate Action Network Kate Addleson, 703-963-5800, kate.addleson@sierraclub.org, Virginia Chapter of the Sierra Club Today, Dominion Virginia Power and Appalachian Power will file their 2015 Integrated Resource Plans (IRPs) with the Virginia State Corporation Commission. These…
Read MoreKy coal company violating federal water law, again
CONTACTS Erin Savage, Appalachian Voices, 828-262-1500, erin@appvoices.org Ted Withrow, Kentuckians For The Commonwealth, 606-784-6885 (h) or 606-782-0998 (c), tfwithrow@windstream.net Pat Banks, Kentucky Riverkeeper, 859-200-7442, kyriverkeeper@eku.edu Pete Harrison, Waterkeeper Alliance, 828-582-0422, pharrison@waterkeeper.org Sean Sarah, Sierra Club, 330 338-3740,sean.sarah@sierraclub.org For the fourth time in the last five years, several citizens groups have put Frasure Creek Mining on…
Read MoreVideo Shows Rare View of Mountaintop Removal Mining
CONTACT: Cat McCue, Communications Director, (434) 293-6373; cat@appvoices.org A short video released today by Appalachian Voices with stunningly detailed drone footage provides a rare view of mountaintop removal coal mining and the increasing proximity of this destructive form of mining to people living in Appalachia. The video also includes interviews with local citizens who want…
Read MoreNew map tracks growing threat of mountaintop removal
Contacts: Matt Wasson, Program Director, 828-262-1500, matt@appvoices.org Erin Savage, Central Appalachian Campaign Coordinator, 828-262-1500, erin@appvoices.org Cat McCue, Communications Director, 434-293-6373, cat@appvoices.org A new interactive map released today shows that mountaintop removal coal mining has been expanding closer to communities in Central Appalachia in recent years, posing increasing threats to human health and the environment even…
Read MoreVirginia environmental chief supporting weaker coal ash rule
Contact: Amy Adams, N.C. Campaign Coordinator, 828-262-1500, amy@appvoices.org Cat McCue, Communications Director, 434-293-6373, cat@appvoices.org The following is a statement from Amy Adams in response to testimony today by David Paylor, director of the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality, to the House Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy regarding “Improving Coal Combustion Residuals Regulation Act of…
Read MoreGroups Sue Kentucky Mining Company
Contacts: Eric Chance, Appalachian Voices, 828-262-1500, eric@appvoices.org Ted Withrow, Kentuckians For The Commonwealth, 606-782-0998, tfwithrow@windstream.net Pat Banks, Kentucky Riverkeeper, 859-200-7442, kyriverkeeper@eku.edu Pete Harrison, Waterkeeper Alliance, 828-582-0422, pharrison@waterkeeper.org Adam Beitman, Sierra Club, 202-675-2385, adam.beitman@sierraclub.org Pikeville, Ky. – A coalition of citizens groups today filed a federal lawsuit against Frasure Creek Mining, LLC, for submitting to the…
Read MoreWise County, Va. resident joins Appalachian Voices staff
Contact: Cat McCue, Communications Director, 434-293-6373, cat@appvoices.org Adam Wells, Economic Diversification Campaign Coordinator, 276-679-1691, adam@appvoices.org Wise County, Va. – Appalachian Voices is pleased to announce the addition of Adam Wells, a sixth generation resident of Wise County, to our team of dedicated professionals. Appalachian Voices is a nonprofit conservation organization working to protect the mountains,…
Read MoreGroups Seek to Ensure Ky. Enforces Clean Water Law
Contacts: Eric Chance, Appalachian Voices, 828-262-1500, eric@appvoices.org Ted Withrow, Kentuckians For The Commonwealth, 606-782-0998 (c), tfwithrow@windstream.net Pat Banks, Kentucky Riverkeeper, 859-200-7442, kyriverkeeper@eku.edu Pete Harrison, Waterkeeper Alliance, 828-582-0422, pharrison@waterkeeper.org Adam Beitman, Sierra Club, 202-675-2385, adam.beitman@sierraclub.org Frankfort – A coalition of citizens groups today filed a motion to intervene in a state enforcement action against Frasure Creek…
Read MoreDuke Energy guilty in N.C. coal ash pollution
Contact: Cat McCue, Communications Director, 434-293-6373, cat@appvoices.org Duke Energy has reached a plea agreement with federal prosecutors in the criminal investigation into the company’s handling of coal ash in North Carolina. According to a Duke Energy press release, the plea agreement includes $68.2 million in fines and restitution and $34 million for community service and…
Read MoreVa. Transportation Panel Acts on Controversial Highway
Contact: Cat McCue, Communications Director, 434-293-6373, cat@appvoices.org The Commonwealth Transportation Board today voted to approve a re-routing of a 4-mile highway project near Grundy. The project, called “Section lllB,” is part of the overall proposed Coalfields Expressway in Southwest Virginia, which has drawn considerable controversy among local citizens and organizations. Several citizens addressed the board…
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