Press Releases
N.C. Citizens Gather to Demand Cleanup of Duke Energy’s Coal Ash
Contacts: Sarah Kellogg, N.C. Field Organizer, 919-616-0830 Pictures of the event can be found here. Walnut Cove, N.C.– More than 50 concerned citizens gathered today at Belews Lake to demand the full cleanup of coal ash ponds across North Carolina, but especially the nearby site at Duke Energy’s Belews Creek Steam Station, the largest coal…
Read MoreHome Energy Contest Reveals Pressing Need in Western NC
Residents spend three times national average on energy bills Contact: Rory McIlmoil, Energy Policy Director, 828-262-1500, rory@appvoices.org Sarah Kellogg, North Carolina Field Organizer, 828-262-1500, sarah@appvoices.org Boone, N.C. — In announcing the three winners of its “High Country Home Energy Makeover Contest” today, Appalachian Voices said that the need for residential energy efficiency improvements in one…
Read MoreWinners of Home Energy Contest in N.C. to be Announced
Results show strong need for energy efficiency funding in the High Country Contact: Sarah Kellogg, N.C. Field Organizer, 828-262-1500, sarah@appvoices.org Boone, N.C. — Next Thursday, January 22, Appalachian Voices will announce the winners of its “High Country Home Energy Makeover” contest, each of whom will receive a comprehensive energy audit and home improvements from local…
Read MoreJudge Rejects Deals Over Coal Company Clean Water Act Violations
CONTACTS Erin Savage, Appalachian Voices, 828-262-1500, erin@appvoices.org Ted Withrow, Kentuckians For The Commonwealth, 606-784-6885, tfwithrow@windstream.net Pat Banks, Kentucky Riverkeeper, 859-200-7442, kyriverkeeper@eku.edu Frankfort, KY — The Franklin Circuit Court today issued two long-awaited orders rejecting settlement deals between the Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet and Frasure Creek Mining arising from the coal company’s thousands of violations…
Read MoreCitizens File Against KY Coal Company for Falsifying Water Pollution Reports
Resources View the Notice of Intent to Sue Here View example duplicated reports and images of some of the mines involved here For more information view our blog post here State regulators ignore clean water protections and enforcement 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…
Read MoreContest to Help 3 NC Families Benefit from Home Energy Efficiency
Contact: Rory McIlmoil, Energy Policy Director, 828-262-1500, rory@appvoices.org Cat McCue, Communications Director, 434-293-6373, cat@appvoices.org Boone, N.C. — Area residents are invited to enter the “High Country Home Energy Makeover Contest” to win a grand prize of at least $3,000 in home energy improvements designed to save money on their monthly electricity bills for years to…
Read MoreFracking Opponents Rally Prior to Cullowhee Public Hearing on Draft Oil and Gas Rules
Contacts: Katie Hicks, Clean Water for North Carolina, katie@cwfnc.org, 828-251-1291 Sarah Kellogg, Appalachian Voices, sarah@appvoices.org, 828-262-1500 Donna Dupree, Jackson County Coalition Against Fracking, donnadupree44@yahoo.com, 828-246-1186 Susan Leading Fox, Swain County Coalition Against Fracking, snooz62@frontier.com, 828-736-5529 Avram Friedman, The Canary Coalition, avram@canarycoalition.org Denise DerGarabedian, Coalition Against Fracking in WNC, nofrackwnc@gmail.com Julie Mayfield, Western North Carolina Alliance,…
Read MoreNew KY Permits for Coal Mining Wastewater Means Five More Years of Polluted Streams
Contact: Eric Chance, Appalachian Voices, 828-262-1500 or eric@appvoices.org Tim Joice, Kentucky Waterways Alliance, 502-589-8008 or Tim@KWAlliance.org Mary Love, Kentuckians For The Commonwealth, 502-541-7434, mbloveky@yahoo.com Alice Howell, Sierra Club, 859-420-8092, a.howell0607@gmail.com Frankfort — The Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet’s Division of Water yesterday issued two new general permits for coal facilities that fail to fully address…
Read MoreCitizens Groups File Petition Demanding EPA Revoke Virginia’s Regulatory Authority
Formal Petition Alleges Commonwealth Systematically Fails to Comply with Clean Water Act Contact: Erin Savage, Appalachian Voices, (828) 262-1500, erin@appvoices.org Adam Beitman, Sierra Club, (202) 675-2385, adam.beitman@sierraclub.org WASHINGTON, D.C. – Citizens groups filed a formal petition with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency this morning alleging that Virginia and its Department of Mines, Minerals, and Energy…
Read MoreN.C. coal ash bill secures cleanup for only four of 14 sites
Appalachian Voices • Cape Fear River Watch • Catawba Riverkeeper Foundation • Earthjustice • French Broad Riverkeeper • Greenpeace • Haw River Assembly • NC Conservation Network • NC League of Conservation Voters • NC WARN • Neuse Riverkeeper Foundation • Waccamaw Riverkeeper • Waterkeeper Alliance • Winyah Rivers Foundation • Yadkin Riverkeeper Conferees broker…
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