Endangered Species are New Focus in Legal Case against Kentucky’s Water Quality Protections and EPA

Contact Appalachian Voices: Eric Chance, 828-262-1500, eric@appvoices.org Kentuckians For The Commonwealth: Suzanne Tallichet, 606-776-7970, stallichet1156@aol.com Center for Biological Diversity: Tierra Curry, 971-717-6402, tcurry@biologicaldiversity.org Sierra Club: Adam Beitman, (202) 675-2385, adam.beitman@gmail.com Defenders of Wildlife: Melanie Gade, (202) 772-0288, mgade@defenders.org Kentucky Waterways Alliance: Tim Joice, (502) 589-8008, Tim@kwalliance.org LOUISVILLE, Ky. – A coalition of national and Appalachian…

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Leaving coal ash in place is not a cleanup plan

Appalachian Voices • Greenpeace • NC Conservation Network • NC League of Conservation Voters • Neuse Riverkeeper Foundation • Pamlico-Tar River Foundation • Southern Alliance for Clean Energy • Waterkeeper Alliance • Western North Carolina Alliance In spite of 11th hour negotiations Thursday night, the North Carolina House and Senate failed to come to agreement…

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Community Impacts of Controversial Coalfields Expressway Project 
in Va. to Receive Thorough Review

Agency letters Federal Highway Administration, May 22, 2014 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Sept. 11, 2012 Environmental Protection Agency, Sept. 7, 2012 Corps of Engineers, Sept. 7, 2012 Contact: 
 Jane Branham, Southern Appalachia Mountain Stewards, samsva@gmail.com, (276) 565-6167 
 Deborah Murray, Southern Environmental Law Center, dmurray@selcva.org, (434) 977-4090 
 Marley Green, Sierra Club, marley.green@sierraclub.org,…

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Groups Seek Protection of Virginia Waterways from Mining Pollution

Red River Coal Co. Violating “Last Line of Defense” Clean Water Act Protections Contact: Eric Chance, Appalachian Voices, 828-262-1500 eric@appvoices.org Sean Sarah, Sierra Club, 202-548-4589 sean.sarah@sierraclub.org Matt Hepler, Southern Appalachian Mountain Stewards, 540-871-1564 mhepler24@gmail.com Big Stone Gap, VA –Citizen and environmental groups today filed suit in federal court over illegal water pollution from four mines…

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Appalachian region will benefit from Obama, EPA plan to cut carbon pollution

Contact: Cat McCue, Communications Director, 434-293-6373, cat@appvoices.org Charlottesville, Va. – U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Gina McCarthy today announced the nation’s first-ever proposed rule to limit planet-warming carbon dioxide emissions from existing power plants — the single largest factor in America’s carbon footprint. The genesis of the rule is a U.S. Supreme Court decision, and…

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EPA Proposal for Toxic Coal Pollutant Won’t Protect Clean Water

Resources EPA Draft Selenium Standards Selenium in Kentucky Fact Sheet Read more about selenium on our blog Contact: Eric Chance, Water Quality Specialist, 828-262-1500, eric@appvoices.org Erin Savage, Water Quality Specialist, 828-262-1500, erin@appvoices.org Cat McCue, Communications Director, 434-293-6373, cat@appvoices.org Washington, D.C. – Yesterday, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency released a draft of new national water quality…

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Concerned neighbors of N.C. coal plant speak out

Contact: Kara Dodson, Field Coordinator, 828-262-1500, kara@appvoices.org Cat McCue, Communications Director, 434-293-6373, cat@appvoices.org Residents living near Duke Energy’s coal-fired power plant on Belews Lake, northeast of Winston-Salem, are worried that toxic air and water pollution from the plant over many years has caused health and environmental problems in their community. They share their concerns in…

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Mountaintop removal bill passed by U.S. House imperils Appalachian waters

Contact: Thom Kay, legislative associate, 864-580-1843, thom@appvoices.org The U.S. House of Representatives voted today to make it easier for coal companies to dump mining waste from mountaintop removal sites into Appalachian streams and the headwaters of rivers that provide drinking water to millions of Americans. The House voted 229-192 to pass the “Preventing Government Waste…

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Patriot Co. slurry spill in W.Va. violated water discharge permit

Contact: Erin Savage, Water Quality Specialist, Appalachian Voices, 828-262-1500, erin@appvoices.org Cat McCue, Communications Director, Appalachian Voices, 434-293-6373, cat@appvoices.org Rob Goodwin, Citizen Enforcement Specialist, Coal River Mountain Watch, 304-712-9854 robert.alton.goodwin@gmail.com Test results from water samples taken from Fields Creek the day of the Patriot Coal Co. slurry spill in Kanawha County last month revealed levels of…

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