Press Releases
Virginia environmental attorney, activist takes helm of Appalachian Voices
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Cat McCue, Communications Director 434-293-6373, cat@appvoices.org _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Charlottesville, Va. – Tom Cormons, who established the Virginia office of Appalachian Voices in 2007, has assumed the role of executive director of the regional nonprofit organization…
Read MoreCitizens Object to State of Kentucky’s Backroom Deal With Coal Company
Resources Citizens’ Objection Letter Agreed Order Click for full-sized image Appalachian Voices * Kentuckians For The Commonwealth * Kentucky Riverkeeper * Waterkeeper Alliance Contact: • 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 • Peter Harrison, Waterkeeper Alliance, 828-582-0422, pharrison@waterkeeper.org Frankfort,…
Read MoreCoal Industry Costs Virginians Millions of Dollars Every Year
New report suggests shifting money to diversify coalfield economies Contact: Rory McIlmoil, Downstream Strategies, 304-445-7200, mcilmoil@downstreamstrategies.com Cat McCue, Appalachian Voices, 434-293-6373, cat@appvoices.org Glen Besa, Virginia Chapter of the Sierra Club, 804-225-9113 x 104, glen.besa@sierraclub.org Resources Full Report Executive Summary Blog Post Time To End Corporate Welfare For King Coal In Virginia Photos Richmond, VA –…
Read MoreNew Interactive Web Tool Gives Details About Southeast’s Toxic Coal Ash
Project highlights ongoing problems four years after Kingston, Tenn., disaster Contacts: Sandra Diaz, Appalachian Voices, 828-262-1500 Ulla Reeves, Southern Alliance for Clean Energy, 828-254-6776 x2 State Press Releases Kentucky North Carolina Tennessee Blog Post No Longer Hidden in Plain Sight, Thanks to SoutheastCoalAsh.org! Screenshots The Southern Alliance for Clean Energy, Appalachian Voices, Southern Environmental Law…
Read MoreCitizens To TVA: Don’t Rush to Spend $1 Billion on Dirty Coal Plant
For Immediate Release Contact: Jenna Garland, 404-281-6398, jenna.garland@sierraclub.org Kim Teplitzky, 267-307-4707, kim.teplitzky@sierraclub.org Nashville, TN – Yesterday afternoon the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) announced it will issue an Environmental Assessment (EA) for proposed upgrades at its Gallatin Fossil Plant outside of Nashville, Tennessee. The Sierra Club, Tennessee Clean Water Network and Appalachian Voices responded by calling…
Read MoreClean Water Act Under Siege as the Popular Law Turns 40
Report highlights success stories — and congressional assault For Immediate Release October 18, 2012 Contact: Sandra Diaz, Red, White & Water Campaign Coordinator, 828-262-1500, sandra@appvoices.org Cat McCue, Communications Director, 434-293-6373, cat@appvoices.org Washington, D.C.— Despite major cleanups of the nation’s rivers and lakes and improvements in the safety of drinking water for most Americans under the…
Read MoreCitizens Reach Landmark Settlement with Kentucky Regulators and Coal Company in Major Water Pollution Case
Resources Final Auditing Agreement Consent Judgement Click for full-sized image Appalachian Voices * Kentuckians For The Commonwealth Kentucky Riverkeeper * Waterkeeper Alliance Contact: • Eric Chance, Appalachian Voices, 828-262-1500, eric@appvoices.org • Ted Withrow, Kentuckians For The Commonwealth, 606-784-6885, tfwithrow@windstream.net • Pat Banks, Kentucky Riverkeeper, 859-200-7442, kyriverkeeper@eku.edu • Peter Harrison, Waterkeeper Alliance, 828-582-0422, pharrison@waterkeeper.org Frankfort, Kentucky…
Read MoreBig Coal, Utilities Dominate Virginia Energy Policy, Report Says
Citizens Highlight Money in Politics on Eve of Governor’s Energy Conference Appalachian Voices * Sierra Club Virginia * Chesapeake Climate Action Network For Immediate Release October 2, 2012 Contacts: Tom Cormons, Appalachian Voices, 434-981-6506, tom@appvoices.org Glen Besa, Sierra Club Virginia, 804-387-6001, glen.besa@sierraclub.org Beth Kemler, Chesapeake Climate Action Network, 202-641-0955, beth@chesapeakeclimate.org Richmond – In advance of…
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Advocacy group heads to DNC with clear message:
End mountaintop removal coal mining
MEDIA ADVISORY August 31, 2012 Contact: Cat McCue, Communications Director, cat @ appvoices.org; 434-293-6373 Charlotte – Appalachian Voices Executive Director Willa Mays and several other staff members will attend the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte next week to focus the nation’s attention on the devastating impacts of coal on the region’s environment and communities, and…
Read MoreODEC Puts Coal Plant on Ice
Wise Energy for Virginia For Immediate Release – August 9, 2012 ODEC Puts Plans for Coal Plant On Ice Clean energy groups rejoice but vow to stay vigilant ——————————————————————- Contact: Mike McCoy, Appalachian Voices (434) 293-6373 Beth Kemler, Chesapeake Climate Action Network (804) 335-0915 Glen Besa, Sierra Club Virginia Chapter (804) 387-6001 Cale Jaffe, Southern…
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