Press Releases
Appalachian Voices Calls on New EPA Administrator to End Mountaintop Removal Mining
PRESS STATEMENT FROM APPALACHIAN VOICES Contact: Cat McCue, Communications Director, 434-293-6373, cat[@]appvoices.org After more than five months of delay and threats of filibuster, the U.S. Senate today confirmed Gina McCarthy (59-40) to head the Environmental Protection Agency. It was the longest delay of an EPA administrator nomination in history. The Obama EPA has been vilified…
Read MoreObama’s Climate Plan Must do More for Appalachia
PRESS STATEMENT FROM APPALACHIAN VOICES Contact: Cat McCue, Communications Director, 434-293-6373, cat-@-appvoices.org President Barack Obama today outlined a suite of regulatory and financial measures aimed at reducing the U.S.’s greenhouse gas emissions, which he said his administration will seek to implement over the next few years. The White House framed the president’s speech in terms…
Read MoreKentuckians Challenge Cabinet’s Order for Failing to Protect Clean Water from Coal Pollution
Resources Citizen’s petition for review (May 2013) Citizens’ Objection Letter (Jan 2013) Cabinet and Frasure’s Agreed Order FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Appalachian Voices * Kentuckians For The Commonwealth * Kentucky Riverkeeper * Waterkeeper Alliance CONTACTS: • Eric Chance, Appalachian Voices, 828-262-1500, eric@appvoices.org • Pat Banks, Kentucky Riverkeeper, 859-200-7442, kyriverkeeper@eku.edu • Peter Harrison, Waterkeeper Alliance, 828-582-0422, pharrison@waterkeeper.org…
Read MoreGroups Petition U.S. EPA for Water Quality Standard in Appalachia to Protect Communities from Mountaintop Removal Mining Pollution
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contacts: Liz Judge, Earthjustice, 202-797-5237, ljudge@earthjustice.org Cat McCue, Appalachian Voices, 434-293-6373, cat@appvoices.org WASHINGTON, D.C. — Yesterday afternoon, a coalition of Appalachian and national groups pressed the Environmental Protection Agency for stronger protection for their waters from the most extreme form of coal mining, mountaintop removal. In a formal petition for rulemaking, 17…
Read MoreAppalachian Voices Launches Program to Save Energy and Promote Jobs in Appalachia // Policy Expert Tapped to Lead New Initiative
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Cat McCue, Communications Director, 434-293-6373, cat @ appvoices.org Rory McIlmoil, Energy Policy Director, 828-262-1500, rory @ appvoices.org Boone, N.C. – Appalachian Voices today unveiled a new program that aims to reduce electricity costs for homeowners, stimulate job growth for local communities, and achieve a cleaner, healthier environment for the Appalachian mountain…
Read MoreSteady Growth in U.S. Coal Jobs Debunks Industry’s “War on Coal” Claim
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 9, 2013 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – Contact: Matt Wasson, Director of Programs, 828-262-1500, matt@appvoices.org Cat McCue, Communications Director, 434-953-8672 (cell), cat@appvoices.org – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – Washington, D.C.…
Read MoreLawmakers to hold hearings on Scenic Vistas bill on heels of ad campaign from conservatives
Press Advisory Appalachian Voices March 19, 2013 Contact: JW Randolph, Tennessee Director, 202-669-3670; jw@appvoices.org Nashville – Tennessee Senate and House panels are scheduled tomorrow to consider bi-partisan companion bills that protect mountain forests on the Cumberland Plateau by effectively prohibiting new surface coal mining on ridgelines above 2,000 feet. The Scenic Vistas Protection Act is…
Read MoreVirginia 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 –…
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