By Matt Grimley Every fall and spring, an ongoing restlessness called zugenruhe begins to make some birds’ wings twitch at night. They will gorge on seeds and insects, fattening their bodies by as much as 10 percent per day. Solitary…
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Safe Passage
TAGS: Avian wildlife Bats Cerulean warbler Golden-winged warbler habitat loss migratory birds Monarch butterflies Rough-legged hawks Spotted salamanders Wildlife Wildlife Migration
A Fond Farewell for a Fantastic Leader
In October of 2008, I met an extraordinary person at the Appalachian Voices headquarters in Boone, N.C. She’d been hired as an organizational consultant, and I was a new member of the board. It was immediately clear that Willa Mays…
TAGS: Appalachian Voices Appalachian Voices board of directors Appalachian Voices Leadership Inside Appalachian Voices Tom Cormons Willa Mays
North Carolina’s Appalachian Representatives
Virginia Foxx (NC-5) Representing northwestern North Carolina, Congresswoman Foxx was elected to the House after serving 10 years in the state Senate. She is a conservative and advocates reducing the size of government wherever possible. Last year, she voted for…
Appalachian States Reconsider the Role of Coal Severance Taxes
By Brian Sewell Lawmakers in Central Appalachia are seeking legislative solutions to counter declining severance tax revenue after decades of natural resource extraction. Although not all of the counties in coal-producing states in Appalachia have minable coal, they all benefit…
Tennessee’s Appalachian Representatives
Phil Roe (TN-01) Congressman Roe represents a former pro-union district in upper East Tennessee which has been held by the Republican Party since 1881. There is no coal in his district, but he has said he believes that the United…
Traditional Trout Hang on to Native Waters
By Molly Moore Although they only occupy about 25 percent of their historic range, southern brook trout are doing alright, says Jim Habera, a cold water fisheries biologist for the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency. He has worked on every brook…
Organizational Roundup
Teaming Up For Virginia Appalachian Voices’ Virginia campaign team partnered with Downstream Strategies to help in their research for a report that details how the coal industry is reaping huge benefits from the Commonwealth of Virginia each year. Released in…
TAGS: Appalachian Voices Coal coal ash ponds Downstream Strategies iLoveMountains Mountaintop Removal NC Conservation Network Renewable Portfolio Standards Southern Alliance for Clean Energy Southern Environmental Law Center Tennessee Tennessee Scenic Vistas Protection Act Virginia
The Ebb and Flow of Appalachia’s Game Species
By Davis Wax From the mythic, raccoon-crowned Daniel Boone to the adventurous, tradition-minded hunter of today, hunting in Appalachia makes up a long and colored tale. Its most intriguing characters may be the game species themselves, each accentuating a pastime…
TAGS: black bears bobwhite quail game species Hunting North Carolina ruffed grouse Virginia West Virginia Wildlife
Virginia Bill to Lift Uranium Mining Ban Withdrawn | Inspecting Fracking in Ohio
By Davis Wax On January 31, legislation to lift a 31-year old ban on uranium mining was withdrawn from the Virginia Senate floor before voting could commence that afternoon. The bill’s sponsor, Sen. John Watkins, removed the bill from the…
TAGS: Athens County fracking Gov. McDonnell Natural Gas Ohio Department of Natural Resources uranium mining Virginia Virginia General Assembly Virginia Uranium
Coal Report
Impoundment Safety Called Into Question Questions and criticism followed a Nov. 30 accident at a CONSOL Energy-operated coal slurry impoundment in West Virginia that left one worker dead. A few days after the incident, The Charleston Gazette reported that records…
TAGS: Coal Coal Ash Duke Energy Georgia Power Interior Department Natural Gas North Carolina Stream Buffer Zone surface mining West Virginia
