2015 — (Oct/Nov)
Member Spotlight: Pallavi Podapati
Appalachian Voices board member and native of Hazard, Ky., Pallavi Podapati is currently researching coal miner health policies in Wales to analyze the differences between policies in the United States and abroad.
Read MoreExpanding Access to Transportation for Those in Need
Getting to and from work, school or medical appointments can be a challenge for many of the region’s most vulnerable residents, but public and private programs are working to close the transportation gap.
Read MoreLiving on Bottled Water
Residents of Belmont, N.C., continue to rely on bottled water, after tests of the drinking wells within 1,000 feet of Duke Energy’s coal ash ponds showed contamination.
Read MoreRegulators Hear from Coalfield Residents on Proposed Stream Protections
Community members voiced their opinions and concerns at public hearings about Stream Protection Rule that were held in Kentucky, Virginia and West Virginia.
Read MoreA Tennessee Homecoming
Appalachian Voices reopens its Tennessee office and is working to bring energy efficiency to the state.
Read MoreBioBuses
Universities Experiment with Alternative Fuel By Chris Robey Universities have long experimented with alternative fuels — engineers at the University of Georgia were tinkering with buses fueled by peanut oil in 1981. But in the decade since Hurricane Katrina caused fuel disruptions nationwide, schools have sought ways to switch their diesel-guzzling bus fleets to alternatives…
Read MoreCommunities Coming Together To Clean Up Coal Ash
Appalachian Voices is proud to support the Alliance for Carolinians Together (A.C.T.) Against Coal Ash, a new grassroots organization representing North Carolinians impacted by coal ash.
Read MoreProtecting Streams
Appalachian Voices is working with partner groups to help local communities speak out in favor of stronger regulations protecting their streams and people from mountaintop coal removal.
Read MoreClean Energy Advocates Criticize APCo Solar Proposal
Appalachian Power Company seeks to add fees to its costumers who switch to solar energy, causing many to worry that this cost may discourage some from choosing this clean energy option.
Read MoreBy the Numbers: Lyme Disease, Conservation Funding, Smoky Mountains and more
11 Ranking the Great Smoky Mountains National Park received from the National Parks Conservation Association of the most polluted national parks, an improvement over its #1 ranking in 2004. $1.2 million Amount estimated to restore the Blue Ridge Tunnel as a pedestrian and biking path in Nelson County, Va. 50 Trees in Knoxville parks with…
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