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2016 — (Oct/Nov)

Mine Reclamation Pilot Program Breaks Ground

By AV's Intern Team | October 7, 2016 | 0

A new Abandoned Mine Lands Economic Revitalization program has broken ground in Pennsylvania, with additional projects identified in West Virginia and Kentucky.

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Agency Announces Coal Bonding Reform, Health Research Review

By AV's Intern Team | October 7, 2016 | 0

Federal surface mining regulators are revising measures to make sure coal companies have the resources to reclaim mined lands, and are funding a review of surface mining’s impact on human health.

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Miners Protection Act Advances

By AV's Intern Team | October 7, 2016 | 0

Union coal miners, retirees and their families are one step closer to securing their pensions and benefits as the U.S. Senate Finance Committee approves the Miners Protection Act.

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Dakota Access Pipeline Stopped, For Now

By Elizabeth E. Payne | October 7, 2016 | 0

As protests continue, the Obama administration stepped in to temporarily block the construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline.

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Standing Against the Mountain Valley Pipeline

By AV's Intern Team | October 7, 2016 | 0

Throughout September, Appalachian Voices met with community members in Virginia and West Virginia to join forces in the fight to stop construction of the Mountain Valley Pipeline.

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Gathering Communities in East Tennessee

By AV's Intern Team | October 7, 2016 | 0

Throughout August, Appalachian Voices worked with community members in East Tennessee to find ways to expand energy efficiency programs in their area.

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Moving on Up…Stairs in Boone, N.C.

By AV's Intern Team | October 7, 2016 | 0

Our Boone, N.C., team has moved to a new office at 589 W. King St., Boone, N.C., 28607. Come visit if you’re in the area!

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Alabama Coal Company Sued for Water Pollution and Other Shorts

By AV's Intern Team | October 7, 2016 | 0

Alabama coal company sued for water pollution, a petition to pause a nuclear plant, the price of metallurgical coal rises and other short energy stories from across the region.

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New Federal Water Quality Guidance on Selenium

By AV's Intern Team | October 7, 2016 | 0

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced new criteria for monitoring selenium, a potentially harmful pollutant, in water.

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N.C. Scientists and State Officials at Odds Over Coal Ash Safety

By AV's Intern Team | October 7, 2016 | 0

In August, state scientists and agency representatives differed starkly in how they responded to coal ash cleanup in North Carolina.

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