Study shows particulates linger after forest fires and could contribute to climate change.
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Study shows particulates linger after forest fires and could contribute to climate change.
Glendale Springs, N.C., citizens are raising money and circulating an online petition to fight asphalt plant.
Proposed wood-pellet processing plant in Richmond County, N.C., raises pollution concerns.
Jobs in solar outnumber coal in Virginia; U.S. Dept. of Energy seeks to extract rare earth elements from coal; U.S. Dept. of Interior pans to accelerate drilling for oil and gas on federal lands; Duke Energy withdraws plan to add chemical compounds to coal-fired power plants that would have threatened drinking water.
2016 surpasses previous years in death count of environmental activists.
North Carolina, Georgia, and upper South Carolina see first brood of cicadas since 2000.
Lucy and Rich Henighan — Appalachian Voices members since 1999 — are making a difference in East Tennessee.
As federal regulators continue to rubber-stamp the dangerous, inadequate plans for the Mountain Valley and Atlantic Coast pipelines, we’re continuing to fight back alongside residents and grassroots groups across Virginia, West Virginia, and North Carolina.
Three counties in the French Broad Electric Membership Corporation service territory have passed resolutions encouraging the electric co-op to develop a tariffed on-bill financing program that would help the co-op’s members afford home energy efficiency improvements.
We welcome three new members to our Tennessee Energy Savings team, and bid farewell to our former Tennessee VISTA service member and the graphic designer for The Appalachian Voice.