With state legislative sessions underway across Appalachia, here are some energy and environmental bills to keep an eye on.
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States Tackle Environmental and Energy Issues
TAGS: energy policy environmental legislation Georgia Kentucky Maryland North Carolina Ohio Pennsylvania South Carolina state legislature State politics Tennessee Virginia West Virginia
Gov. Jim Justice’s Barren Mine Lands and Unpaid Taxes
West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice made nearly $2 billion off Appalachia’s coalfields, but his family’s mines owe back taxes in multiple states. They have also accrued hundreds of environmental violations, and many idled mines are still unreclaimed.
People in the Path of Pipelines
Residents along the path of major new and proposed interstate fracked-gas pipelines share their stories.
TAGS: Atlantic Coast Pipeline mountain valley pipeline mountain valley pipeline southgate Mountaineer Xpress Pipeline MVP Southgate people in the path of pipelines
Pay-What-You-Can Cafes
Appalachia’s donation-based cafes offer delicious, healthy food to diners and volunteers regardless of their ability to pay.
TAGS: community F.A.R.M. Cafe Food Insecurity hunger Local food One Acre Cafe Open Door Cafe Pay What You Can
MVP Southgate Met with Staunch Resistance
Local governments, residents in the path of the pipeline, a state agency and more have spoken out against this proposed 73-mile extension of the fracked-gas Mountain Valley Pipeline.
Red Spruce Restoration Underway
Conservationists across the region have teamed up to help restore the red spruce to its natural habitat after unsustainable logging practices in the early 1900s, coupled with wildfires, nearly wiped out the tree in Appalachia.
TAGS: Central Appalachian Spruce Restoration Forestry logging Red Spruce Southern Appalachian Spruce Restoration
Virginia Approves Controversial Compressor Station
The Virginia Air Pollution Control Board approved Dominion Energy’s air pollution permit for the Buckingham compressor station despite fervent local opposition — but community members say the fight isn’t over yet.
TAGS: Atlantic Coast Pipeline Buckingham compressor station Environmental Justice environmental racism Virginia
Exports and Bankruptcies Mark Volatile Year for Coal
Although Central Appalachian coal production has seen a slight rebound since 2016, it may be short-lived due to export and transportation costs. Additionally, two coal companies filed for bankruptcy last fall.
Katie Whitehead
Katie Whitehead already has four pipelines running through her land – and Mountain Valley Pipeline Southgate developers want to cut down three acres of her tree farm to add a fifth.
TAGS: mountain valley pipeline southgate MVP Southgate people in the path of pipelines Pittsylvania County Virginia
