2019 — June/July
The Appalachian African American Cultural Center
One couple’s mission to preserve community history in Southwest Virginia.
Read MorePipeline Protesters Charged with Threats of Terrorism
Two peaceful protesters of the Mountain Valley Pipeline were recently arrested and charged with threats of terrorism, a felony.
Read MoreThe Whitewater Spirit
These accomplished women paddlers are making a a positive impact on the region’s rivers and those who navigate them.
Read MorePipeline Legal Disputes Escalate
As residents in the path of the Mountain Valley and Atlantic Coast pipelines call for investigation of potentially toxic pipeline coatings, federal and state officials loosen permitting regulations.
Read MoreContending with Contamination in Minden, W.Va.
Minden, W.Va., residents have been plagued with toxic PCBs for decades. Now the town is on the Superfund list and residents are once again calling on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to relocate the entire community.
Read MoreKeeping the Nolichucky “Wild and Scenic”
A grassroots effort to protect the Nolichucky River has the support of lawmakers, outdoor enthusiasts, businesses and more.
Read MoreTVA Faces Criticism Over Coal Ash, Transparency
The Tennessee Valley Authority and its contractor Jacobs Engineering are facing a new lawsuit regarding their cleanup of the 2008 Kingston coal ash spill. Additionally, state and federal lawmakers are backing a U.S. House bill that would require more transparency from the monopoly utility.
Read MoreDragonflies and Damselflies
Meet the marvelous world of Odonata.
Read MoreFire Destroys Office at Highlander Center, White Supremacy Sign Found
The main office of the historic Highlander Research and Education Center in New Market, Tenn., burned down in March. A symbol associated with white supremacy was found spray painted outside the racial, social and economic justice organizing center.
Read MoreClinch Coalition Draws Attention to ATV Impacts on Streams
Southwest Virginia environmental watchdog group The Clinch Coalition is expressing concerns about damage to streams and wetlands from some of the Spearhead Trails network’s off-road vehicle trails.
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