2020 — Summer Archives < Page 2 of 3

Call for Action Against Coal Ash in Alabama

By AV's Intern Team | July 22, 2020 |

Environmental groups in Alabama are asking power companies and legislators to move coal ash into lined landfills or recycle it.

Trailblazers

By Contributing Writers | July 22, 2020 |

Three projects show how mountain biking is helping shape development and protect private lands from pavement in Appalachia.

The Appalachian Voice shifts to publishing online

By Molly Moore | July 21, 2020 |

We are ceasing the print publication of The Appalachian Voice for the time being due to the impact of the pandemic, but we will continue to publish new stories online.

Petrochemical Development in Appalachia Faces New Challenges

By AV's Intern Team | July 21, 2020 |

Economic experts warn that new petrochemical facilities in the Ohio River Valley could be an unwise investment for the region, and one of two investors backs out of a potential cracker plant in Ohio.

The End of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline

By Kevin Ridder | July 21, 2020 |

Duke Energy and Dominion Energy canceled the Atlantic Coast Pipeline due to ever-increasing costs and legal battles — and similar hurdles remain for the Mountain Valley Pipeline.

Celebrating Mack Prichard, A Tennessee Conservation Leader

By Hannah Gillespie | July 21, 2020 |

Dubbed “The Conservation Conscience” of Tennessee by the state legislature, Mack Prichard’s legacy is found in the lands and waters he helped protect.

Meet Appalachia’s Misunderstood Marsupial, the Opossum

By AV's Intern Team | July 21, 2020 |

With their appetites for snakes and ticks, and their propensity to clean up stray roadkill and rotting plants, opossums can be helpful neighbors to humans.

Repair Movement Reinvigorates Fix-It Culture

By AV's Intern Team | July 21, 2020 |

Instead of throwing away broken electronics, furniture, appliances and more, community groups across Appalachia oppose disposal by fixing these items and teaching their neighbors how to do the same.

Fire Ants Adjust to Higher Elevations

By AV's Intern Team | July 21, 2020 |

red area shows fire ants inhabiting much of the South

A recent study indicates that fire ants, an invasive species in Appalachia, are becoming acclimated to cooler conditions.

West Virginia Wants Your Help to Track Turtles and Fireflies

By AV's Intern Team | July 21, 2020 |

The West Virginia Division of Natural Resources is asking citizen scientists to report sightings of firefly and woodland box turtles to aid research efforts.

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