Environmental groups in Alabama are asking power companies and legislators to move coal ash into lined landfills or recycle it.
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Trailblazers
Three projects show how mountain biking is helping shape development and protect private lands from pavement in Appalachia.
TAGS: bike riding Cherokee Massanutten Resort mountain biking Mountaineer Trail Network Recreation Authority North Carolina Qualla Boundary trail building trails Virginia West Virginia
The Appalachian Voice shifts to publishing online
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
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.
TAGS: cracker plant ethane cracker fracking Natural Gas Ohio River Valley petrochemical hub petrochemicals
The End of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline
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.
TAGS: Atlantic Coast Pipeline fracked gas mountain valley pipeline MVP Southgate Natural Gas pipelines
Celebrating Mack Prichard, A Tennessee Conservation Leader
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
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
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
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
The West Virginia Division of Natural Resources is asking citizen scientists to report sightings of firefly and woodland box turtles to aid research efforts.
