Written by Matt Wasson

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Matt Wasson

As Appalachian Voices' Director of Programs, Matt has worked on all aspects of the "coal cycle" — from mining, transportation and combustion to the disposal of power plant waste — and is a nationally recognized authority on mountaintop removal coal mining and coal economics. Matt has testified before Congress and appears frequently on expert panels.

For Our Members

This summer, Appalachian Voices’ offices were filled with…

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For Our Members

In the weeks ahead, the Appalachian Voices Business…

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Lost Mountain

Riverhead Books. New York. 2006 250 pages. $24.95…

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Flying Friendly Skies Over a Fragile Land

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Highland Trials Put Sheep Dogs Through Paces

SHARP-EYED AND WAGGY-TAILED – Border Collies are renowned…

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Farmers Worry About CAFO Dairy: Pollution, Land Values Are Concerns

INDUSTRIAL AGRICULTURE MEETS THE MOUNTAINS – Many residents…

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Paying For Clean Air… Elsewhere

American Electric Power’s Clinch River Power Plant near…

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Retreat, Regroup and Retie: An Angler’s Winter Refrain

While the fish may still be biting in…

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Stalk on the Wild Side: the Eastern Cougar

EASTERN COUGAR – Photo courtesy of the North…

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Not a Vision of Our Future, But of Ourselves

A LANDSCAPE OF DEVASTATION – Photo of a…

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