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Traveling The Crooked Road
Along its 330-mile route, The Crooked Road in Southwest Virginia connects visitors with the sounds of America’s roots music and demonstrates how a region can leverage its cultural assets to develop a new economy.
Read MoreDriving Trails of Appalachia
Take a day or a week to discover Appalachia along one of the region’s many driving trails.
Read MoreBuckingham’s Battle: Residents oppose proposed gas compressor station
A proposed natural gas compressor station in Buckingham County, Va., would keep gas moving through the Atlantic Coast Pipeline. But many nearby residents are opposed to the industrial facility because it would cause pollution and noise and devalue nearby properties.
Read MoreFostering Climate Resilience
As climate change begins to impact Appalachia, scientists and community activists look for ways to study and adapt to the changes.
Read MoreAcross the Years: Updates from the Archives
In honor of our 20th anniversary, we looked through The Appalachian Voice archives to identify important topics that we’ve covered over the years and provide updates on where these issues stand today.
Read MoreCelebrating 25 Years with the Affrilachian Poets
For 25 years, the predominantly African American group of writers known as the Affrilachian Poets have been “making the invisible visible.”
Read MoreCleaning Up A Mess: Coal Ash Across Appalachia
Appalachian states are burdened by millions of tons of toxic coal ash. Without firm federal standards, it’s up to states to determine much of the cleanup process — and regional states are taking varying approaches.
Read MoreBurning Southern Forests to Fuel Europe
The global push for “green” energy has led to clearcutting across the Southeast, where forests are being harvested to fuel Europe’s — and particularly the United Kingdom’s — push to use alternative fuels.
Read MoreFueling Cars with Plants- A test case in North Carolina
Though biofuels are most common in the Midwest, the state of North Carolina delved into biofuels research in 2007 before slowing research in 2013. Thus far, the venture hasn’t yielded much success.
Read MoreHidden Treasures of Appalachia – 2016
For the past 20 years, in addition to highlighting environmental problems in our region, The Appalachian Voice has also sought to showcase our magnificent, ancient mountains that people from all over the world come to visit. Below, we offer up just a taste of the natural adventures and cultural highlights from our story archives.
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