The Appalachian Voice
Standing Against the Mountain Valley Pipeline
Throughout September, Appalachian Voices met with community members in Virginia and West Virginia to join forces in the fight to stop construction of the Mountain Valley Pipeline.
Read MoreGathering Communities in East Tennessee
Throughout August, Appalachian Voices worked with community members in East Tennessee to find ways to expand energy efficiency programs in their area.
Read MoreMoving on Up…Stairs in Boone, N.C.
Our Boone, N.C., team has moved to a new office at 589 W. King St., Boone, N.C., 28607. Come visit if you’re in the area!
Read MoreAlabama Coal Company Sued for Water Pollution and Other Shorts
Alabama coal company sued for water pollution, a petition to pause a nuclear plant, the price of metallurgical coal rises and other short energy stories from across the region.
Read MoreNew Federal Water Quality Guidance on Selenium
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced new criteria for monitoring selenium, a potentially harmful pollutant, in water.
Read MoreN.C. Scientists and State Officials at Odds Over Coal Ash Safety
In August, state scientists and agency representatives differed starkly in how they responded to coal ash cleanup in North Carolina.
Read MoreBen Bristoll: Bike Delivery Brings The Voice to Roanoke
Ben Bristoll distributed The Appalachian Voice is Roanoke, Va., on his bike and lives his life as sustainably as possible.
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 MoreTrailbuilding: Forging New Paths
Trail advocates in Pound, Va., Elizabethton, Tenn., and Wyoming County, W.Va., are working with community members and partners to develop new hiking paths.
Read MoreGrowing Up Appalachian
The next generation is overcoming barriers to achieve their goals By Molly Moore Answers to broad questions about Appalachia’s future — such as how coal-bearing counties will transform as the region’s chief industry declines — are invariably traced back to the next generation. The region’s future will be shaped one child, one teen and one…
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