The Appalachian Voice
Designing Endurance on the Appalachian Trail
Researchers are seeking to protect the Appalachian Trail from growing hiker use and increasingly erratic weather patterns.
Read MorePermit Renewal Raises Questions for Radford Arsenal
Air pollution concerns at the Radford Army Ammunition Plant spark a controversy in the New River Valley.
Read MoreBreaking Clean Tour 2015
Breaking Clean Tour The Mullins family is hitting the road once more to share their story about life in the Appalachian coalfields. The Breaking Clean Tour, which visited more than 20 cities in the Southeast and Midwest in 2014, will be heading to the Pacific Northwest this summer. Nick, a former fourth-generation underground coal miner,…
Read MoreTurn This Town Around
A project to help re-energize small towns is encouraging community-led projects, like the brand-new West Virginia Mine Wars Museum!
Read MoreMountain Ingenuity
Citizens Advance Solutions to the Pressing Issues of Our Time Appalachia has its scars along with its beauty, its struggles along with its triumphs. But mountain people are resourceful, and across the region citizens are making strides toward a better tomorrow — one that builds on the strength of our past while sustaining healthy environments…
Read MoreClean Power Plan Comes with Options and Opportunities
The federal Clean Power Plan is moving forward — and many states are moving forward with implementation plans — despite an unfriendly reception from many Appalachian politicians.
Read MoreA Burning Problem
Students on an Alternative Spring Break tackle the problem of illegal trash fires and their associated health risks.
Read MoreUnder Pressure: A Fractured Relationship with Natural Gas
Across the East, fracking for natural gas is advancing in starts and stops — as some states embrace the practice, another bans it, and still more consider the risks and potential rewards of entering the fracking fray.
Read MoreDigging Under the Surface: West Virginia’s Fracking Boom
Many West Virginia landowners agreed to sever the right to use their land from their rights to the minerals buried beneath the surface long before the onset of fracking technology. Today, fracking operators are using those old leases to bring industrial development to formerly secluded country homes, like the ridge above David Wentz’ house.
Read MorePipe Dreams: The push to expand natural gas infrastructure
Landowners whose property lies along a natural gas pipeline route worry about local impacts, while others warn of the long-term consequences that could come with a reliance on this fickle fuel.
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