The Appalachian Voice
Trailblazers
Three projects show how mountain biking is helping shape development and protect private lands from pavement in Appalachia.
Read MoreThe 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.
Read MorePetrochemical 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.
Read MoreThe 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.
Read MoreCelebrating 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.
Read MoreMeet 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.
Read MoreRepair 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.
Read MoreFire Ants Adjust to Higher Elevations
A recent study indicates that fire ants, an invasive species in Appalachia, are becoming acclimated to cooler conditions.
Read MoreWest 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.
Read MoreInsects Carry Traces of Mountaintop Removal Mining
Years after mining ends, selenium pollution from mountaintop removal coal mining operations still accumulates in insects downstream.
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