The Appalachian Voice
Southwest Virginia Communities Prepare for Future Storms
The necessity for resilience hubs across Southwest Virginia has become more apparent as the region has repeatedly been hit hard by floods.
Read MoreRepairing Our Region After Helene
In our Summer 2025 issue, we explore a few of the many dimensions of disaster recovery in our region, with a focus on the aftermath of Helene. Communities and individuals are putting one foot forward at a time — and taking action to protect one another and our region if the unimaginable happens again.
Read MoreIndigenous Organization Acquires Land on Proposed Federal Prison Site in Kentucky
A controversial proposed prison site in Letcher County, Kentucky, is facing new barriers thanks to a community-based Indigenous organization and new suggested budget cuts from the U.S. Department of Justice.
Read MoreNeighbors Helping Neighbors
Mutual aid projects foster community and solidarity and build a shared understanding of why people don’t already have what they need. These networks are growing across Appalachia in response to disasters.
Read MoreNonprofits and Local Governments Go Solar
There has been a wave of new investments in solar power over the past few years due to tax credits for clean energy projects from the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022. Those credits will be ending as a result of passage of the Republican reconciliation bill in early July.
Read MoreSupport For Mine Problems in Jeopardy; Groups Challenge South Fork Coal
Energy Report stories about Citizens’ ability to get help with mine problems in jeopardy and groups challenge South Fork Coal’s actions in West Virginia.
Read MoreAmeriCorps Continues, but Its Future Is Uncertain
It’s been a chaotic year with potential trouble ahead for AmeriCorps, the federal agency responsible for national service and volunteerism.
Read MoreEPA Plans to Roll Back Air and Water Protections
Last spring, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced its intention to roll back dozens of vital environmental health protections, calling it the “biggest deregulatory action in U.S. history.”
Read MoreLaw Slashes Renewable Energy, Offers Benefits to Coal and Gas
On July 4, President Donald Trump signed into law H.R. 1, the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” a budget reconciliation package with sweeping impacts on many issue areas, particularly health and the environment.
Read MoreGas Buildout Continues Across Southeast
A massive buildout of methane gas infrastructure in Virginia, North Carolina and Tennessee is taking place across the Southeast.
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