The Appalachian Voice
Member Spotlight: Waltr Lane
A profile on Waltr Lane, a distributor of The Appalachian Voice who refers to himself as a “greenneck poet.”
Read MoreAudit Finds Mine Safety Penalties Ineffective
An August 2019 federal audit of the U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration found that mine safety penalties did not contribute to the overall safety of mining operations.
Read MoreKentucky Residential Solar Costs Expected to Rise
A new Kentucky law limiting the tax credit for residential solar net metering will take effect in 2020.
Read MoreEnergy Democracy Tour Gathers Communities’ Visions for Our Energy Future
The Tennessee Valley Energy Democracy Tour and the Energy Justice North Carolina, End the Duke Monopoly Tour have been a roaring success so far! Stay tuned for more tour dates in both states and in Virginia.
Read MoreClean Water, Not Pipelines!
Help stop the Trump administration’s efforts to rubber-stamp new pipelines by weakening state water quality authority!
Read MoreStates Work to Defend Appalachia from Invasive Fish
State agencies in Appalachia are experimenting with different strategies to stop the spread of the invasive Asian carp.
Read MoreFracking Waste Leaches into Pennsylvania Waterways
A Public Herald investigation found that Pennsylvania regulators have allowed 14 sewage treatment plants to leak radioactive fracking waste into 13 state waterways.
Read MoreStudy Shows Wood Pellet Electricity Harmful to Climate
An analysis of three Southeast wood pellet mills and the European biomass energy plants they supply found that burning trees for electricity contributes heavily to carbon pollution.
Read MoreMendota Rail-to-Trail Moves Forward
Organizers opened a 3.1-mile section of the planned 12.5-mile Mendota Trail in Bristol, Va., in August. The trail is slated to run along a former railway path from Bristol to Mendota, Va.
Read MoreConservation Grants Aim to Improve Cumberland Shortleaf Pine Forest
A series of grants and other funds totaling $2.6 million are slated for conservation work on more than 9,700 acres of shortleaf pine and riparian forest in Alabama, Kentucky and Tennessee.
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