The Appalachian Voice
Tracking Elusive Creatures
Volunteers are searching for an endangered bumblebee and using game cameras to spot local wildlife.
Read MoreDocumenting Environmental Changes
Citizen scientists use a mobile app to monitor seasonal life cycle phases of plants and animals along the Appalachian Trail, and use drones to monitor the habitats of Eastern hellbender salamanders.
Read MoreMicroplastics Flood Tennessee River Watershed
A team of scientists and volunteers surveyed the Tennessee River and found massive amounts of broken-down plastics, which aren’t regulated by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
Read MoreCanaan Valley Cancels Plans for Commercial Logging
The manager of the Canaan Valley National Wildlife Refuge cancelled plans to log 20 percent of the area after significant backlash to the proposal.
Read MoreJudge Refutes Trump Administration Decision on Red Wolf Conservation
The federal court’s decision prohibits the killing of critically endangered red wolves that roam off their refuge without proof that the wolf is a danger to humans or livestock.
Read MoreLaying the Groundwork for Innovative Mine Reclamation Projects
A coalition of environmental groups including Appalachian Voices released a report in November detailing opportunities to give old mine lands new life.
Read MoreProposed Landfill at Oak Ridge Sparks Controversy
Residents near Tennessee’s Oak Ridge Reservation, which produced enriched uranium for nuclear weapons, are concerned about flooding and the release of radioactive wastewater at a proposed landfill.
Read MoreWest Virginia Drops Drinking Water Protections
A state legislative committee accepted an industry group’s last-minute amendment to state drinking water standards dictating safe pollutant levels.
Read MoreSecond Two-headed Snake Recently Found in Region
A Leslie County, Ky., couple found a rare two-headed snake in their yard, the second two-headed copperhead found in the region this year.
Read MoreKnoxville Chemical Waste Permit Renewed After Citizen Hearing
Community members voiced multiple concerns about the plant, which has previous infractions for leaking contaminants into local groundwater.
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