The Appalachian Voice
Duke U Delays Gas Plant, Considers Hog Waste
Duke University indefinitely delayed construction of a plant that would have run on natural gas and is exploring biogas captured from hog farm waste.
Read MoreSouthwest Virginia Solar Workgroup Receives Award
The Southwest Virginia Solar Workgroup received the first Torchbearer award at the 2018 SWVA Economic Forum for its work on regional economic progress.
Read MoreAnti-Solar Bill Stalls in Kentucky Legislature
The Kentucky legislature declined to pass a bill that would have allowed the state and potentially utilities to set new rate structures that could have threatened the expansion of residential solar.
Read MorePipeline Pushback Continues with Water Monitoring and Lawsuits
Appalachian Voices has joined a lawsuit calling on a federal court to stop construction on the Mountain Valley Pipeline and is working with citizen water monitors to hold pipeline developers accountable.
Read MoreBlocking an Energy Monopoly Move
Virginia rejected a Dominion Energy proposal that would have eliminated competition for selling renewable energy to large commercial customers.
Read MoreA Sunny Welcome for Austin Counts
Our Norton, Va., office is thrilled to welcome our new Southwest Virginia Solar VISTA, Austin Counts! Austin will be helping our New Economy Program to bring more solar energy to the region.
Read MoreRemarkable Pollinators
Of the world’s more than 240,000 species of flowering plants, approximately 75 percent rely on pollinators. These crucial creatures help transfer pollen from male to female flower parts and ensure the survival of the next generation of plants — and the animals that depend on them. Pollinators include insects like bees and butterflies in addition…
Read MorePipeline Basics
A quick look at how pipelines are regulated, whether they’re needed, and what the environmental and economic effects are.
Read MorePeople in the Path of Pipelines
New pipelines transporting natural gas and gas liquids would cut across hundreds of miles through Appalachia and beyond, putting people, land and water at risk. Here, residents along the route share their stories. Mountain Valley Pipeline Cletus and Beverly Bohon Cletus and Beverly Bohon value their wooded acreage at the end of the road in…
Read MoreAppalachia’s Toxic Dumping Ground
Ohio has more frack waste disposal wells than any other Appalachian state and receives millions of barrels of the toxic waste each year.
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