The Appalachian Voice
In Celebration of Vickie Terry
Two friends remember the life and legacy of community leader and mountain protector Vickie Terry.
Read MoreFrac Sand Mining in Appalachia
A step often overlooked in the fracking process is the mining of frac sand, which leads to deforestation.
Read MoreRobeson Rises
A new documentary looks at the potential impacts of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline in Eastern North Carolina.
Read MoreOnward in the Pipeline Fight!
Appalachian Voices is working alongside communities and organizations to stop the wave of fracked-gas pipelines.
Read MoreStanding Up to TVA and Engaging Electric Co-op Members in Tennessee
Our Tennessee team is hosting workshops to provide tools and support to electric co-op members, and working to keep the public involved in TVA’s efforts to change its rate structure.
Read MorePushing for Solar Freedom and Utility Accountability in Virginia
Our Virginia team is committed to bringing more accessible renewable energy to the state and lessening the political influence of monopoly utilities like Dominion.
Read MoreContest Brings Energy Efficiency to N.C. High Country Homes
Our Energy Savings team is hosting a contest in which five semi-finalists will win a home energy audit and one winner will receive the grand prize of $4,000 in home energy upgrades.
Read MoreSpending Bill Sustains Appalachian Programs
While the federal budget includes funding for programs like the Appalachian Regional Commission, the bill omitted the RECLAIM Act.
Read MoreBill and Lynn Limpert
When Bill and Lynn Limpert retired on 120 acres of rugged Virginia mountains, they never thought they would have to fight against Atlantic Coast Pipeline developers seeking to cut down their old-growth trees.
Read MoreHolding Pipeline Profiteers Accountable
SPECIAL COLUMN: The fossil fuel industry and monopoly utilities, and their political abettors, will not turn easily from their money-making course. We citizens must continue to call them out, hold them accountable, and push hard for a future that is economically and socially just, and environmentally sustainable.
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