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Appalachia’s Environmental Votetracker: Feb-March 2015 Issue

By Molly Moore | February 16, 2015 |

See how Appalachian congressional representatives voted on several environmental issues during the first month of the new Congress.

President’s Budget Proposal Includes Boons for Appalachia

By Molly Moore | February 15, 2015 |

Central Appalachian communities weathering coal’s long decline would see a boost in funding under the White House budget released in February.

Fighting Mountaintop Removal During the Obama Years

By AV's Intern Team | December 19, 2014 |

In 2009, representatives of the new Obama administration repeated that “the administration will do what the science calls for.” In Appalachia, the science calls for an end to mountaintop removal coal mining. Six years later, mountaintop removal is still happening.

Appalachia’s Environmental Votetracker: Dec.-Jan. 2014 issue

By Molly Moore | December 19, 2014 |

See how Appalachian congressional representatives voted on several environmental issues during fall 2014.

Long-Awaited Coal Ash Bill Leaves Communities at Risk

By AV's Intern Team | October 13, 2014 |

This September, North Carolina’s first bill regulating the disposal of coal ash became law. Legislators praised the law as the strongest in the nation, but environmental groups and citizens living next to coal ash ponds say it is not strong enough.

Prevailing Politics Influence State Reactions to EPA Carbon Rule

By AV's Intern Team | August 10, 2014 |

By Brian Sewell Flexibility: it’s the foundation of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s plan to reduce carbon pollution from existing power plants. “That’s what makes it ambitious, but achievable,” EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy said when she unveiled the plan on June 2. “The glue that holds this plan together, and the key to making it…

Appalachia’s Environmental Votetracker: Aug./Sept. 2014 issue

By Molly Moore | August 5, 2014 |

See how Appalachia’s congressional delegation voted on environmental issues.

Appalachia’s Environmental Votetracker: June/July 2014 issue

By AV's Intern Team | June 3, 2014 |

See how Appalachia’s congressional delegation voted on environmental issues.

Attempts at Legislation, Regulation Follow Water Threats

By AV's Intern Team | April 8, 2014 |

By Molly Moore Almost as soon as West Virginia American Water Company ordered 300,000 residents to avoid contact with their tap water, the question arose: why was crude MCHM, a chemical now known to be highly toxic, so poorly understood and regulated? The lack of a clear answer brought national attention to the fact that…

Appalachia’s Political Landscape

By AV's Intern Team | February 7, 2014 |

By Brian Sewell IN THE STATES Kentucky: Gov. Steve Beshear did not mention coal much in his Jan. 7 State of the Commonwealth speech, but he did put the spotlight on S.O.A.R, an initiative to provide economic assistance to eastern Kentucky counties suffering from coal’s downturn. Coal mining communities could also receive an economic boon…

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