As Nuclear Fuel Services, Inc., pursues plans to begin producing refined uranium in Erwin, Tenn., local environmental and safety advocates are objecting.
Blog Archives
Feature item #5 for the Voice front page (2020)
Dreamers: Ice climbing in the Southeast
Good ice climbing conditions are rare in the Southeast — but when the conditions are ripe, adventurers like Dylan Walton are ready.
Ticks: Get to Know Them, and Then Avoid Them
Climate change has led to an increase in the population and range of these tiny, disease-spreading bloodsuckers.
N.C. Families Contend With Mounting Bills
Faced with the threat of utility disconnection and even eviction in the pandemic, many North Carolinians are forced to decide between essentials.
TAGS: covid covid-19 energy democracy Energy Insecurity Energy Security evictions North Carolina Utility disconnections
Reinventing Museum Offerings During COVID
Museums throughout the region have found creative ways to connect with the public during COVID, both online and offline. And as many museums resume in-person operations, some are planning to keep these popular new programs.
Safe Passage Works to Make Interstate 40 Safer for Wildlife and People
A new coalition aims to improve safety for wildlife and humans alike along a curvy section of Interstate 40 near Great Smoky Mountains National Park, where vehicle collisions with bear, deer and elk are on the rise.
TAGS: East Tennessee Great Smoky Mountains National Park habitat connectivity migration Safe Passage Western North Carolina Wildlife wildlife corridor wildlife crossing
Counting Hawks
“Any day you see a hawk is a good day,” says longtime hawk watcher Bill Haley. During peak migration season, lucky hawk watchers in Appalachia may see thousands of hawks in a single day.
TAGS: appalachia Atlantic Flyway birding broad-winged hawks Citizen science hawk count hawk watch hawks migratory birds ornithology raptors Volunteers
Residents Near Trainyard Discuss Efforts to Study and Solve Coal Dust Problems
Regulators are installing air quality monitors in two Eastern Virginia communities that have been beset by coal dust from a Norfolk Southern railyard for years.
Floyd Center for the Arts Hosts Art Appalachia: 2020
The Art Appalachia: 2020 exhibit features various works from 36 artists across nine states within Appalachia. Though the medium, subjects and inspiration are all different, each piece is bound to the one next to it by an essence unique to the region.
Appalachian Election Workers Manage New Processes, Safety Protocols
There seems little question that the 2020 general election is the most challenging to run in American history. Across Appalachia, those responsible for running the elections appear to be rising to the challenge.
