The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s new rule allows utilities to dump coal ash into unlined pits through April 2021, and some companies may be able to do so for longer.
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Feature item #5 for the Voice front page (2020)
Tennesseans Raise Coal Ash Concerns
Local residents are fighting against the Tennessee Valley Authority’s proposed coal ash landfill in Anderson County, Tenn., while others sued the utility in court over health problems they allege are linked to the Bull Run power plant.
TAGS: Coal Ash Environmental Protection Agency Tennessee Tennessee Valley Authority TVA TVA Kingston coal ash spill
A Tale of Orchards Past
Apple aficionado Tom Brown has dedicated more than 20 years of his life to saving Appalachia’s forgotten heirloom apples.
Another Nordic Revolution
By Kristian Jackson It’s 5 a.m. and outside the truck, headlights reveal driving snow squalls and drifts as high as the pickup’s hood. Our crawl up Roaring Creek Road near the Toe River of North Carolina comes to a sudden…
TAGS: Appalachian Culture cross-country skiing Hump Mountain nordic skiing North Carolina Outdoor Recreation Roan Highlands Roan Highlands backcountry ski tours southern snow fall telemark skiing Tennessee
