Front Porch Blog
Updates from Appalachia
NC’s bad ratepayer bill passed into law
Despite immense pressure from advocates and ratepayers, NC Gov. Roy Cooper signed HB 951, Duke Energy’s handwritten legislation that will drastically raise rates on families and small businesses, into law.
“The Energizer”
Appalachian Voices recently nominated our partner Jason Carney for the Click & Pledge Foundation “Undercover Hero” video award.
Historic investments in Abandoned Mine Land Program a win for coal-impacted communities
Congress has passed the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, which includes the reauthorization of the Abandoned Mine Land Program and the largest-ever investment in abandoned coal mine cleanup! Now they must pass the Build Back Better Act to invest in workers, families and clean energy.
Restoring waters damaged by acid mine drainage: A conversation with Amanda Pitzer
Amanda Pitzer with Friends of the Cheat discusses the specific impacts of acid mine drainage on the Cheat River, analyzes abandoned mine lands funding pending before Congress and charts a path for future success in collaboration with state and federal decision-makers.
Army Corps reopens Mountain Valley Pipeline application to dump into rivers
Due to all of the feedback and pressure that we and many concerned citizens gave the United States Army Corps of Engineers, they have opened a second comment period for Mountain Valley Pipeline’s 404 permit application.
