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Updates from Appalachia
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Utility affordability in the time of Coronavirus
Equitable access to affordable water and energy services — fundamental to human well-being and public health — has been a significant though largely unseen problem for decades. Then Covid struck.
NC pipeline permit for MVP Southgate denied!
North Carolina’s Department of Environmental Quality denied a water quality permit for the Mountain Valley Pipeline Southgate extension on the grounds that the MVP mainline is not yet completed.
Energy Democracy for Appalachian Power: New workshops scheduled!
Our (virtual) summer series in Virginia is going strong! We’re happy to announce two upcoming workshops about Energy Democracy and Appalachian Power.