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Updates from Appalachia
North Carolina shows up strong against fracked-gas projects
North Carolinians are turning out strong to stand for environmental justice and water quality and to stop unneeded fracked-gas projects.
Major win for N.C. clean energy advocates
Appalachian Voices was among the many organizations voicing public opposition in North Carolina to a rate-hike bill despite Duke Energy’s money influence in the state legislature.
A policymaker’s guide to fostering community solar development
Pro-solar policy is crucial to bringing clean, renewable energy to Southwest Virginia and Appalachia as a whole.
Protected or not? Coal company pushes for mine in protected Tennessee area
Federal regulators are considering a proposal for a new surface coal mine in Tennessee’s Cumberland Mountains, despite the fact that in 2016, the federal government declared most of the area in question off-limits to surface mining.