Latest Reports From Appalachian Voices
Moving forward at warp speed: Abandoned mine reclamation over the coming years
As Congress continues to negotiate the passage of the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, delays are sidelining both the reauthorization of the Abandoned Mine Land (AML) fund and the…
Repairing the Damage: The costs of delaying reclamation at modern-era mines
Central Appalachia may be facing a new wave of abandoned mines as more companies declare bankruptcy and desert their cleanup responsibilities. Despite a federal law, some states have not set…
Central Appalachian Mine Reforestation Assessment Tool (May 26, 2021)
The Central Appalachian Mine Reforestation Assessment tool uses satellite imagery and a new mathematical model to monitor and characterize the state of reclamation and the growth of trees and other…
Restoration and Renewal: The New Appalachian Economy
This regional report released by the Reclaiming Appalachia Coalition in January 2021 is the third in a series and further seeks to spur innovative economic development throughout Appalachia in communities…
A New Horizon: Innovative Reclamation for a Just Transition
This regional report released by the Reclaiming Appalachia Coalition in fall 2019 follows last year’s report and further seeks to spur innovative economic development throughout Appalachia in communities where the…
Analysis of the Mountain Valley Southgate Pipeline Project (August 1, 2019)
This report finds that neither the builder nor the anchor customer of the proposed Mountain Valley Pipeline Southgate extension project have provided “convincing evidence of a need for MVP Southgate.”…
Many Voices, Many Solutions: Innovative Mine Reclamation in Central Appalachia (November 13, 2018)
This regional report released by the Reclaiming Appalachia Coalition in fall 2018 seeks to spur innovative economic development throughout Appalachia in communities where the landscape has been irreparably changed by…
Solar Roadmap for Southwest Virginia
The Solar Workgroup of Southwest Virginia has released a report detailing a multi-faceted strategy for establishing a vibrant solar energy hub in the coalfields of far Southwest Virginia. “The Roadmap…
Inclusive Energy Efficiency Financing for Members of the French Broad Electric Membership Corporation
As many as 11,000 households in the service are of the French Broad Electric Membership Corp. in western North Carolina need energy efficiency improvements such as insulation and new heating/cooling…
Healing Our Land, Growing Our Future
A report highlighting the economic development potential of more than a dozen abandoned coal mining sites in Southwest Virginia that could be repurposed into solar farms, community parks, sustainable farms…
Communities at Risk from Mountaintop Removal
(April 28, 2015) An examination of the proximity of mountaintop removal mining to communities in Appalachia. The study was conducted using maps and census data to detect differences in demographic…
Poverty and the Burden of Electricity Costs in the Southeast
The Case for Utility Home Energy Efficiency Loan and Tariff Programs (February 27, 2014) An analysis of the relationship between poverty and electricity costs in the Southeast and promotion of…
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