Latest Reports From Appalachian Voices
In Harm’s Way: Lack of Federal Coal Ash Regulations Endangers Americans and Their Environment
An investigation building on the February 2010 report (below) identified 39 more coal combustion waste disposal sites in 21 states…
Out of Control: Mounting Damages from Coal Ash Waste Sites
This report explores 31 coal combustion waste sites that are known to have contaminated groundwater, wetlands, creeks, or rivers in…
Mountaintop Removal – Reclamation FAIL
Two new studies by Appalachian Voices and NRDC reveal that 1.2 million acres, including 500 mountains, have been demolished by…
NC Coal Ash Pond Groundwater Contamination Analysis
An analysis of ground water samples surrounding 13 coal ash ponds operated by Duke and Progress Energy revealed that all…
Preliminary Report from Water, Sediment and Fish samples collected at the TVA Ash Spill
On December 22, 2008 a coal ash retention pond at the TVA Kingston Fossil Plant broke, releasing over one billion…
The Financial Risks to ODEC’s Consumer-Members of Building and Operating the Proposed Cypress Creek Power Station
This assessment finds a number of significant risks to Old Dominion Electric Cooperative’s consumer-members associated with the proposed construction of…
Assessing the Economic Impact of Dominion Virginia Power’s Coal-Fired Power Plant in Wise County, Virginia, Compared to Investments in Energy Efficiency
Analysis of an energy efficiency alternative finds that energy efficiency would be less costly than the 585 MW coal-fired power…
