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Cleaning Up Coal Ash
Main / Cleaning Up Coal Ash TVA Kingston Coal Ash Spill. Photo courtesy of Dot Griffith photography. For well over a century, power plants across the country have burned coal to generate electricity. And for just as long, leftover coal ash has been dumped in open, unlined pits near the power plant, usually located on…
Land Restoration Resources
Many Voices, Many Solutions: Innovative Mine Reclamation in Central Appalachia 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 coal mining. Specifically, the report provides case studies of projects that advance community development amidst…
Proposals to put new nuclear reactors near coal mine sites ignore geological hazards
In October 2022, Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced a goal of building a new nuclear reactor in Southwest Virginia within the next 10 years, setting off a flurry of excitement among local economic development officials and outrage among local residents who are concerned about the health and safety risks of nuclear power.
Reclaiming Appalachia Coalition report shows how mine cleanup can boost local economies
The Reclaiming Appalachia Coalition recently released its 2023 report, “National to Neighborhoods: Catalyzing Opportunities for Coal-Impacted Communities.” The report highlights the coalition’s current work and projects across the Appalachian coalfields of Virginia, West Virginia, Ohio and Kentucky.
Summer 2022
Safe Passage: The I-40 Pigeon River Gorge Wildlife Crossing Project A collaborative effort to make the Pigeon River Gorge section of I-40 safer for wildlife and humans is yielding results. Full story Other Top Stories From As EPA Prepares to Update Federal Air Quality Limits, Coal Dust Looms Large in Eunice Frustrated with constant coal…
Appalachian groups urge Biden, Congress to ensure climate action helps energy transition communities
APPALACHIA — Today, dozens of Appalachian organizations and national partners submitted a letter to President Joe Biden, U.S. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer urging them to make sure that a budget reconciliation package under negotiation in Congress targets climate action spending in ways that help communities in coal-impacted Appalachia and elsewhere benefit from the transition to a clean-energy economy.
Highlights from the Energy Democracy in Action webinar series
Advocates from across the country shared stories of how they gained control over how and where their power is produced during the first two webinars of the three-part Energy Democracy In Action series. Read the highlights and register for the third webinar.
Why Energy Democracy
For nearly all of the residents and businesses in the three-state region of North Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia, where you live determines who your electricity provider is. You have no choice over where to purchase your power from – or have a say in how your utility produces that power. This is called monopoly utility control,…
Southeast Ski Resorts Reckon with Sustainability and Climate Change
As Southeast ski resorts upgrade their snowmaking equipment, many are finding that the investment isn’t just good for business — it’s helped to slash energy consumption and water use.