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Appalachians Against The Dakota Access Pipeline
Across Appalachia, communities are supporting the indigenous-led resistance to the Dakota Access Pipeline, a partially constructed crude oil pipeline stretching 1,100 miles across North and South Dakota, Iowa and Illinois.
Across the Years: Updates from the Archives
In honor of our 20th anniversary, we looked through The Appalachian Voice archives to identify important topics that we’ve covered over the years and provide updates on where these issues stand today.
Endangered Appalachian Rivers
Over the years, several Appalachian rivers have been included in the annual America’s Most Endangered Rivers list. See how the threats facing these rivers have changed.
October/November 2016
View / Download PDF Navigating the Russell Fork Poised to bolster a flagging economy, one river also faces threats from coal mining Updates on regional waterways previously included on American Rivers’ annual Most Endangered Rivers list Other Top Stories From Fostering Climate Resilience As climate change begins to impact Appalachia, scientists and community activists look…
Trailbuilding: Forging New Paths
Trail advocates in Pound, Va., Elizabethton, Tenn., and Wyoming County, W.Va., are working with community members and partners to develop new hiking paths.
April/May 2016
View / Download PDF Other Top Stories Industrial Hemp Offers Hope to Appalachia’s Farmers and Environment April 19, 2016 Virginia farmers will soon be able to grow hemp for industrial purposes – albeit with restrictions. Industrial hemp farming is also being explored to varying degrees in Kentucky, West Virginia, Tennessee and North Carolina. Service, Music…
Appalachian river among America’s “Most Endangered Rivers”
Contact: Jessie Thomas-Blate, American Rivers, 202-347-7550 Tarence Ray, Appalachian Voices, 276-679-1691 Save the Russell Fork! Send a quick comment to the Virginia governor and regulators to reject the mountaintop removal coal mine permit. Washington, D.C.- American Rivers named Central Appalachia’s Russell Fork River among America’s Most Endangered Rivers® of 2016 today, shining a national spotlight…
February/March 2016
View / Download PDF Who Owns the Land? Owning the Mountains: Appalachia’s history of corporate control Kentucky Resident Challenges Coal Company’s Right to Mine Farming and Fracking Fracked-gas Pipelines Would Threaten Homes and Dreams Blasted: Homeowners near mine seek recourse for property damage Other Top Stories From Celebrating Two Decades and Counting… This year marks…
Blasted: Homeowners near mine seek recourse for property damage
Karen and Jerry Kirk live in a home that they believe was damaged during blasting for a nearby surface mine. Despite years of frustration, they have been unable to get compensation for the damage to their property.
Appalachia’s stream health in the balance
“I can remember swimming, fishing, and camping on the Powell River. I can also remember times when those activities were not possible due to mining in the Powell River’s watershed that had devastated the ecosystem, wiping out fish populations and polluting the water to the point that it was unhealthy to swim in. My hope is that the Stream Protection Rule will ensure our rivers and streams are healthy for all the life that depends on them – including us.” — Adam Malle’s testimony to OSMRE on the Stream Protection Rule