Appalachian politics Archives < Appalachian Voices

Environmental Votetracker — April/May 2018 issue

By Molly Moore | April 10, 2018 |

Chart showing how Appalachian legislators voted

Chart displays how Appalachian House and Senate members voted regarding several environmental issues in February and March.

Environmental Votetracker — Oct/Nov 2017 issue

By Molly Moore | October 10, 2017 |

How Appalachian House and Senate members voted regarding several environmental issues in August and September.

Environmental Votetracker — April/May 2017

By Molly Moore | April 13, 2017 |

How Appalachian House and Senate members voted regarding several environmental issues in February and March.

Trump’s Would-Be Coal Comeback Faces Long Odds

By Molly Moore | December 15, 2016 |

President-elect Donald Trump has expressed his support of the coal industry. Less clear is how he will attempt to revive the struggling sector — or how he will confront the collateral damage to human health, the environment and the climate that could result.

Environmental Votetracker — June/July 2016

By Elizabeth E. Payne | June 14, 2016 |

See how Appalachian congressional representatives voted on several environmental issues during April and May 2016.

RECLAIMing Central Appalachia

By Molly Moore | April 19, 2016 |

A rare bipartisan proposal aims to tackle two pressing issues related to the flailing coal industry — the need for new economic opportunities in central Appalachia and repairing environmental damage from decades of mining.

Environmental Votetracker — April/May 2016

By Molly Moore | April 18, 2016 |

See how Appalachian congressional representatives voted on several environmental issues during February and March 2016.

Environmental Votetracker – Feb/March 2016

By Molly Moore | February 18, 2016 |

See how Appalachian congressional representatives voted on several environmental issues in December 2015 and January 2016.

How Congress Controls Regional Spending

By Elizabeth E. Payne | December 9, 2015 |

The federal appropriations process determines how much funding is allocated to specific agencies, and could have big implications for efforts to protect Appalachian streams from mining and efforts to support a more diverse and sustainable regional economy.