Posts Tagged ‘Coal Ash’
20,000 Clean Water Act Violations equals attack of the lawsuit!
Yesterday’s press release made its rounds quickly as our WaterWatch team here at Appalachian Voices announced its legal action against three coal mining companies for violations (and violations… and violations…) of the Clean Water Act. ICG (International Coal Group) has already responded in a furious attempt to label us as an “anti-mining group” and accused…
Read MoreCoal Ash Pond Failure in Wimington NC
Right here in North Carolina a coal ash pond at Progress Energy’s Sutton Plant near Wilmington was breached on Monday. Monday’s heavy rains may have been a factor in the failure, but there is another wave of heavy rains coming to the region today and tomorrow that may cause even more problems. for more information…
Read MoreCharlotte Coal Ash Hearing Shows Strong Support for Subtitle C
Tuesday’s standing room only coal ash hearings in Charlotte, N.C. were nothing less than encouraging. As a fresh addition to Appalachian Voices, it was a learning experience for me on all things “coal ash.” Citizens from all walks of life stood up to testify against the harmful effects of the improper disposal of coal ash…
Read MoreHundreds of Concerned Citizens in Charlotte Demand EPA Protections from Toxic Coal Ash
For Immediate Release: September 14, 2010 Contact: Rachele Huennekens, Sierra Club (703) 470-2454 Donna Lisenby, Upper Watauga Riverkeeper, (704) 277-6055 Charlotte, NC — Hundreds of concerned citizens gathered in Charlotte on Tuesday, September 14, urging the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to pass strong, federally-enforceable safeguards for coal ash, the hazardous remains left over from coal-fired…
Read MoreNC Environmental Groups Detail Environmental, Health Problems from Toxic Coal Ash Waste
Appalachian Voices NC Conservation Network North Carolina Sierra Club FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday, September 10, 2010 Contact: Dan Conrad, NC Conservation Network, 919.857-4699 Donna Lisenby, Appalachian Voices, 828.262-1500 Molly Diggins, Sierra Club, 919.833-8467 NC Environmental Groups Detail Environmental, Health Problems from Toxic Coal Ash Waste Report concludes that “Regulation is needed in North Carolina” In…
Read More“Cooperative should scrap proposed coal plant”
This Op-Ed, by the coalition coordinator for the Wise Energy for Virginia Coalition of which Appalachian Voices is a proud member, is running at Tidewater News Old Dominion Electric Cooperative’s announcement on Wednesday to delay plans for a massive coal-fired power plant in Hampton Roads offers a ray of hope that Virginia can still get…
Read MoreTVA idling units at 3 coal plants- as good as it sounds?
The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA), a New Deal initiative designed to uplift the Tennessee and surrounding Appalachian states by providing electricity to the region, is now better known for one of the largest environmental disasters on the east coast (not including the BP oil spill). A few days before Christmas of 2008, 1 billion gallons…
Read MoreTennessee Crud: Appalachia plays host to yet another environmental disaster
Story by Bill Kovarik At first, when a 55-foot wall of coal fly ash sludge broke loose from an earthen dam early Dec. 22 near Kingston, TN, the nation barely paid attention. Initial reports from the Associated Press said there had been an isolated spill of “inert material not harmful to the environment,” according to…
Read MoreCoal Ash Cleanup Effort Comes in Phases
Story by Sarah Vig “A clean-up can either be done right or it can be a ticking time bomb,” California Senator Barbara Boxer cautioned TVA CEO Tom Kilgore during the Environment and Public Works committee’s oversight hearing on the recent coal ash spill at the Kingston Fossil Plant near Harriman, TN. In response, Kilgore promised…
Read MoreUnited Mountain Defense: On the Front Lines at TVA Spill Site
Story by Sarah Vig Call them the environmental movement’s equivalent of an emergency response team. Within only 14 hours of the dam failure at the Kingston Fossil Plant, United Mountain Defense mobilized. Having gained years of experience organizing and conducting water sampling in communities throughout Tennessee impacted by mountaintop removal mining, and with headquarters in…
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