Coalfields Expressway

By AV's Intern Team | October 16, 2015 |

Virginia Highway Project Raises Questions about Relationship Between Coal and Roads By Molly Moore Ever since Appalachian coal began to power the Industrial Revolution, this fuel has influenced the location and condition of roads in the coal-bearing regions. In Virginia, a highway project currently under consideration — and partially under construction — is raising questions…

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Community Impacts of Controversial Coalfields Expressway Project 
in Va. to Receive Thorough Review

By Cat McCue | June 25, 2014 |

Agency letters Federal Highway Administration, May 22, 2014 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Sept. 11, 2012 Environmental Protection Agency, Sept. 7, 2012 Corps of Engineers, Sept. 7, 2012 Contact: 
 Jane Branham, Southern Appalachia Mountain Stewards, samsva@gmail.com, (276) 565-6167 
 Deborah Murray, Southern Environmental Law Center, dmurray@selcva.org, (434) 977-4090 
 Marley Green, Sierra Club, marley.green@sierraclub.org,…

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