Artists for Appalachia was a huge success!

By Kayti Wingfield | June 27, 2012 |

Everyone loves attending a well organized celebration. I do too, but even more, I love to plan them. I have regularly volunteered to organize parties for friends, family, and even strangers because I just flat out love a good party. Though I’ve been at Appalachian Voices for a relatively short time, I have admired our…

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Join Our 15th Anniversary Celebration

By Molly Moore | June 11, 2012 |

Just a few short weeks from our press date, Appalachian Voices will be celebrating its 15th anniversary of working to protect the air, land, water and communities of Appalachia. We hope you’re able to join us at the “Artists for Appalachia” event on June 21 in Charlottesville, Va., where we will enjoy a special evening…

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Rally to Save Ison Rock

By Molly Moore | December 20, 2011 |

Hundreds of citizens gathered at U.S. Environmental Protection Agency headquarters in Washington, D.C., on Nov. 16 to call on the EPA and White House to block a proposed mountaintop removal permit that would destroy Ison Rock Ridge in Wise County, Va. More than 2,000 residents living in the five communities that surround the mountain would…

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