Groups sue TVA over never-ending contracts

By Brianna Knisley | August 24, 2020 |

Appalachian Voices has joined three other organizations in a lawsuit that challenges the Tennessee Valley Authority’s long-term contracts with local power companies. These perpetual contracts undermine the local power companies’ bargaining power to negotiate for cleaner, cheaper electricity.

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Court to EPA: Get Moving on Coal Ash!

By Molly Moore | October 8, 2013 |

Last week, a federal judge agreed with environmental and public health groups that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency needs to set federal regulations for the safe and proper disposal of toxic coal ash. The court order is a step forward for Appalachian Voices and other environmental groups who went to court in 2012 regarding the…

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Taking Another Coal Company to Court Over Clean Water Act Violations

By Erin Savage | August 2, 2012 |

On Monday, Appalachian Voices, Sierra Club, and Southern Appalachian Mountain Stewards, represented by Appalachian Mountain Advocates, filed a lawsuit against Penn Virginia Resource Partners for violations of the Clean Water Act (CWA). Unlike other CWA cases filed by Appalachian Voices and its partners, this case addresses water pollution that still exists on former surface mine…

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