20,000 Clean Water Act Violations equals attack of the lawsuit!

By Jillian Randel | October 8, 2010 |

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…

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Busting Big Coal-Legal Action Initiated Today

By Appalachian Voices | October 7, 2010 |

The WaterWatch team at Appalachian Voices has teamed up with organizations and legal groups to launch legal action against three coal mining companies for violations of the Clean Water Act. Unbelievable in this day and age, I thought, when my assistant, Eric Chance, and I researched discharge monitoring reports from Kentucky and discovered potential instances…

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Coal Ash Pond Failure in Wimington NC

By Eric Chance | September 29, 2010 |

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…

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Operation Medicine Cabinet-Drug Take Back Day Oct. 2

By Eric Chance | September 27, 2010 |

Do you have outdated or unused prescription drugs, over the counter medications, syringes or other medical supplies? Come drop them off at the sponsored take-back centers in Ashe and Watauga Counties on three different days this October. Any prescription or over the counter drugs will be accepted, no questions asked. On Friday October 1 drugs…

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Join the Watauga River Cleanup Saturday Sept. 25

By Eric Chance | September 22, 2010 |

Come out and join us this Saturday (September 25) to help clean up the Watauga River. Starting at 9am groups will be picking up trash from the Watauga River from Foscoe all the way to the Guy Ford Road Bridge, covering a total of nearly 30 miles of stream. Because of extremely low water levels…

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