Organizational Roundup

By AV's Intern Team | February 13, 2013 |

Teaming Up For Virginia Appalachian Voices’ Virginia campaign team partnered with Downstream Strategies to help in their research for a report that details how the coal industry is reaping huge benefits from the Commonwealth of Virginia each year. Released in mid-December, “The Impact of Coal on the Virginia State Budget” reveals that Virginia taxpayers have…

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January Is Radon Awareness Month

By Molly Moore | December 13, 2012 |

By Matt Grimley 2013 is beginning with an invisible, odorless bang. January is National Radon Awareness Month, designed to draw attention to radon as a serious public health issue and, more importantly, to motivate Americans to take action and protect themselves from radon’s harmful health effects. According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, exposure to…

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