Posts Tagged ‘southwest virginia’
Resilience projects moving forward in Southwest Virginia
Progress is underway to equip two community-serving facilities in Scott County, Virginia, with solar power and energy storage.
Read MoreCoal Labor History Sets Stage for Community
Residents and local leaders in Pound, Virginia, have been working hard to bring new life to the town’s historic downtown. Last year, Pound received funding from Monuments Across Appalachian Virginia to create a labor-oriented monument downtown.
Read MoreNew grant program to improve community buildings in Southwest Virginia
This October, Appalachian Voices announced a new funding opportunity to improve energy efficiency and reduce energy bills for community-serving organizations in Southwest Virginia.
Read MoreNew policy platform highlights proposals for, and by, Southwest Virginians
Appalachian Voices, in partnership with residents from five Southwest Virginia communities, released “Virginia’s Coal Community Development Platform,” a series of policy proposals that represent a community-led approach to creating a stronger economy in the region while fostering healthy places to live.
Read MoreGroups appeal to D.C. Circuit in class-action case challenging EPA grant cancellation
Today, lawyers representing Appalachian Voices and other plaintiffs, including nonprofit groups, tribes and local governments, appealed a judge’s decision to dismiss a class-action lawsuit challenging the termination of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Environmental and Climate Justice Block Grant programs.
Read MoreRussell County passes resolution supporting black lung benefit increases
Last night, Russell County supervisors passed a resolution urging U.S. Rep. Morgan Griffith and U.S. Sens. Tim Kaine and Mark Warner to support legislation increasing black lung benefits.
Read MoreSWVA leaders advocate for community resilience projects in D.C.
On an extraordinarily hot, humid day in July, three Southwest Virginia community leaders climbed their way around Capitol Hill. Leabern Kennedy, Vice Mayor of Pound, Linda Kiser of Dante and Melissa Gillenwater of Dungannon had endured the eight-hour drive from the other end of the state the previous day and were now making their way…
Read MoreLee County passes resolution supporting black lung benefit increases
Last night, Lee County supervisors passed a resolution urging U.S. Rep. Morgan Griffith and U.S. Sens. Tim Kaine and Mark Warner to support legislation increasing black lung benefits. Kaine and Warner have supported similar legislation, led by former Pennsylvania Sen. Bob Casey, in past legislative sessions.
Read MoreNonprofits, Tribes and local governments sue Trump administration for terminating EPA grant programs
Today, a coalition of nonprofits, Tribes and local governments sued the Trump administration for unlawfully terminating the Environmental Protection Agency’s Environmental and Climate Justice Block Grant Program despite a congressional directive to fund it.
Read MoreAppalachian Voices v. EPA: A letter from our executive director
Appalachian Voices joined our partners and attorneys in a class-action lawsuit against the EPA for unlawfully terminating its Environmental and Climate Justice Block Grant Program. Read a letter from Executive Director Tom Cormons about why we’re taking this step.
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