Aug / Sept 2014 - Features
Growing Sustainable Students
Featured Stories
Seleni-what?
Most people have probably never heard of selenium, but for coal operators and fish it’s a big deal. Appalachian Voices’ water quality expert takes a moment to explain the issues surrounding this mineral — necessary in small amounts but toxic to aquatic life even at very low levels — and the EPA’s controversial attempts to regulate it.
Seeding Dreams with Self-Esteem
Through educational advancement and hands-on training, two programs strive to build new opportunities for girls and women in rural Appalachia.
Exploring Mountain Bogs
Although mountain bogs represent less than one percent of the southern Appalachian landscape, they are pockets of immense ecological and practical importance and provide a haven for many rare plants and animals.
Aug/Sept 2014 - Columns
Hiking the Highlands
Camp Creek: Gateway to West Virginia Wonders
Just two miles away from busy Interstate 77, visitors to West Virginia’s Camp Creek State Park trade the hum of passing traffic for birdsong and the rushing chatter of waterfalls.
Politics
Prevailing Politics Influence State Reactions to EPA Carbon Rule
By Brian Sewell Flexibility: it’s the foundation of…
Appalachia’s Environmental Votetracker: Aug./Sept. 2014 issue
See how Appalachia’s congressional delegation voted on environmental issues.
Naturalist's Notebook
Exploring Mountain Bogs
Although mountain bogs represent less than one percent of the southern Appalachian landscape, they are pockets of immense ecological and practical importance and provide a haven for many rare plants and animals.
Across Appalachia
Head in Clouds, Feet on Trail: Kentucky’s Cloudsplitter 100
By Amber Ellis Come Oct. 4-5, folks from…
Energy Report
Ky. Proposes Updates to Coal General Permit
By Brian Sewell New permitting rules could have…