Today, Appalachian Voices’ Director of Programs, Dr. Matt Wasson, is testifying before the Congressional Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources. Follow us on Twitter! The hearing begins at 10 a.m. EST, and you can view the hearing homepage and watch…
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TAGS: Coal Joseph Pizarchik Matt Wasson Mountaintop Removal Office of Surface Mining Stream Protection Rule
URGENT: Don’t Let Big Coal Poison Virginia’s Groundwater!
A dirty bill in the Virginia General Assembly is bad news for the health of Virginia’s groundwater. We urgently need to show state senators that clean water for the Commonwealth is more important than cost-cutting measures for the coal industry!…
TAGS: Clean Water Coal Coal Waste HB 710 Virginia Virginia General Assembly Water Pollution Wise Energy for Virginia
Delayed Coal Ash Regulations Put Public Health at Risk
Appalachian Voices issued the following press release to news outlets in North Carolina. A similar version was released nationally by the eleven environmental and public health groups involved in this litigation. Delayed Coal Ash Regulations Put Public Health at Risk…
Renewed Call to Revoke Massey Energy’s Corporate Charter
PUBLIC INTEREST GROUPS RENEW CALL TO REVOKE MASSEY ENERGY’S CORPORATE CHARTER JOINT STATEMENT OF FREE SPEECH FOR PEOPLE, APPALACHIAN VOICES, AND THE RAINFOREST ACTION NETWORK Dec. 7, 2011 Yesterday, Alpha Natural Resources, the parent company of the Massey Energy coal…
A Wham-Bam Double Win for Hampton Roads Locals Fighting Largest Proposed Coal Plant in Va
It has been an exciting week for those of us at Appalachian Voices and for the citizens of Hampton Roads who have been fighting what would be the largest coal-fired power plant in Virginia for just shy of three years.…
Isle of Wight County in Va Officially Opposes Coal Plant
Isle of Wight County, located in the Hampton Roads region of Virginia, adopted an official resolution of opposition to what would be the largest coal-fired power plant in Virginia, if permitted. Click here for the Wise Energy Press release. Isle…
Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.: The Real Deal
Guest blog by Jim Deming Something good happened in Cleveland, Ohio this past Friday. In a city that has symbolized urban pollution since the 60’s and has taken some blows in the current economic recession, Bobby Kennedy came to town…
Lisa Jackson has had enough!
In this editorial, published by the Los Angeles Times, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa Jackson makes her case for protecting our clean air and water from an unprecedented congressional attack on basic environmental and health safeguards. Join the movement to…
Tell Congress We Can’t Afford The Status Quo on Coal Ash!
This Friday, the House of Representatives will vote on H.R. 2273, the Coal Residuals Reuse and Management Act, a bill that puts the profits of coal ash polluters above public health. H.R. 2273 subverts public support of the EPA’s proposed…
TAGS: Clean Water Act Coal Coal Ash Congress Electric Utilities Environment Health Kentucky North Carolina Politics Science and Nature Tennessee TVA Kingston coal ash spill Water Pollution West Virginia
Public Health and Environmental Advocates Call for A Clean Energy Vision in Dominion and AEP’s Forthcoming Energy Plans
Groups Ask State Corporation Commission to Ensure Utilities Invest in Clean Air, Clean Energy, and Green Jobs for Virginia For Immediate Release August 30th, 2011 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –…
