By Mike Alilionis Mountaintop Removal Campaign intern, Fall 2010 In our fight to end mountaintop removal, Appalachian Voices staff work day-in and day-out to make progress on legislation that would stop the destruction of Appalachia. A keystone of our legislative…
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Breaking News: Kentucky Filed Legal Action Against the ICG and Frasure Creek coal companies today
Due to violations of the Clean Water Act by ICG and Frasure Creek Mining companies, discovered and made public by Appalachian Voices and our partners in October, the state of Kentucky today filed its own legal action against the two…
TAGS: Coal Environment FArCES of Coal Health Kentucky Kentucky Litigation Mountaintop Removal Riverkeeper Water Water Pollution Waterkeeper
Great Film on the TVA Coal Ash Spill Disaster Two Years Later
In September, 2010 I traveled back to Harriman, Tennessee to meet the Blue Planet Expedition crew and our research partners at the Tennessee Aquarium Conservation Institute to tell the story of the TVA coal ash spill disaster two and half…
TAGS: Alexadra Cousteau Appalachian Voices Coal Coal Ash Emory River Expedition Blue Planet TVA Kingston coal ash spill Upper Watuaga Riverkeeper Water Pollution Waterkeeper Waterkeeper Alliance
Pointing the Lens At Environmental Problems
Thursday, November 4, 2010 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 8th Annual Appalachian Mountain Photography Competition Accepting Submissions Through Dec. 17 – – – – – – – – CONTACTS Jamie Goodman … Appalachian Voices … 828-262-1500 Andrew Miller … Appalachian State University…
Fixing What Has Been Destroyed
By Mike Alilionis Mountaintop Removal Campaign intern, Fall 2010 This past weekend, activists gathered on Kayford Mountain in West Virginia – home of Larry Gibson, keeper of the mountains. Larry, as well as activists from Mountain Justice and Climate Ground…
Music on the Mountaintop raises $5,500 for Appalachian Voices!
By Parker Stevens Parker served as Development Associate for Appalachian Voices from January 2010 to December 2011, coordinating our membership and directing two Riverkeeper festivals for the organization. She left to head up the Appalachian Women’s Fund based in Boone,…
Busting Big Coal-Legal Action Initiated Today
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…
TAGS: Coal Environment FArCES of Coal Kentucky Kentucky Litigation Mountaintop Removal Riverkeeper Water Water Pollution
Clean Water Advocates Bring Legal Action Against KY Coal Companies
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 7, 2010 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – Contacts: Donna Lisenby for Appalachian Voices, 828-262-1500 Pat Banks…
Mast General Store and Patagonia Team Up for AV
Mast General Store and Patagonia Footwear are joining together to support Appalachian Voices this fall! During the month of September, $10 will be donated to Appalachian Voices for each pair of Patagonia shoes purchased from any Mast General Store location.
Solutions Journal Issue Dedicated to Appalachia
A dynamic group of academics, local community members, and business leaders have produced a unique special issue of Solutions journal dedicated to creating a brighter future for Appalachia. Hear from Wendell Berry, John Todd, Adam Lewis, Sarah Forbes, Erik Reece…
