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Kevin Ridder
Born in Arizona and raised in Tennessee, Kevin’s love of the mountains drove him to move even further east to Boone, N.C., where he serves as The Appalachian Voice's Associate Editor and a communications associate for the organization.
Wednesday, November 11th, 2020 | Posted by Kevin Ridder | No Comments
Several public entities in the region are urging Appalachian Power Company to loosen their restrictive solar policies. On the sunnier side, Appalachian Voices and Iron Works Cycling secured a $25,000 grant for a solar array on the Big Stone Gap, Va., bicycle shop. [
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Monday, March 30th, 2020 | Posted by Kevin Ridder | No Comments
Millions of Americans have lost their jobs due to the COVID-19 pandemic. They should not have to worry about having their power or water turned off as a result. [
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Monday, March 2nd, 2020 | Posted by Kevin Ridder | No Comments
For decades, coal companies ignored a federal requirement to provide enough funds for black lung benefits — and the government let them. [
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Friday, January 24th, 2020 | Posted by Kevin Ridder | No Comments
Duke Energy is trying yet again to make ratepayers foot the bill for coal ash cleanup and so-called grid-improvement — but time is still left to tell North Carolina ratepayers No More Rate Hikes for Dirty Energy! [
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Wednesday, November 20th, 2019 | Posted by Kevin Ridder | No Comments
Appalachian Voices was among the many organizations voicing public opposition in North Carolina to a rate-hike bill despite Duke Energy’s money influence in the state legislature.
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Friday, November 1st, 2019 | Posted by Kevin Ridder | No Comments
Catch up on the latest news in the fight against dangerous fracked-gas pipelines. [
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Wednesday, April 17th, 2019 | Posted by Kevin Ridder | No Comments
Residents of coal-impacted communities went to Washington, D.C., to share how strip mines have affected their lives and to support a moratorium on destructive strip mining.
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Thursday, October 25th, 2018 | Posted by Kevin Ridder | No Comments
The Virginia Department of Environmental Quality approved Clean Water Act permits for the Atlantic Coast Pipeline, brushing off concerns from the Governor’s Advisory Council on Environmental Justice. [
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Thursday, September 6th, 2018 | Posted by Kevin Ridder | 2 Comments
Our elected representatives need to step up and make sure coal companies pay their fair share toward healthcare for coal miners with black lung disease. [
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Thursday, July 19th, 2018 | Posted by Kevin Ridder | 1 Comment
What Mountain Valley Pipeline, LLC, had to say at three open houses on their proposed Southgate extension into North Carolina, plus a quick look at the latest developments on the Atlantic Coast and Mountain Valley pipelines. [
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Thursday, April 19th, 2018 | Posted by Kevin Ridder | 1 Comment
If Gov. Haslam allows the Primacy and Reclamation Act of Tennessee to become law, it will erode community protections and become an unnecessary burden on Tennessee taxpayers. [
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Friday, December 1st, 2017 | Posted by Kevin Ridder | 15 Comments
By holding only one public hearing for the proposed repeal of the Clean Power Plan, Scott Pruitt is once again working against the EPA's mission of protecting human health and the environment. [
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