Thursday, February 2nd, 2017 | Posted by Katie Kienbaum | No Comments
Students at Appalachian State University in Boone, N.C. spent a recent Saturday volunteering with Appalachian Voices and others to give two local homes an energy efficiency boost. The work was part of the school's 18th annual MLK Challenge. “They caught energy leaks I knew nothing about," said Faith Wright of Vilas, N.C., who was grateful for the volunteer energy of what she called the "student worker bees." [
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Friday, January 20th, 2017 | Posted by Tom Cormons | No Comments
In our view, the new administration’s approach to environmental protection and national energy policy is dangerously shortsighted. We will do everything we can to see that the laws protecting our natural heritage and the communities of Appalachia are enforced, and not be distracted from our vision for a healthy, sustainable future for our region and beyond. We know you’ll stand with us during this uncertain time. [
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Friday, January 20th, 2017 | Posted by Guest Contributor | No Comments
From the Alliance of Carolinians Together Against Coal Ash: On Friday the 13th, Duke Energy released a "goodwill" offer to residents on wells near the company’s coal ash sites. To many residents, however, the ominously timed release is more hush money than it is an act of goodwill. [
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Thursday, January 19th, 2017 | Posted by Cat McCue | No Comments
Countless citizens have worked for years to push for a federal rule that would help safeguard drinking water sources and surface waters in coal-impacted communities. It finally goes into effect today, but Congress and the incoming administration have vowed to kill it. Appalachian Voices, in alliance with others, is standing up to defend the Stream Protection Rule. [
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Wednesday, January 18th, 2017 | Posted by Nick Wood | No Comments
Join us on Monday, January 23 for the North Carolina Statewide Day of Action for Climate Justice! Events will be held in Asheville, Boone, Chapel Hill, Charlotte, Durham, Pink Hill, Raleigh and Winston-Salem to ask for policies that promote clean energy jobs and climate justice for all people [
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Monday, January 16th, 2017 | Posted by Molly Moore | No Comments
Many of Donald Trump's Cabinet appointees take positions that threaten public health, air and water quality, and our natural heritage, and that accelerate climate change. Appalachian Voices is joining with clean energy advocates, climate activists and public health proponents across the country in urging the Senate to stand for our health and environment and reject these nominees. [
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Friday, January 13th, 2017 | Posted by Brian Sewell | No Comments
In December, the Obama administration released the final Stream Protection Rule knowing it would be a likely top target for the incoming Republican-controlled Congress. And it is, indeed, in the crosshairs -- but members of Congress should understand they’re gambling with Appalachia’s health and economic future, all for a risky bet on coal’s unlikely comeback.
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Tuesday, January 10th, 2017 | Posted by Cat McCue | No Comments
We're doing a little victory dance today! Blue Ridge Outdoors' readers voted Appalachian Voices the Best Environmental Organization in 2016. Aww shucks -- thanks everyone. We're committed to living up to the honor in 2017, and beyond. [
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Tuesday, January 10th, 2017 | Posted by Jamie Goodman | No Comments
A new documentary by Zach Galifianakis digs into how North Carolina has been transformed by the growing tidal wave of political spending. Screenings of "Democracy for Sale" will take place in numerous North Carolina towns throughout January and February. [
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Wednesday, January 4th, 2017 | Posted by Brian Sewell | No Comments
Gov. Roy Cooper has appointed Michael Regan as the next secretary of the N.C. Department of Environmental Quality. Regan pledged to develop greater transparency at the agency. That alone could signal a shift from the prior DEQ leadership’s approach to public engagement on environmental issues. [
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Tuesday, January 3rd, 2017 | Posted by Katie Kienbaum | No Comments
Community solar is a cooperative alternative to installing solar panels on an individual residence. Several rural electric cooperatives in Appalachia are now providing this option for their members who want to use renewable energy. [
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Monday, January 2nd, 2017 | Posted by Cat McCue | No Comments
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission released its draft environmental review of the $5 billion Atlantic Coast pipeline last Friday. Unfortunately, the agency ignored evidence that the proposed 600-mile pipeline, spearheaded by Dominion Resources, is not needed and puts lives, communities, drinking water and the climate at unacceptable risk. [
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