Appalachian Voices, along with a coalition of citizens’ groups, has reached a historic agreement with International Coal Group, Inc. (ICG), and the Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet over years of false reporting and water pollution violations in Eastern Kentucky and…
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Landmark Settlement Proposed in Kentucky Water Pollution Case
TAGS: Appalachian Water Watch Clean Water Act Coal Kentucky Kentucky Litigation Mountaintop Removal Water Water Pollution Waterkeeper
Go Tell It on Mountain Island Lake
Last Sunday, the Charlotte Observer asked the question, “Are we doing enough on coal ash?” Two people stepped in to answer. The column in the negative was written by Sam Perkins, Director of Technical Programs for the Catawba Riverkeeper Foundation;…
TAGS: Appalachian Voices Clean Water Act Coal Ash Mountain Island Lake North Carolina Red White and Water Water Pollution
Update: House Passes Dirty Coal Package
UPDATE: Last Friday, the House passed the Dirty Coal package, H.R. 3409, by a vote of 233-175. Thirteen Republicans, led by Rep. Mike Fitzpatrick (PA-8), crossed party lines to oppose the bill and stand up for Appalachian communities and public…
TAGS: Clean Water Act Coal Coal Ash Congress Environment EPA Mountaintop Removal Politics Water Pollution
A One-Two Punch in the Fight for Clean Water
It has been a week of good news in the fight for stronger protections against coal ash pollution. A court settlement in South Carolina and a major decision regarding the 2008 TVA Kingston coal ash spill make for a one-two…
TAGS: appalachia Clean Water Act Coal Ash Electric Utilities Environment Health Red White and Water Riverkeeper TVA TVA Kingston coal ash spill Water Water Pollution
Rivers don’t have a pricetag, so how do we protect what they’re worth?
“After Bonny Blue broke loose the streams been dead…” “No fishin’, kids can’t play, smells bad… I wouldn’t put a toe in that creek.” “A lot of people drink tap, but I won’t, I don’t trust it.” The first visit…
Despite Court Ruling, Obama Administration Can Still Protect Streams from Mountaintop Removal Mining – And Should
Environmental and community advocates got some jarring news Tuesday when a federal judge rejected EPA’s “guidance” on surface mine permitting in Appalachia — the centerpiece of its 3-year effort to curtail the environmental damage caused by mountaintop removal coal mining.…
Taking Another Coal Company to Court Over Clean Water Act Violations
On Monday, Appalachian Voices, Sierra Club, and Southern Appalachian Mountain Stewards, represented by Appalachian Mountain Advocates, filed a lawsuit against Penn Virginia Resource Partners for violations of the Clean Water Act (CWA). Unlike other CWA cases filed by Appalachian Voices…
Community Organizing & Water Testing Training
Kentuckians for the Commonwealth is hosting an Organizing and Water Testing Training in Whitesburg, KY. This will be a hands-on training about ways to use the tools of community organizing and citizen water testing to protect our water and health.…
Court Update on Frasure Creek and ICG Clean Water Act Cases
A status conference was held today regarding the Clean Water Act enforcement lawsuits against Kentucky coal mining companies, Frasure Creek and International Coal Group (ICG). The conference was ordered by Judge Phillip Shepherd, of the Franklin Circuit Court in Kentucky,…
TAGS: Appalachian Voices Clean Water Act Kentuckians for the Commonwealth Kentucky Litigation Waterkeeper Alliance
Official EPA Comments on 36 Ky Permits
Appalachian Voices submitted official comments following the EPA’s public hearing on June 2nd and 4th. Our comments affirm the EPA’s objections to 36 water pollutant discharge permits for surface mines in Kentucky. The 36 draft permits were issued by the…
TAGS: Clean Water Clean Water Act EPA Kentucky Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet Kentucky Litigation NPDES surface mining Water Pollution
