To protect groundwater and community health, coal ash ponds must be cleaned up. But, as communities in Tennessee have learned, safely removing the toxic waste brings its own set of challenges.
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No Easy Answers on Coal Ash Cleanup
TAGS: Allen Fossil Plant Coal Coal Ash coal ash cleanup coal ash impoundments Electric Utilities Environment Environmental Justice Kingston Coal Ash Spill Kingston Fossil Plant Kingston workers memphis South Memphis Southern Environmental Law Center Tennessee TVA TVA Kingston coal ash spill
Clean Up Your Local Creek With Tips From The Pros
Organizing a river or lake cleanup is a fun, effective way to improve local water quality and make a tangible difference. Three river cleanup pros share their tips!
Over 100 Miners Heading to Washington to Advocate for Black Lung Benefits
Over 100 miners from across the Appalachian region are traveling to Washington D.C. this week to lobby lawmakers on a number of issues related to black lung disease, a fatal respiratory condition caused by continuous exposure to harmful dust and rock particles in and around coal mines.
TAGS: appalachia Appalachian Culture Appalachian Voices Black Lung Black Lung Disability Trust Fund black lung disease blacklungkills Coal Coal mining employee benefits Environment Health mountaintop removal coal mining
Pass the RECLAIM Act
Politicians like to talk about helping rural Appalachia. The RECLAIM Act is a chance for them to show that they mean it.
TAGS: 116th Congress Central Appalachia coal mines coal-impacted land Economic diversification Environment Just Economic Transition RECLAIM Act reclamation
Underground mine blowout causes flood, property damage in Virginia
Accumulated water bursting out of one of CM Mining, LLC’s operations in Hurley, VA, causes flooding and property damage in nearby neighborhood.
TAGS: appalachia Appalachian Voices Coal mining DMME Environment Kentucky Virginia Water Water Pollution
Five years after Dan River: Coal ash in N.C.
The Dan River coal ash spill sparked a flurry of coal ash cleanup legislation, public hearings, community meetings and more across North Carolina. But where does coal ash stand in the state now?
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How can TVA claim to support energy efficiency and renewables even as they implement policies that discourage them?
TVA is using its already-obsolete 2020 Integrated Resource Plan as an opportunity to cut funding for energy-saving technologies that it claims are driving down revenue.
TAGS: appalachia Appalachian Voices Electric Utilities Energy Efficiency Energy Savings Environment Tennessee TVA
Alpha Natural Resources wants to use Coal River Mountain as a tire dump
The case of Republic Energy makes it clear that the deck is still stacked in favor of the coal industry. But that has never dissuaded Coal River Mountain Watch from challenging the industry and the agencies that enable it.
TAGS: appalachia Appalachian Voices Coal Coal River Mountain Environment Health Mountaintop Removal Water Pollution West Virginia
With your help, Virginia legislation can protect our water from pipelines
We’ve resisted the Mountain Valley and Atlantic Coast pipelines for more than three years. Now Virginia lawmakers need to hear our voices to ensure that legislation to better protect landowners and water resources from fracked-gas pipelines becomes law.
A historic step backward
The Clean Power Plan represented a historic if modest step toward curbing carbon pollution and accelerating the transition to cleaner energy nationwide. Repealing the rule is a historic step backward.
