Whether it’s a medical device, like a CPAP machine, or heating and cooling during extreme temperatures, electricity is an important part of a community’s overall resilience. This is especially true during local disasters and power outages.
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Building energy-resilient communities in far Southwest Virginia
TAGS: energy resiliency Solar Workgroup of Southwest Virginia southwest virginia U.S. Department of Energy
‘Every Stick:’ SWVA Biochar Uses Local Waste to Create Quality Soil
A Southwest Virginia company’s biochar product is carbon-negative and has applications in agriculture.
Appalachian Voices kicks off series of community meetings for resiliency grant
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 18, 2024 CONTACT Emma Kelly, New Economy Field Coordinator, (865) 585-4939, emma@appvoices.org Appalachian Voices is partnering with the five Southwest Virginia governments and communities of Clinchco, Dante, Dungannon, Pennington Gap and Pound in a three-year proposal…
TAGS: Building Community Resilience in Virginia's Coalfields climate resilience Clinchco Community Strong Dante Dungannon economic justice community problem solving grant Pennington Gap Pound southwest virginia
Three Towns in Southwest Virginia Pursue Redevelopment of Blighted Buildings
Brownfields revitalization programs are helping rural Appalachian towns combat blight to rejuvenate their economies.
TAGS: brownfields department of environmental quality economic development EPA redevelopment southwest virginia WVU BAD Buildings Program
Community celebrates opening of new recreation area in Dante, Virginia
This new recreation area features approximately 16 miles of new trails that will connect to existing trails around the nearby town of Saint Paul, and the campground features full amenities.
TAGS: abandoned mine lands economic revitalization program AMLER brownfields Dante Office of Suface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement Outdoor Recreation Russell County southwest virginia Virginia
Appalachian Voices awarded EPA Environmental Justice Collaborative Problem-Solving Cooperative Agreement Program Funding
Appalachian Voices partnered with five Southwest Virginia governments and communities, including Clinchco, Dante, Dungannon, Pennington Gap and Pound on a three-year proposal to map, plan, and implement community-driven initiatives to build more resilient communities.
Appalachian Voices Awarded $400,000 Department of Energy Buildings Upgrade Prize
The Department of Energy awarded $400,000 to regional nonprofit organization Appalachian Voices on Wednesday for a project that will help address energy-related challenges at community anchor institutions like schools, health care facilities and businesses in the historic coal region of Southwest Virginia.
TAGS: Buildings Upgrade Prize Department of Energy Energy Efficiency new economy team Renewable Energy southwest virginia
Reviving North Tazewell, Va. — A Community’s Vision for East Riverside Drive
We recently co-hosted a gathering with residents of North Tazewell, Virginia, to discuss options for revitalizing a once-thriving center of commerce in their town, the East Riverside Drive area. Residents and local advocates shared illuminating ideas!
TAGS: abandoned mine lands appalachia Appalachian Voices economic development Economy southwest virginia
Community, culture and creation: Working to bring new investments into the coalfields
Beginning in January 2023, four local environmental and social justice organizations held a series of community listening sessions, one in each coalfield county in Southwest Virginia.
TAGS: clean energy economic development Environmental Justice Southern Appalachian Mountain Stewards southwest virginia The Clinch Coalition UNITY sessions Virginia Organizing
New film highlights regional change makers
The film features conversations with folks from Appalachian Voices, Friends of SWVA, Lawrence Brothers Inc., Mountain Heritage Museum, Ridgeview Robotics team and UVA-Wise.
