Photographs of Appalachia’s wild wonders have shaped our relationship with the mountains since the early 20th century, and witnessing the destruction of the region’s land and waters has long stirred residents to defend our natural heritage. – Compiled by Molly…
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Land through the Lens
TAGS: Appalachian Culture Art Great Smoky Mountains National Park landscape photography Mountaintop Removal nature Photography SouthWings
Seeing is Believing
The coal industry is fond of saying that there is no mountaintop removal taking place in Tennessee, so we wanted to see for ourselves. Appalachian Voices recently teamed up with the filming crew from “Coal Country” and SouthWings’ award winning…
TAGS: Coal Country Cumberland Plateau end mountaintop removal Mountaintop Removal Scenic Vistas Protection Act SouthWings stop mountaintop removal Tennessee
Other Shorts
House Sides with Coal, Passes a Non-starter On Sept. 21, in its last act before the election, the Republican-led House of Representatives passed H.R. 3409, a package of five bills it calls the “Stop the War on Coal Act,” claiming…
TAGS: Clean Air Act Clean Air Interstate Rule Clean Water Act Coal Cross-State Air Pollution Rule EPA House of Representatives Mercury and Air Toxics Standard Mountaintop Removal National Resources Defense Council Senator John Rockefeller SouthWings Susan Lapis
Susan Lapis, Volunteer Southwings Pilot, Given Prestigious Aviation Award
Earlier this month, Volunteer Pilot Susan Lapis was awarded the 2012 “Distinguished Volunteer Pilot” award from the National Aeronautic Association and the Air Care Alliance as part of their Public Benefit Flying Awards Program. For over a decade, Susan has…
Paul Corbit Brown: Truth Before Profit
By Jamie Goodman Paul Corbit Brown’s life has come full circle – thanks to the lens on his camera. He was born into a coal miner’s family in Kilsyth, W.Va. For generations, every male in his family had become coal…
