Gov. Ralph Northam signed a bill impeding Virginia’s ability to take part in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative despite a state board’s April vote to join it.
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Virginia: Clinch and Maury rivers
Clinch River Location: The Clinch River forms in Tazewell County, Va., flowing unfettered through Southwest Virginia on its way to Tennessee, where it encounters two dams before joining the Tennessee River. How to access: The Virginia section of the Clinch…
New coalition launches to reform Virginia energy policy
MEDIA CONTACTS Cat McCue, 434-293-6373, cat@appvoices.org Cassady Craighill, 828-817-3328, cassady@cleanvirginia.org Peter Vicenzi, (202) 942-7621, pvicenzi@freedomworks.org Richmond – Nine organizations representing a wide range of public policy ideologies introduced the Virginia Energy Reform Coalition today, an unprecedented coalition united to reform…
TAGS: clean energy Dominion Energy electric utility energy democracy Energy Efficiency monopoly Virginia
Going Caving in Virginia
Fountain Cave Where: Grottoes, Va., in Augusta and Rockingham counties, adjacent to the more accessible Grand Caverns How to access: While this cave once had walkways, it is now a wild cave ideal for a more adventurous caving experience. Cavers…
Now Hiring!
Appalachian Voices is hiring three new positions to help us achieve our goal of bringing energy democracy to the region!
Westmoreland Coal Allowed to Sever Worker Agreements
In February, a federal judge allowed Westmoreland Coal Company to terminate benefits for current and retired coal miners.
Groups Urge Virginia Mining Agency to Strengthen Regulations
Environmental groups are calling on Virginia regulators to strengthen coal mining rules by making it easier for citizens who file complaints to be involved in site inspections, strengthening bonding requirements and more.
TAGS: environmental protections Southern Appalachian Mountain Stewards Virginia Virginia Department of Mines Minerals and Energy
U.S. Sees Growth in Clean Energy Jobs
A total of 110,000 net new clean energy jobs were added in the United States in 2018, a growth rate of 3.6 percent.
Banning fracking worldwide
An international tribunal on human rights, fracking and climate change is calling for a worldwide ban on fracking. The community of Union Hill, Va., helped play a role in this historic occasion.
TAGS: Atlantic Coast Pipeline buckingham Charlottesville fracking Natural Gas Peoples tri pipelines union hill Virginia
