The Catholic Committee of Appalachia’s third pastoral letter highlights the voices of ordinary citizens and focuses on social justice and environmental issues including mountaintop removal coal mining, water quality, climate change, poverty and health.
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Catholic Letter Addresses Environment, Economy
TAGS: appalachia Catholic Committee of Appalachia Climate change Environmental Justice Health mountaintop removal coal mining poverty social justice Water quality
Appalachian Voices testifies before Senate panel on coal-mining rule
Contact: Matt Wasson, Program Director, 828-773-0799, matt@appvoices.org Cat McCue, Communications Director, 434-293-6373, cat@appvoices.org Appalachian Voices Director of Programs Matt Wasson, Ph.D., is testifying tomorrow morning before the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works at a hearing on the implications…
TAGS: environment and public works Mountaintop Removal Office of Surface Mining osm OSMRE Senate stream health Stream Protection Rule Water quality
Healing the Red River’s Tributaries
Advocates for Kentucky’s Red River are advancing a plan to protect the creeks that feed this iconic waterway.
Permit Renewal Raises Questions for Radford Arsenal
Air pollution concerns at the Radford Army Ammunition Plant spark a controversy in the New River Valley.
West Virginia Legislative Maneuvers Disregard Water Quality
The West Virginia legislature has introduced two new bills that would loosen coal mining rules and impact state water quality.
A Family’s Troubled Water
After mountaintop removal coal mining began near their eastern Kentucky home, the Halberts saw their water quality and quality of life plummet. Three years later, they continue to seek answers.
TAGS: beryllium Kentucky Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet mountaintop removal coal mining Water Pollution Water quality
NCDENR Defends NCDENR, Not the Environment
North Carolina environmental officials held a press briefing last week to discuss the massive Feb. 2 Dan River coal ash spill. After offering misleading statements in defense of the agency, officials abruptly walked out amid unanswered questions on their continued delays in holding polluters fully accountable.
Burning Wood: The Good, the Bad and the Misunderstood
As the push continues to seek alternative and renewable energy resources, utility companies are increasingly turning to an energy source from days gone by: wood. The growth of the biomass-for-energy industry has been particularly vigorous in the Southeast, with exports…
TAGS: biomass Coal mining Forestry green economy Renewable Energy sustainability Water quality woody biomass
A Science of Responsibility:
Dr. Ben Stout’s Dedication to Community-Based Research By Brian Sewell Dr. Ben Stout, a stream ecologist and professor of biology at Wheeling Jesuit University in West Virginia, is as at home in nearby communities as he is in the classroom.…
TAGS: appalachia Clean Water Act Coal coal ash slurry ecology environmental education Hydraulic Fracturing Massey Energy Mountaintop Removal Pennsylvania Water quality West Virginia
Advancing a Creative Economy for the Clinch River Valley
By Kimber Ray In the remote coalfields of southwest Virginia, a collaborative grassroots project is taking on the challenge of balancing job creation and environmental conservation. The Clinch River Valley Initiative, conceived at an economic development forum in 2010, is…
TAGS: Clinch River Coal Economy grassroots Local business Sustainable business Virginia Water quality
