Contact: Matt Hepler, SAMS, 276-565-6167, mhepler24@gmail.com Kim Teplitzky, Sierra Club, 412-802-6161, kim.teplitzky@sierraclub.org Erin Savage, Appalachian Voices, 828-262-1500, erin@appvoices.org Appalachia, Va. – The U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia ruled Monday that A & G Coal is responsible…
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Court Rules to Protect Virginia Rivers and Streams from Mining Pollution: A & G Coal to be Held Responsible for Unpermitted Discharges of Toxic Selenium
TAGS: appalachia Appalachian Voices Appalachian Water Watch Clean Water Act Coal Mountaintop Removal Selenium Virginia Water Water Pollution
Court Victory for Clean Water in Kentucky: The Battle Continues
Last week, an attempt by the Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet to toss concerned citizens out of court failed. Judge Phillip Shepherd denied a motion to dismiss our challenge of a settlement between Frasure Creek Mining and the cabinet. Appalachian…
TAGS: appalachia Appalachian Voices Appalachian Water Watch Clean Water Act Coal Environment Kentuckians for the Commonwealth Kentucky Kentucky Litigation Mountaintop Removal Riverkeeper Water Water Pollution Waterkeeper Waterkeeper Alliance
Tenn. Tuesday: Energy Savings! Victories!
…HaslamConnectedLobbyistSellingPublicLandstoCoalCompanies! OH MY!! Good morning, and welcome to your Tennessee Tuesday, our weekly holler from your Tennessee hills. Drop us a note in the comments to say hello, let us know a bit about yourself, what you’re interested in and…
TAGS: Appalachian Voices Electric Utilities Energy Efficiency Mountaintop Removal Politics Tennessee TVA Water Water Pollution
Appalachian Voices and Partners Challenge Kentucky’s Backroom Deal With Coal Company
Yesterday, Appalachian Voices and our partner organizations filed a “petition for review”, essentially an appeal of a settlement between Frasure Creek Mining and the Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet. This settlement lets Frasure Creek off the hook for thousands of…
TAGS: appalachia Appalachian Voices Appalachian Water Watch Coal Kentuckians for the Commonwealth Kentucky Litigation Mountaintop Removal Riverkeeper Water Water Pollution Waterkeeper
Kentuckians Challenge Cabinet’s Order for Failing to Protect Clean Water from Coal Pollution
Resources Citizen’s petition for review (May 2013) Citizens’ Objection Letter (Jan 2013) Cabinet and Frasure’s Agreed Order FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Appalachian Voices * Kentuckians For The Commonwealth * Kentucky Riverkeeper * Waterkeeper Alliance CONTACTS: • Eric Chance, Appalachian Voices, 828-262-1500,…
TAGS: appalachia Appalachian Voices Appalachian Water Watch Clean Water Act Coal Kentuckians for the Commonwealth Kentucky Kentucky Litigation Mountaintop Removal Riverkeeper Water Water Pollution Waterkeeper Waterkeeper Alliance
Kentucky’s Lab Certification- Is it strong enough?
Yesterday, Appalachian Voices submitted public comments on a proposed wastewater lab certification program in Kentucky. To discharge polluted water, coal companies must receive a permit under the Clean Water Act. This permit that requires companies to test wastewater and report…
TAGS: Appalachian Water Watch Clean Water Act Coal Environment Kentuckians for the Commonwealth Kentucky Kentucky Litigation Mountaintop Removal Red White and Water Water Water Pollution
EPA Releases Proposal To Update Clean Water Act Standards for Power Plant Pollution
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has finally proposed a range of options to regulate waste water from power plants which are responsible for half of the nation’s water pollution. While the public comment period has yet to begin, a public…
North Carolina Cares About Clean Water
By Ian Watkins Red, White and Water Intern, Spring 2013 According to a recent report by Land for Tomorrow, 91 percent of residents in North Carolina and surrounding states believe it is “important” or “very important” to conserve and protect…
Help Protect Kentucky’s Fish from Toxic Selenium
The Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet is currently attempting to significantly weaken the state’s water quality standards for selenium. Selenium is a pollutant common at some coal mines that deforms and kills aquatic life. It bioaccumulates, increasing in concentration as…
TAGS: Appalachian Water Watch Clean Water Act Coal Coal Ash Kentuckians for the Commonwealth Kentucky Mountaintop Removal Politics Selenium Water Water Pollution
Lesson Learned: The Buffalo Creek Flood
I woke up this morning to a frozen world. Fog and ice descended on the hills above Boone, N.C., last night and are still waiting around for the thaw. It was silent other than the periodic crack of a branch…
TAGS: appalachia Coal Environment Health Kentucky Mountaintop Removal Water Water Pollution West Virginia
