Appalachian Voices
@appvoices.org
A leading force in Appalachia’s shift from fossil fuels to clean energy, healthy communities and 21st-century local economies.
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Today is Native American Heritage Day! Want to learn about the holiday and the complicated history it acknowledges? Take a listen to this quick 2023 NPR interview with Ned Blackhawk, a professor of History and American Studies at Yale!
🔗 https://loom.ly/yEj37TQ
🔗 https://loom.ly/yEj37TQ
November 28, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Today is Native American Heritage Day! Want to learn about the holiday and the complicated history it acknowledges? Take a listen to this quick 2023 NPR interview with Ned Blackhawk, a professor of History and American Studies at Yale!
🔗 https://loom.ly/yEj37TQ
🔗 https://loom.ly/yEj37TQ
Today, we are deeply #thankful for our members, supporters and partners who make our work to protect the air, water, land and communities of #Appalachia possible. 🍁
November 27, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Today, we are deeply #thankful for our members, supporters and partners who make our work to protect the air, water, land and communities of #Appalachia possible. 🍁
The Meadowbrook Public Library Community Room in #Shawsville, #Virginia was filled to capacity as community members showed up to learn about Mountain Valley Pipeline's plans to increase its capacity by expanding compressor stations across its route. #NoMVP
📸's by Dan Radmacher
📸's by Dan Radmacher
November 25, 2025 at 6:40 PM
The Meadowbrook Public Library Community Room in #Shawsville, #Virginia was filled to capacity as community members showed up to learn about Mountain Valley Pipeline's plans to increase its capacity by expanding compressor stations across its route. #NoMVP
📸's by Dan Radmacher
📸's by Dan Radmacher
A federal judge has ruled that West Virginia Sen. Jim Justice owes over $29 million to a Tennessee company for his family's coal companies' failure to meet collateral and payment obligations for reclaiming his mines.
https://loom.ly/6rBJ7-c
https://loom.ly/6rBJ7-c
November 22, 2025 at 10:00 PM
A federal judge has ruled that West Virginia Sen. Jim Justice owes over $29 million to a Tennessee company for his family's coal companies' failure to meet collateral and payment obligations for reclaiming his mines.
https://loom.ly/6rBJ7-c
https://loom.ly/6rBJ7-c
12 #VA state legislators sent a letter to fed & #VA regulators, urging them to reject MVP's Southgate. They cited concerns re: the risks to #Virginia's waterways, wildlife habitat & communities, along w/ #MountainValleyPipeline's history of violating enviro laws. #NoMVPSouthgate
November 20, 2025 at 5:18 PM
12 #VA state legislators sent a letter to fed & #VA regulators, urging them to reject MVP's Southgate. They cited concerns re: the risks to #Virginia's waterways, wildlife habitat & communities, along w/ #MountainValleyPipeline's history of violating enviro laws. #NoMVPSouthgate
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November 17, 2025 at 11:30 PM
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People across the Tennessee Valley deserve clean air, peace of mind, and affordable power. 💚 But right now, TVA wants to replace its coal-fired Kingston power plant with a methane gas plant and pipeline.
🔗 https://www.notvapipelines.com/
#NoTVAPipelines #Ridgeline #pipelines #TVA #MethaneGas
🔗 https://www.notvapipelines.com/
#NoTVAPipelines #Ridgeline #pipelines #TVA #MethaneGas
November 17, 2025 at 12:30 AM
People across the Tennessee Valley deserve clean air, peace of mind, and affordable power. 💚 But right now, TVA wants to replace its coal-fired Kingston power plant with a methane gas plant and pipeline.
🔗 https://www.notvapipelines.com/
#NoTVAPipelines #Ridgeline #pipelines #TVA #MethaneGas
🔗 https://www.notvapipelines.com/
#NoTVAPipelines #Ridgeline #pipelines #TVA #MethaneGas
John McPherson had just purchased his home in Hartford, TN, a few months before Hurricane Helene flooded it and the entire town. He called up his long-time friend, Chrissy Miller, who now works as a disaster case manager.
https://loom.ly/RdGzNFw
https://loom.ly/RdGzNFw
November 15, 2025 at 9:15 PM
John McPherson had just purchased his home in Hartford, TN, a few months before Hurricane Helene flooded it and the entire town. He called up his long-time friend, Chrissy Miller, who now works as a disaster case manager.
https://loom.ly/RdGzNFw
https://loom.ly/RdGzNFw
Putting 🌞 panels on landfills works because it helps repurpose otherwise unusable land w/ limited redevelopment opportunities. Kudos to leaders in #Richmond,#Virginia for looking for innovative ways to provide clean, affordable energy to city residents.
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https://loom.ly/ccDYRNo
November 15, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Putting 🌞 panels on landfills works because it helps repurpose otherwise unusable land w/ limited redevelopment opportunities. Kudos to leaders in #Richmond,#Virginia for looking for innovative ways to provide clean, affordable energy to city residents.
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https://loom.ly/ccDYRNo
We're proud to be a partner of the newly launched Appalachian Flood Resilience Coalition! Together, we will advocate for the policies and investments needed for a resilient Appalachia.
🔗 www.appfloodpolicy.org
🔗 www.appfloodpolicy.org
November 14, 2025 at 6:03 PM
We're proud to be a partner of the newly launched Appalachian Flood Resilience Coalition! Together, we will advocate for the policies and investments needed for a resilient Appalachia.
🔗 www.appfloodpolicy.org
🔗 www.appfloodpolicy.org
Pipelines don’t just cut through land — they cut through communities. From 💧 contamination to explosions & pollution, pipeline projects threaten people’s health, safety & way of life. Here are the #Tennessee residents who have shared their stories on notvapipelines.com
November 14, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Pipelines don’t just cut through land — they cut through communities. From 💧 contamination to explosions & pollution, pipeline projects threaten people’s health, safety & way of life. Here are the #Tennessee residents who have shared their stories on notvapipelines.com
Conservation groups asked a federal judge to hold A&G Coal in contempt for violating a mine cleanup deal. Evidence shows that execs for companies owned by the family of WV Sen. Jim Justice — including A&G — routinely move money between the companies.
https://appvoices.org/2025/11/07/a-and-g-hearing/
https://appvoices.org/2025/11/07/a-and-g-hearing/
November 14, 2025 at 1:13 AM
Conservation groups asked a federal judge to hold A&G Coal in contempt for violating a mine cleanup deal. Evidence shows that execs for companies owned by the family of WV Sen. Jim Justice — including A&G — routinely move money between the companies.
https://appvoices.org/2025/11/07/a-and-g-hearing/
https://appvoices.org/2025/11/07/a-and-g-hearing/
Extra! Extra! Read all about the latest news from Southwest Virginia's New Economy in this month's edition of The Mountain Ascent.
Be sure to read the full issue and subscribe: https://appvoices.org/ascent/
Be sure to read the full issue and subscribe: https://appvoices.org/ascent/
November 10, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Extra! Extra! Read all about the latest news from Southwest Virginia's New Economy in this month's edition of The Mountain Ascent.
Be sure to read the full issue and subscribe: https://appvoices.org/ascent/
Be sure to read the full issue and subscribe: https://appvoices.org/ascent/
Transco’s Southeast Supply Enhancement Project pipeline would cross thru Davidson Co. & includes expanding a polluting compressor station north of #Lexington. Join us for an afternoon of canvassing to talk w/ neighbors about the proposed project.
https://loom.ly/JYMXlhc
https://loom.ly/JYMXlhc
November 7, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Transco’s Southeast Supply Enhancement Project pipeline would cross thru Davidson Co. & includes expanding a polluting compressor station north of #Lexington. Join us for an afternoon of canvassing to talk w/ neighbors about the proposed project.
https://loom.ly/JYMXlhc
https://loom.ly/JYMXlhc
Fill out a short survey to help your community benefit from a new initiative to improve disaster preparedness in Western North Carolina! 💚
🔗 https://footprintproject.jotform.com/form/250285897063163
🔗 https://footprintproject.jotform.com/form/250285897063163
October 30, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Fill out a short survey to help your community benefit from a new initiative to improve disaster preparedness in Western North Carolina! 💚
🔗 https://footprintproject.jotform.com/form/250285897063163
🔗 https://footprintproject.jotform.com/form/250285897063163
Join us and other organizations on Sunday, Oct. 26, in #Raleigh for "Communities Over Corporate Profit: We Won’t Pay for Pipelines & Data Centers!" This community gathering will have speakers, music, art, and special guests: Giant Robot Fight Club.
More info: bit.ly/SunOct26
More info: bit.ly/SunOct26
October 25, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Join us and other organizations on Sunday, Oct. 26, in #Raleigh for "Communities Over Corporate Profit: We Won’t Pay for Pipelines & Data Centers!" This community gathering will have speakers, music, art, and special guests: Giant Robot Fight Club.
More info: bit.ly/SunOct26
More info: bit.ly/SunOct26
TOMORROW: A US #Senate comte will hold a confirmation hearing for #TennesseeValleyAuthority board nominees. We deserve #TVA board members from our region & with appropriate expertise to keep our power safe, affordable & reliable. 👀 the hearing online: https://loom.ly/xexOgIg
October 21, 2025 at 7:29 PM
TOMORROW: A US #Senate comte will hold a confirmation hearing for #TennesseeValleyAuthority board nominees. We deserve #TVA board members from our region & with appropriate expertise to keep our power safe, affordable & reliable. 👀 the hearing online: https://loom.ly/xexOgIg
#Chesterfield resident Duane Brankley has dealt w/ pollution from #DominionEnergy for most of his life . Now, he's opposing Dominion's proposed methane gas plant near #DutchGap Conservation Area. Submit a comment to #VA regulators to say #NoNewGasPlants!
https://loom.ly/xRnLucs
https://loom.ly/xRnLucs
October 21, 2025 at 5:03 PM
#Chesterfield resident Duane Brankley has dealt w/ pollution from #DominionEnergy for most of his life . Now, he's opposing Dominion's proposed methane gas plant near #DutchGap Conservation Area. Submit a comment to #VA regulators to say #NoNewGasPlants!
https://loom.ly/xRnLucs
https://loom.ly/xRnLucs
Join us and other organizations on Sunday, Oct. 26, in #Raleigh for "Communities Over Corporate Profit: We Won’t Pay for Pipelines & Data Centers!" This community gathering will have speakers, music, art, and special guests: Giant Robot Fight Club.
More info: https://loom.ly/21Nh7mA
More info: https://loom.ly/21Nh7mA
October 18, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Join us and other organizations on Sunday, Oct. 26, in #Raleigh for "Communities Over Corporate Profit: We Won’t Pay for Pipelines & Data Centers!" This community gathering will have speakers, music, art, and special guests: Giant Robot Fight Club.
More info: https://loom.ly/21Nh7mA
More info: https://loom.ly/21Nh7mA
Volunteers with Appalachian Voices spent a few hours on Thursday clearing out invasive species from Roanoke's Mill Mountain Park. If you're in the area Friday through Sunday, Oct. 17-19, be sure to visit our booth at the Roanoke Go Fest!
October 17, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Volunteers with Appalachian Voices spent a few hours on Thursday clearing out invasive species from Roanoke's Mill Mountain Park. If you're in the area Friday through Sunday, Oct. 17-19, be sure to visit our booth at the Roanoke Go Fest!
Appalachian Voices is #hiring a North Carolina Field Coordinator! For early consideration, apply by Friday, Oct. 31!
🔗 https://appalachian.bamboohr.com/careers/52
🔗 https://appalachian.bamboohr.com/careers/52
October 15, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Appalachian Voices is #hiring a North Carolina Field Coordinator! For early consideration, apply by Friday, Oct. 31!
🔗 https://appalachian.bamboohr.com/careers/52
🔗 https://appalachian.bamboohr.com/careers/52
TODAY: Miners are in DC urging the Mine Safety & Health Admin to implement a strong rule on #SilicaDust — the cause of high black lung rates. Months of delays are costing lives. Support miners by calling your legislators to demand enforcement of the silica rule! https://loom.ly/MKK9mTg
October 14, 2025 at 4:54 PM
TODAY: Miners are in DC urging the Mine Safety & Health Admin to implement a strong rule on #SilicaDust — the cause of high black lung rates. Months of delays are costing lives. Support miners by calling your legislators to demand enforcement of the silica rule! https://loom.ly/MKK9mTg
Extra! Extra! Read all about the latest news from Southwest Virginia's new economy. Be sure to subscribe to keep up with all the latest news!
https://appvoices.org/ascent/
https://appvoices.org/ascent/
October 12, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Extra! Extra! Read all about the latest news from Southwest Virginia's new economy. Be sure to subscribe to keep up with all the latest news!
https://appvoices.org/ascent/
https://appvoices.org/ascent/
West Virginia advocates fear that the Trump Administration's coal push will have disastrous consequences for people who live in communities near coal mining activity.
https://loom.ly/j1a3Iak
https://loom.ly/j1a3Iak
October 11, 2025 at 3:42 PM
West Virginia advocates fear that the Trump Administration's coal push will have disastrous consequences for people who live in communities near coal mining activity.
https://loom.ly/j1a3Iak
https://loom.ly/j1a3Iak
#Chesterfield Co. residents have been living w/ #DominionEnergy's pollution for too long! Join us this Wednesday, Oct. 8, at 5 pm. in #Chester for the state hearing for Dominion's permit for a proposed methane gas plant in the county. RSVP: https://loom.ly/W9WGgZQ #NoNewGasPlants
October 6, 2025 at 8:51 PM
#Chesterfield Co. residents have been living w/ #DominionEnergy's pollution for too long! Join us this Wednesday, Oct. 8, at 5 pm. in #Chester for the state hearing for Dominion's permit for a proposed methane gas plant in the county. RSVP: https://loom.ly/W9WGgZQ #NoNewGasPlants