“Saying [natural gas is] the cleanest fossil fuel doesn’t really mean much when it’s still responsible for increased cases of asthma in children...,” said Josephus Allmond, a #Fluvanna resident & attorney for @SELC_org. https://loom.ly/w8M3fqo

If you're in the Boone, NC area, join App Voices tomorrow, Sept. 24, or Saturday, Sept. 27, to clean up Boone Creek — known locally as Kraut Creek — and celebrate our community’s resiliency one year after Hurricane Helene. 💚 https://appvoices.org/events/sept-kraut-creek/

#Chesterfield resident Duane Brankley lived with #CoalAsh from #DominionEnergy's nearby coal plant for 60 yrs. Now, other dangerous air pollutants that come from burning methane gas could threaten his 🩺, according to @insideclimatenews.org https://loom.ly/xY0OcJs

Learn more about the connection between the ⬆️ in data center development & the overbuilding of fracked-gas infrastructure by joining us & partners for "Rural Resistance: Data Centers & Dirty Gas" in #Chatham, #VA on 9/25 at 6:30 pm. Dinner provided! RSVP: https://loom.ly/oejhiNQ

Tomorrow, Sept. 23: Residents of Keokee, VA, & the surrounding area are invited for food, fun & a community discussion on creating a local resilience hub at the old elementary school. Participants will receive food & a $25 stipend per household. RSVP: https://appvoices.org/events/keokee-hub/

If you're in the Boone, N.C., area, join us on Wednesday, Sept.24 at 4 p.m.and/or Saturday, Sept. 27 at 9 a.m. to clean up Kraut Creek as part of Boone's fall sweep. https://appvoices.org/events/sept-kraut-creek/

Cleanup from #HurricaneHelene brought new damages to many rivers. "State biologists are not asking to stop or even slow debris removal," Benji Jones writes for Vox. "Just to take more care in regions known to contain incredibly rare creatures."

#WNC residents: Energy Saver #NorthCarolina is offering rebates for #EnergyEfficiency that could help ⬇️ yr electric bill. Rebates can be used to purchase & install energy-efficient appliances & upgrades for your 🏠. Learn more: https://loom.ly/XHbDZhM

Matt Allenbaugh writes about Dominion’s failure to meet its energy-efficiency requirements & how that’s important — & why it is trying to create an alleged "threat to reliability" to circumvent the law. H shares about a cleaner, more affordable way to produce electricity. https://loom.ly/ZiE-LLg

Join us for a discussion of solar-integrated farming at the Solar Workgroup of Southwest Virginia’s next community meeting in Gate City, Virginia, on October 2! For more: https://appvoices.org/events/swg-meeting/

#Chesterfield teacher Jason Woodby is opposed to #DominionEnergy's proposed methane gas plant. 👀 the video to learn why & speak out by: ✨ Submitting a comment to @VADEQ ✨ Attending the 10/8 @VADEQ hearing in Chester More info ➡️ https://loom.ly/xRnLucs#Chesterfield#DominionEnergy#NoNewGasPlants

"A Beast Touch the Mountain" showcases some of the incredible local residents who have worked for years to protect their beloved community from the #MountainValleyPipeline. Watch tonight's screening at #Roanoke's Grandin Theatre at 7 p.m. https://loom.ly/Oou2cj0

South Fork Coal Company may be gone (more or less) from the Cherry River watershed, but the mess it left behind is only getting worse. Read more about the situation and what you can do to help! https://appvoices.org/2025/09/12/new-southfork-violations/

Today, we took the next step in our class-action case challenging the EPA’s termination of the Environmental and Climate Justice Block Grant programs. Read more about the case and our work ⬇️ https://appvoices.org/2025/09/16/ejcps-class-action-appeal/

We need your help telling Congress to stop the EPA from cutting a solar program that helps lower electricity bills! ☀️ https://appvoices.org/actions/tell-congress-to-keep-solar-for-all/

Pipeline construction can cause uncontrolled erosion & sedimentation pollution in nearby waterways. The Southeast Supply Enhancement Project pipeline would cross 87 streams & 70 wetlands in #NorthCarolina — we must speak out to protect our water! #NoSSEP https://loom.ly/q7Fv8ok

Join us on Sept. 27 or 28 for an afternoon of group door-knocking to talk to residents who could be directly impacted by a massive polluting facility along the pipeline near Lexington, North Carolina! RSVP: https://appvoices.org/events/sept-27-28-ssep-canvassing/

The people built the #TennesseeValleyAuthority, but DC wants to sell it off to corporations. Selling off #TVA would cause our 💡 bills to ⬆️, strip away access to public lands & cause the loss of highly paid jobs. Tell yr senators: TVA is not for sale! https://appvoices.org/actions/tva-is-ours/#TennesseeValleyAuthority#TVA

Community members worry that #MountainValleyPipeline's history of violations could repeat itself w/ MVP's proposed Southgate extension. Residents also want more energy to come from #renewable sources & to 🛑 using dirty methane gas. #NoMVPSouthgate https://loom.ly/T6zKiF8

The Roanoke logperch, a striking, large freshwater fish found in a handful of watersheds in Virginia and North Carolina, is no longer on the federal endangered species list. 🐟 🎥: Maddie Cogar of the Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources

“In East Tennessee, we know what coal ash can do to people.” In a recent guest column, Gabi Lichtenstein of Appalachian Voices writes about how the utility industry is trying to roll back crucial coal ash protections — and the EPA is listening. https://loom.ly/SYdWS34

If you’re in Middle Tennessee, please join us on Sept. 27 for a free Community Preparedness & Resilience Workshop — a hands-on, interactive event focused on building stronger, safer and more resilient communities. 💚 https://appvoices.org/events/sept-27-community-preparedness-resilience-workshop/

TOMORROW: Join us & partners for the Circle of Renewal in #Shawsville, #VA. Enjoy live 🎶, 🎨 building, food, skill sharing & solidarity. actionnetwork.org/events/circl...

Tomorrow, Friday, 9/12 at 5 p.m., is the deadline to submit your comments to the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality to tell the agency to reject the water quality permit for Mountain Valley Pipeline's Southgate extension. Take action ⬇️ https://loom.ly/hw_Vf9k

The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection has concluded that a surface mine near Kanawha State Forest is polluting a tributary to Lens Creek outside of Marmet. Read more: https://appvoices.org/2025/09/10/kd-1-mine-report/

Folks living in the #Richmond area still have time to check out the "Environment at Risk" #art exhibition at The Cultural Arts Center at Glen Allen, which ends on Sept. 14. Support local artists and the environment by going to the show! https://loom.ly/ntfO5zU

Extra! Extra! Read all about the latest news from Southwest Virginia's New Economy in this month's edition of the Mountain Ascent newsletter. Be sure to sign up to receive the latest edition each month directly in your inbox! https://appvoices.org/ascent/

The TVA Board of Directors holds enormous power. For the Front Porch Blog, Director of Government Affairs and Strategy Chelsea Barnes breaks down: ⚡ TVA’s unique role in the region ⚡ Who the nominees are ⚡ Why the Senate must demand better 🔗 https://appvoices.org/2025/09/09/tva-nominees/

3️⃣ ways you can weigh in on William Transco's 55-mile pipeline called the Southeast Supply Enhancement Project: ✅ Attend the 9/29 comment party on 9/29 ✅ ✍️ our petition telling NCDEQ #NOSSEP ✅ Submit a comment to NCDEQ More info ⬇️ https://appvoices.org/actions/ssep-401-petition/#NOSSEP

Hundreds of ppl filled a #Virginia hearing Monday night to oppose to #DominionEnergy's proposed gas plant in #Chesterfield Co. Read about it in the Richmond Times-Dispatch. https://richmond.com/news/local/government-politics/article_e9884ca8-9a53-4b78-b523-d9599a6c3f48.html#Virginia#DominionEnergy

The Pigeon, Nolichucky and French Broad rivers run through Cocke County, Tenn. Catastrophic flooding from Helene damaged or destroyed 100s of homes and businesses. 💔 Residents estimate long-term recovery will take years. https://appvoices.org/2025/07/24/long-term-recovery-in-cocke-county-tennessee/

Join us for a trivia night, Appalachian Voices-style, tomorrowTuesday, Sept. 9, at 7 p.m. at Lost Province Brewing in Boone, N.C. — 10% of proceeds all day will go to Appalachian Voices! https://appvoices.org/events/sept-9-app-voices-trivia-night/

Across the country, power plant owners have avoided & delayed cleaning up coal ash. Today, an estimated 91% of coal plants are contaminating groundwater above federal safe standards. @EPA, no more delays for coal ash cleanup! #CleanupCantWait #LegacyCCR https://loom.ly/rvEVd7U

✊ Today is a big day in the fight to 🛑 #DominionEnergy's proposed methane gas plant in #Chesterfield Co. Speak up for clean air & affordable 💡 in #CentralVirginia by attending a state hearing on the gas plant at SpringHill Suites in Chester @ 5 pm! https://loom.ly/mio4wgk

Vonda Robinson of the National Black Lung Association explains why the recent tax cut for metallurgical coal "felt like a slap in the face" in this opinion piece for @cardinalnews.org. https://loom.ly/R9plZ0k

Appalachian Funders Network Executive Director Ryan Eller joins the Reimagine Rural podcast to discuss Hazard, Kentucky's downtown revival and how policy and community engagement can reshape Appalachia’s future. https://www.brookings.edu/articles/hazard-kentucky-appalachia-renewal-ryan-eller/

Energy demand in #Virginia continues to grow and #VA can meet that demand with clean energy. Join our partners at Virginia Conservation Network on Thursday, 9/12, at 2 pm for the "Path to 100% Clean Energy" webinar where our Policy Director Peter Anderson will participate. https://loom.ly/K1LmXMs

"When a senator is running for reelection, guess who’s standing beside them? Coal miners. But then once the election’s over, nobody cares about us no more. That’s what hurts." - National Black Lung Association President Gary Hairston. https://appvoices.org/2025/09/04/black-lung-regulation-delays/

UPDATE: On 9/3, a House comte advanced the Fixing Emergency Management Act of 2025, a #bipartisan bill to reform the fed agency. 🙏 to everyone who contacted their reps to improve #FEMA. Read the blog from @appcitizenslaw.bsky.social https://loom.ly/WnnUmfc

20 #Virginia lawmakers recently signed a letter opposing #DominionEnergy's proposed #Chesterfield gas plant. Citing concerns over a #VA law requiring utilities to go carbon free by 2050 & #VA's duty to enviro justice, the leaders urge VADEQ & SCC to 🛑 the project.

✨ Good news: Last week, #Forsyth Co. commissioners unanimously adopted a resolution urging both the state and federal governments to deny approval of the Southeast Supply Enhancement Project until environmental concerns are more fully addressed. #NoSSEP https://loom.ly/fK9A91Y

Register for Reclaim the Ridge from Sept. 5-6 in Lancing, TN! Come together in joy & resistance to Enbridge’s proposed Ridgeline gas pipeline — set to cross waterways over 400 times on its path through Middle & East TN. https://appvoices.org/events/sept-5-6-reclaim-the-ridge-rally-music-festival/

A #Virginia agency is deciding whether it will grant a required permit for #DominionEnergy's proposed methane gas plant in #Chesterfield. Join us on Thurs, 9/4, @ 12 pm to learn how you can ✍️ a strong & effective comment about Dominion's proposal! https://loom.ly/wbx3t0I

Next Monday is a big day for the campaign to speak out against #DominionEnergy’s proposed methane gas plant in #Chesterfield County! Join residents & advocates at the @VADEQ's public hearing in Chester on 9/8 @ 5 p.m.! RSVP: https://appvoices.org/events/sept-8-chesterfield-deq/

A #Virginia agency is deciding whether it will grant a required permit for #DominionEnergy's proposed methane gas plant in #Chesterfield. Join us on Thurs, 9/4, @ 12 pm to learn how you can ✍️ a strong & effective comment about Dominion's proposal! https://loom.ly/wbx3t0I

For decades, #CoalMiners have been at the front lines of the fight for labor rights. House Republicans are dishonoring this history on #LaborDay by proposing to dismantle these hard-won victories and gut the agencies that protect miners." appvoices.org/2025/09/02/h...

Happy Labor Day! 🎉 Our offices are closed. Did you know that App Voices employees voted to unionize in 2021? App Voices and Appalachian Voices Workers Union, a unit of the Progressive Workers Union, ratified their inaugural collective bargaining agreement on Dec. 20, 2023.

We want clean, reliable and affordable energy in the Tennessee Valley. With more input from the community and with the right leadership at the helm, publicly-owned utilities like the #TennesseeValleyAuthority can lead us toward a clean energy future. https://loom.ly/7BVbbeo

There's still time to visit our "Environment at Risk Art Exhibit," which runs until Sept. 14 at The Cultural Arts Center at Glen Allen outside of Richmond. 🎨 by Ivy Walbert https://rvamag.com/art/when-art-meets-activism-environment-at-risk-at-glen-allen.html 🎨 by Ivy Walbert

Coal ash is a toxic cocktail of what’s left behind when power companies burn coal for energy. ⚠️ Before 2015, there were NO federal regulations on how it was stored. For decades, utilities have dumped it in unlined pits that leak into groundwater.