Stop letting energy & 💸 slip thru the cracks. A home energy audit shows exactly where your home is losing power — and how to 🛠️ it. Read about Jen Lawhorne's experience w/ a home energy audit & why you should get one in our latest blog post! https://loom.ly/NbNfFTQ

With no new federal funding available, millions of households risk losing access to critical heating support as temperatures start to drop. Tell Congress: Keep the lights and heat on for our neighbors! Take action today ⬇️ #ProtectLIHEAP https://appvoices.org/actions/liheap-funding/

15 selected participants will have the opportunity to access grant funding to help with energy efficient building upgrades through our new SWVA Building UP program. Applications accepted through Dec. 30. To learn more and apply: https://www.solarfinancefund.org/swva-building-upgrade/

Advocates don't agree w/ FERC's report that the #SoutheastSupplyEnhancementProject wouldn't significantly impact the environment. "...#SSEP is too burdensome on #Virginia and #NorthCarolina waters, and on North Carolina's air." — @AppVoices' Jessica Sims https://loom.ly/o851sfM

#NorthCarolina regulators will hold 2️⃣ hearings in Nov. to receive public feedback on the methane gas pipeline called the Southeast Supply Enhancement Project. Join us & partners to say #NoSSEP! 🗓️ Thurs 11/13, in Mooresville 🗓️ Tues 11/18, in Lexington https://loom.ly/SBrtTXE#NorthCarolina

Western North Carolina communities are still waiting on FEMA funding to rebuild after Helene. The FEMA Act would require FEMA to disburse this kind of funding within 3 months of a town submitting a request. https://www.carolinajournal.com/155m-in-fema-funds-approved-for-helene-recovery-in-wnc/

Residents of rural Goochland County fought for months against proposed industrial expansion, but the board of supervisors voted to move forward with a Technology Overlay District that could bring a gas power plant, data center and small nuclear reactor. https://loom.ly/550oOb0

Tell your senators to protect us from higher power bills and vote NO on #TVA board nominees Graves, Graham and Hagood! https://appvoices.org/actions/stop-unqualified-tva-board-nominees/

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#Lexington

Community members rallied outside TVA headquarters to protest the start of construction on the 122-mile Ridgeline pipeline. More in our statement with @thirdacttn.bsky.social, AIM Indian Territory TN, @cleanenergy.org, @sierraclub.org & Ridgeline Voices!

Find out to make your home more #EnergyEfficient and ⬇️ your electric bill by joining us on Thursday, Nov. 20, 5-7 p.m. at the #Christiansburg Library for “Keeping the Lights On: Affordable Energy for Our Communities.” Register ➡️ https://loom.ly/tTIaJOw

Martha and Basil Thomas met in 1975 and enjoyed 38 years of marriage together. Basil spent his career in the mines until he was injured on the job in the 1980s. Shortly after that, he was diagnosed with black lung disease. More on The Front Porch Blog! https://loom.ly/3VdZSCY

In “All These Ghosts,” Silas House, an award-winning Appalachian author and former poet laureate of Kentucky, grapples with deep personal grief and “timesickness,” or the deep longing for a time, place or spiritual state that no longer exists. https://loom.ly/IcNvYO8

Buckle up & ride along with Disaster Case Manager Chrissy Miller as she visits with clients throughout Cocke County, Tennessee, who were impacted by Hurricane Helene. 🚗 🔗 More on The Appalachian Voice: https://appvoices.org/2025/10/28/day-in-the-life-of-a-disaster-case-manager-in-cocke-county-tn/

#Roanoke City Public #Schools are projected to save $46.5 M in electric costs over the next 35 years by installing #RooftopSolar on their properties. 👀 the video from The Current | Roanoke to learn more about this exciting endeavor! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bm4WVFQyj7E

West Virginia Sen. Jim Justice's family-owned coal companies are facing a new wave of violations across Virginia and West Virginia. Read more to learn about the ways that AppVoices and our partners are holding these companies accountable. https://appvoices.org/2025/10/09/justice-company-update/

FERC released an Environmental Assessment for the methane gas pipeline SSEP. It claims to analyze the environmental impacts of the SSEP’s multiple sections of pipeline, massive gas compressor station expansions and additional infrastructure modifications. #NoSSEP https://loom.ly/6uLCpUs

🎃 More scary news from #MountainValleyPipeline: Developers want to expand its network of polluting compressor stations by building a new one in #Virginia while ⬆️ capacity at existing stations in #WestVirginia. #StopMVP https://loom.ly/1VI8uYo

“Here we go again,” is what Crystal Mello, an organizer for @powhr.org, says she said to herself when she learned that #MVP was planning a new compressor station in Elliston, VA. https://appvoices.org/2025/10/29/seasoned-mvp-fighters-prepare-for-another-battle/

As the government shutdown drags on, nearly 42 million Americans are at risk of losing SNAP benefits in November, putting a strain on food banks and struggling families. https://www.weku.org/npr-news/2025-10-24/uncharted-territory-ongoing-shutdown-threatens-food-aid-for-42-million-people

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

Pipelines carrying methane gas cut thru our communities, threatening our air,💧& climate. Explosions, leaks & pollution are no trick — they’re real. Let’s 🛑 these 🧟‍♂️'s before they spread. Tell FERC: reject #MountainValleyPipeline's Southgate pipeline! https://loom.ly/cEczDGs

Birders, what warblers did you spot this fall migration season? If you went to Seven Islands State Birding Park in Kodak, TN, you could have seen up to 36 New World warbler species! More on The Appalachian Voice: https://appvoices.org/2025/10/06/fall-warblers-at-seven-islands-state-birding-park/

Paddlers will soon return to one of the great whitewater rivers of Western North Carolina for one of the world’s largest extreme kayaking events after #HurricaneHelene. 🛶 🔗 Tori Newby for The Appalachian Voice! https://appvoices.org/2025/10/23/whitewater-kayaking-race-to-return-after-helene/

Due to an increase in renewable power sources and lower energy prices, #AppalachianPower will reduce electric bills for #Virginia customers. This is welcome news, especially as we head in to winter. https://loom.ly/otAoVcI

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

🏡 budgets are getting squeezed by 📈 energy costs. 1️⃣ way to manage yr ⚡ bill is to take advantage of fed tax credits that encourage #CleanEnergy investments & energy-saving upgrades. Learn how you can save 💵 in this post from @AppVoices' Jen Lawhorne. https://loom.ly/HD5RJ-k

Appalachian Voices’ Rance Garrison drove a 15-passenger van of retired coal miners, a coal miner’s wife & a coal miner’s widow to the Black Lung Rally in Washington, D.C., organized by the National Black Lung Association and local chapters.

Join @powhr.org & Appalachian Voices online on Tuesday, October 28, at 6:30 p.m. to learn how you can tell the FERC to deny the Mountain Valley Pipeline’s Southgate amendment request!

#MVP pipeline update: The WV Department of Environmental Protection has issued a total of five notices of violation to the Mountain Valley Pipeline since it became operational last year. More from @tatecurtis.bsky.social with @wvpublic.bsky.social!

New genus and species alert out of North Carolina! 🐚 Biologists at the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission discovered Ligodonta obscura, or the solstice creekmussel, in a few miles of North Carolina streams. Its discovery doubles as a conservation alarm. https://loom.ly/iXyiQTU

Our statement on today's Senate Environment and Public Works Committee hearing to consider nominees for the #TVA Board of Directors, including Mitch Graves, Jeff Hagood, Randy Jones and Arthur Graham. https://loom.ly/1fHK2gs

“It’s just an ongoing process,” says Theo Crouse-Mann about the one-year milestone of Hurricane Helene. “A year is like a marker, but it doesn’t really — I don’t even know it means anything in a lot of ways.” https://appvoices.org/2025/09/26/anniversary-of-hurricane-helene/

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

“If we don’t [enforce the rule], this is just going to be an earlier death sentence for our miners,” said Vonda Robinson, vice president of the National #BlackLung Association. “28 years old, 30, 35 years old and passing away—that shouldn’t be.”

Precious waterways in #Pittsylvania Co., #Virginia are now under threat from a massive methane gas pipeline called the Southeast Supply Enhancement Project. @VADEQ is currently considering 2️⃣ permits for the SSEP. Your help is needed to say #NoSSEP! https://appvoices.org/actions/ssep-va-deq-401/

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#Raleigh

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!

Florida-based coal tycoon Tom Scholl will have to fund environmental remediation near #Charleston and Kanawha State Forest, due to a Clean Water Act lawsuit settlement agreement with Appalachian Voices, Kanawha Forest Coalition, and other groups. https://loom.ly/YcdY9uc

✨Good news!✨ The city of #Greensboro is joining other North Carolina localities in expressing concern over the environmental impacts of a massive methane gas pipeline project proposed for the region. #NoSSEP https://loom.ly/p02TJcw

Happy fall! 🍂 As Halloween draws near, discover the sinister beauty of four toxic plants that call these mystical mountains home: pokeweed, dolls’ eyes, climbing nightshade & jimsonweed. 🎃 Read more on The Appalachian Voice! https://appvoices.org/2023/10/20/bewitched-botany/

Appalachian Voices is #hiring a North Carolina Field Coordinator! For early consideration, apply by Friday, Oct. 31! 🔗 https://appalachian.bamboohr.com/careers/52

Join our friends, 7 Directions of Service, for Bundle of Arrows, an activation of grassroots power and solidarity through art, including musical performances by Lumbee/Tuscarora singer-songwriter Charly Lowry on Sunday, Oct. 19, in Mebane, North Carolina. https://loom.ly/92xtkVk

We're calling our senators on Thursday, 10/16, at 12:30 pm or 7 pm ET to tell them to vote NO on Trump's new nominees to the #TVA board. The Senate confirmation hearing is scheduled to happen later this month and your senators need to hear from you! https://loom.ly/cuZpBtY

TODAY: #CoalMiners, Black Lung Associations, and other supporters rallied to protest the delay in implementing long-awaited silica dust protections for coal miners, along with funding and staffing cuts to mine safety & research. #BlackLungKills https://loom.ly/rE0cvKg

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#SilicaDust

Tomorrow, 10/14, #CoalMiners and their families and supporters are rallying in front of the Dept. of Labor to demand that the administration stop delaying a rule meant to protect miners from #BlackLung disease. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/13/climate/coal-miners-black-lung-protest-trump.html

Today is #IndigenousPeoplesDay2025! If you're in East TN, visit “Homelands: Connecting to Mounds through Native Art,” at the McClung Museum of Natural History and Culture at UT Knoxville, featuring art from 4 Native nations with ancestral ties to land now owned by UT. https://loom.ly/VtB8Azk

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