The Appalachian Voice
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The Appalachian Voice is a free bimonthly newspaper that has covered environmental, outdoor and cultural news in the Appalachian mountains since 1996. We provide thorough and well-researched journalistic news coverage to fit a niche not often covered by standard news media, and deliver this to a broad spectrum of readers in locations that span eight states.
The Appalachian Voice newspaper was first published in the winter of 1996, as a publication of the Sierra Club Southern Appalachian Highlands Ecoregion Task Force. A year later, the club grew into the environmental organization Appalachian Voices, which has continued the publication of The Voice to today.
The mission of The Appalachian Voice is to provide factual information about environmental concerns in our region, as well as to share the beauty and value of our mountains with the public. Source
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| Scope | Local |
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| Language | English |
| Country | United States of America |
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Search ArticlesCourt rules TVA’s decision to build Kingston Gas Plant broke the law
Press release from the Southern Environmental Law Center, Appalachian Voices, the Center for Biological Diversity and Sierra Club FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 8, 2026 CONTACT SELC: Eric Hilt, 615-622-1199 or Appalachian Voices: Dan Radmacher, Center for Biological Diversity: Howard Crystal, 202-809-6926 or Sierra Club: Renner Barsella, CHATTANOOGA, Tenn.
From conversation to construction: Building a community vision
This blog was originally posted by the National Association of Climate Resilience Planners on July 10, 2026. If you ever find yourself driving down Highway 23 around the Virginia and Kentucky border, chances are that you’ll pass the turnoff to Pound, a small coal community of about 800 people nestled back in the mountains. Take the time to drive downtown, and you’ll find yourself at a junction next to an unassuming lot with a landslide and remnants of an old bank building.
‘Foraging Is a Way of Connecting’
The West Virginia Mushroom Club hosts their annual foray in Tucker County, West Virginia. Attendees are able to develop their plant identification and foraging skills during the multi-day event. Photo courtesy of Karen Klane Foraging is the act of gathering plants and fungi for food and medicine. Humans in Appalachia and beyond have always foraged, but now, social media influencers and online community groups are using their platforms to introduce it to new people.
Davie and Davidson county residents attend Duke Energy open houses to oppose plans for a massive fossil fuel complex along the Yadkin River
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 28, 2026 CONTACT Dan Radmacher, Media Specialist, (276) 289-1018, [email protected] This week, in Davie and Davidson counties, Duke Energy held two open houses about their proposed Davie-Davidson methane gas energy complex.
‘Beat the Heat’ block party in Knoxville to call for making utilities more affordable
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 24, 2026 CONTACT Dan Radmacher, Media Specialist, (276) 289-1018, KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Appalachian Voices and Knoxville Water and Energy for All will be hosting a “Beat the Heat” block party on Saturday, Sept. 12, from 2-6 p.m. as part of our efforts to make utilities more affordable and reduce utility disconnections for vulnerable households. The event will be held at the Fern Street Missionary Baptist Church, 121 Fern Street, in Knoxville.
McDowell County residents sue coal company for clean water
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 21, 2026 CONTACT Dan Radmacher, Media Specialist, (276) 289-1018, McDOWELL COUNTY, W.Va. — Residents of the city of Gary filed a lawsuit in federal court late yesterday against Taishan Coal LLC and Taishan Resources LLC seeking to force the coal mining and processing company to provide a replacement drinking water source for the community because it has polluted the city’s current water supply.
Dominion proposes one of nation’s largest gas plants to meet data center demand
Dominion Energy is proposing to build a massive 3-gigawatt methane gas power plant in Cumberland County, Virginia, known as the Cumberland Energy Center. If permitted and built, this power plant would be the largest in Virginia and the second-largest in the entire United States. Such an enormous gas plant will degrade air and water quality in the region.
Groups speak out on data centers, long-term energy plan at TVA’s quarterly board meeting
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 20, 2026 CONTACT Dan Radmacher, Media Specialist, (276) 289-1018, Today, the Tennessee Valley Authority Board of Directors met for its third-quarter board meeting. In addition to approving the yearly budget, the board voted to approve TVA’s final 2026 Integrated Resource Plan and to create a new rate class for data centers.
A new map shows the funding need for abandoned mine cleanup across the U.S.
By Charlotte Maxwell, Advocacy and Data Analyst Intern, Summer 2026 Three million Americans live within 1 mile of an abandoned coal mine site from before 1977 that still needs to be cleaned up. That’s 3 million people living near water polluted by acid mine drainage, open mine portals, underground mine fires, polluting mine waste, dilapidated infrastructure and a number of other abandoned mine features.
Virginia Department of Environmental Quality proposes $179,000 fine for Southeast Supply Enhancement Project violations during pipeline construction
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 13, 2026 CONTACT Dan Radmacher, Media Specialist, (276) 289-1018, RICHMOND, Va. — On July 16, the Transcontinental Gas Pipeline Company signed a proposed consent order by the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality that would levy a $179,068 fine against the company for failure to comply with erosion and sediment control regulations. DEQ is accepting public comments on the proposed order until Sept. 9.