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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We deer-ly hope you’ll consider #donating to Appalachian Voices before the end of the year. ❄️🦌 Your contribution funds our work to protect our land, air, water, & communities, & supports our commitment to a #CleanEnergy transition in #Appalachia. 🔗 https://appvoices.org/donate/
December 26, 2025 at 3:30 PM
We deer-ly hope you’ll consider #donating to Appalachian Voices before the end of the year. ❄️🦌 Your contribution funds our work to protect our land, air, water, & communities, & supports our commitment to a #CleanEnergy transition in #Appalachia. 🔗 https://appvoices.org/donate/
All of us on the Appalachian Voices team wish you a happy holiday season! ❄️
December 24, 2025 at 2:30 PM
All of us on the Appalachian Voices team wish you a happy holiday season! ❄️
A rule to cut deadly silica dust in mines was finalized in 2024, but the Trump administration has indefinitely delayed it even as black lung is rising among miners at younger ages.
👉 Tell Congress to protect workers’ health now!
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👉 Tell Congress to protect workers’ health now!
https://appvoices.org/actions/silica-2025/
December 23, 2025 at 10:01 PM
A rule to cut deadly silica dust in mines was finalized in 2024, but the Trump administration has indefinitely delayed it even as black lung is rising among miners at younger ages.
👉 Tell Congress to protect workers’ health now!
https://appvoices.org/actions/silica-2025/
👉 Tell Congress to protect workers’ health now!
https://appvoices.org/actions/silica-2025/
The highly controversial $1.47 billion natural gas plant Dominion Energy plans to build in Chesterfield County has cleared yet another developmental hurdle. More from Ryan Nadeau at @wric.com: https://loom.ly/xO3b9MQ
December 23, 2025 at 6:05 PM
The highly controversial $1.47 billion natural gas plant Dominion Energy plans to build in Chesterfield County has cleared yet another developmental hurdle. More from Ryan Nadeau at @wric.com: https://loom.ly/xO3b9MQ
Virginia DEQ approved an air permit for Dominion’s Chesterfield Energy Reliability Center, a 944-megawatt methane gas plant. This approval follows thousands of public comments submitted in opposition to the polluting project.
https://appvoices.org/2025/12/22/chesterfield-air-permit/
https://appvoices.org/2025/12/22/chesterfield-air-permit/
Virginia DEQ grants air permit for Dominion’s Chesterfield gas plant
Today, the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality granted an air permit for Dominion’s Chesterfield Energy Reliability Center, a 944-megawatt methane gas plant planned for Southern Chesterfield County, Virginia.
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December 23, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Virginia DEQ approved an air permit for Dominion’s Chesterfield Energy Reliability Center, a 944-megawatt methane gas plant. This approval follows thousands of public comments submitted in opposition to the polluting project.
https://appvoices.org/2025/12/22/chesterfield-air-permit/
https://appvoices.org/2025/12/22/chesterfield-air-permit/
From the Eastern hellbender to the Carolina northern flying squirrel, many of Appalachia’s most beloved creatures and plants may soon be at risk due to four proposed changes to the #EndangeredSpeciesAct by the Trump administration. https://loom.ly/_wp8SdY
‘Extinction is Forever’
Conservation activists are concerned about the Trump administration’s attacks on the Endangered Species Act. From the Eastern hellbender to the Carolina northern flying squirrel, many of Appalachia’s most beloved creatures and plants may soon be at risk.
appvoices.org
December 22, 2025 at 8:30 PM
From the Eastern hellbender to the Carolina northern flying squirrel, many of Appalachia’s most beloved creatures and plants may soon be at risk due to four proposed changes to the #EndangeredSpeciesAct by the Trump administration. https://loom.ly/_wp8SdY
🎙️ Congratulations to Appalachian Voices' Kevin Zedack and Matt Hepler! Their podcast on revitalizing abandoned mine lands was EESI’s most popular podcast of 2025, highlighting how mine reclamation restores land, protects communities and sparks economic opportunity.
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https://loom.ly/PFJLvhk
December 22, 2025 at 7:02 PM
🎙️ Congratulations to Appalachian Voices' Kevin Zedack and Matt Hepler! Their podcast on revitalizing abandoned mine lands was EESI’s most popular podcast of 2025, highlighting how mine reclamation restores land, protects communities and sparks economic opportunity.
https://loom.ly/PFJLvhk
https://loom.ly/PFJLvhk
Senate appropriators voted to redirect funds meant for mine reclamation. The Senate's budget proposal would cut $750 million from abandoned mine cleanup and lead pipe replacement, despite ongoing threats to clean drinking water and community safety.
https://loom.ly/Hgjeoes
https://loom.ly/Hgjeoes
E&E News: Plan to shift ‘hard-fought’ mining, water dollars draws fire
Hundreds of millions of dollars slated for mine cleanups and lead remediation could be repurposed next year.
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December 22, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Senate appropriators voted to redirect funds meant for mine reclamation. The Senate's budget proposal would cut $750 million from abandoned mine cleanup and lead pipe replacement, despite ongoing threats to clean drinking water and community safety.
https://loom.ly/Hgjeoes
https://loom.ly/Hgjeoes
This holiday season, let's remember the workers who cleaned up TVA’s Kingston coal ash spill. After TVA’s dike broke 17 years ago on Dec. 22, workers spent six years cleaning up the toxic spill. Hundreds of the cleanup workers are sick, & 60+ have died. More on rememberkingston.org
December 22, 2025 at 2:30 PM
This holiday season, let's remember the workers who cleaned up TVA’s Kingston coal ash spill. After TVA’s dike broke 17 years ago on Dec. 22, workers spent six years cleaning up the toxic spill. Hundreds of the cleanup workers are sick, & 60+ have died. More on rememberkingston.org
Environmental protections are under attack, but Appalachian Voices is standing strong. Please help us continue our work. 💚 Make your tax-deductible #donation today! https://appvoices.org/donate/
Stand with Appalachia! Donate today.
The Appalachian region and its sacred beauty deserve to be preserved forever. The precious headwaters that begin here provide water to millions of
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December 22, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Environmental protections are under attack, but Appalachian Voices is standing strong. Please help us continue our work. 💚 Make your tax-deductible #donation today! https://appvoices.org/donate/
💡 It’s not too late to claim #CleanEnergy & #EnergyEfficiency tax credits before they expire at the end of 2025! Improvements like insulation, better windows, or energy-efficient heat pumps & appliances can ⬇️ your bills & put 💵 back in your pocket.
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2 tax credits worth thousands expire Dec. 31—how to take advantage now
Credits for energy-efficient home improvements are coming off the books, which gives you roughly two weeks to take advantage.
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December 21, 2025 at 6:41 PM
💡 It’s not too late to claim #CleanEnergy & #EnergyEfficiency tax credits before they expire at the end of 2025! Improvements like insulation, better windows, or energy-efficient heat pumps & appliances can ⬇️ your bills & put 💵 back in your pocket.
https://loom.ly/1wlhjGg
https://loom.ly/1wlhjGg
Our work is possible because of people like you. Despite incredible headwinds, 2025 has been a year of progress. Hear from some members of our team about what we have accomplished this past year. 💚 https://appvoices.org/donate/
December 21, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Our work is possible because of people like you. Despite incredible headwinds, 2025 has been a year of progress. Hear from some members of our team about what we have accomplished this past year. 💚 https://appvoices.org/donate/
#DukeEnergy is asking #NC regulators to approve a major rate 📈 & ⬆️ profits — even as disconnections are increasing across the state. The proposal could add a substantial amount to annual customer bills as many households struggle to keep the 💡 on.
https://loom.ly/BGguUts
https://loom.ly/BGguUts
Duke Energy seeks higher rates, profits in NC despite soaring disconnections
Duke Energy wants permission to raise bills and profits in North Carolina, even as growing disconnection rates put people’s lives at risk.
energyandpolicy.org
December 20, 2025 at 6:38 PM
#DukeEnergy is asking #NC regulators to approve a major rate 📈 & ⬆️ profits — even as disconnections are increasing across the state. The proposal could add a substantial amount to annual customer bills as many households struggle to keep the 💡 on.
https://loom.ly/BGguUts
https://loom.ly/BGguUts
💡 Looking to save on energy costs? Virginia Energy Connect is a one-stop hub for rebates, and support for things like energy-saving upgrades, weatherization modifications and more.
https://energy.virginia.gov/connect/
https://energy.virginia.gov/connect/
Virginia Energy Connect - Home
Virginia Energy Connect - Home
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December 20, 2025 at 1:01 PM
💡 Looking to save on energy costs? Virginia Energy Connect is a one-stop hub for rebates, and support for things like energy-saving upgrades, weatherization modifications and more.
https://energy.virginia.gov/connect/
https://energy.virginia.gov/connect/
Hear from Teresa, a landowner impacted by Enbridge's pipeline development in TN. She requested anonymity due to fear of retribution from the multibillion-dollar fossil fuel company. Her voice has been edited to maintain this anonymity. More on The Appalachian Voice: https://loom.ly/Wm4LRrQ
December 20, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Hear from Teresa, a landowner impacted by Enbridge's pipeline development in TN. She requested anonymity due to fear of retribution from the multibillion-dollar fossil fuel company. Her voice has been edited to maintain this anonymity. More on The Appalachian Voice: https://loom.ly/Wm4LRrQ
Virginia Natural Gas just got its third rate increase in six years. While regulators reduced the hike, higher bills will still hit customers — especially low-income households.
https://appvoices.org/2025/12/19/vng-rate-case/
https://appvoices.org/2025/12/19/vng-rate-case/
Virginia Natural Gas rate hike approved despite disproportionate harm to low-income ratepayers
Ultimately, the commission approved a lower rate increase than VNG initially proposed, accepting the modified revenue requirement stipulated to by both VNG and SCC staff. But the commission stopped short of requiring the company to take any steps to protect low-income and historically marginalized communities from suffering disproportionate burdens due to the rate hike.
appvoices.org
December 19, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Virginia Natural Gas just got its third rate increase in six years. While regulators reduced the hike, higher bills will still hit customers — especially low-income households.
https://appvoices.org/2025/12/19/vng-rate-case/
https://appvoices.org/2025/12/19/vng-rate-case/
#VA regulators are re-examining #DominionEnergy’s proposed gas plant in #Chesterfield Co. after an appeal from enviro & community groups, saying the State Corporation Commission didn’t fully consider pollution impacts on nearby communities. #NoNewGasPlants https://loom.ly/7rlDjgks
Regulators to consider appeal against Dominion Energy natural gas plant
Opponents say the controversial facility in Chesterfield will harm communities.
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December 19, 2025 at 7:40 PM
#VA regulators are re-examining #DominionEnergy’s proposed gas plant in #Chesterfield Co. after an appeal from enviro & community groups, saying the State Corporation Commission didn’t fully consider pollution impacts on nearby communities. #NoNewGasPlants https://loom.ly/7rlDjgks
#BlackLung is back at epidemic levels, but the rule to cut miners' exposure to deadly silica dust is being delayed. Making a phone call is one of the best ways to let members of Congress know an issue is important to you! Please call Sen. Capito at (202) 224-6472.
https://loom.ly/fngccxA
https://loom.ly/fngccxA
December 19, 2025 at 4:05 PM
#BlackLung is back at epidemic levels, but the rule to cut miners' exposure to deadly silica dust is being delayed. Making a phone call is one of the best ways to let members of Congress know an issue is important to you! Please call Sen. Capito at (202) 224-6472.
https://loom.ly/fngccxA
https://loom.ly/fngccxA
Local voices are weighing in on the Mountain Valley Pipeline Boost Project — from ranchers concerned about impacts on livestock to to researchers citing studies about low-income community members' exposure to pollution.
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MVP Boost Project draws opposition and support, as deadline nears to comment to FERC
The Mountain Valley Pipeline is hoping to build a new compressor station in Montgomery County. Friday, December 19th is the deadline for residents to submit their comments to federal regulators.
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December 18, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Local voices are weighing in on the Mountain Valley Pipeline Boost Project — from ranchers concerned about impacts on livestock to to researchers citing studies about low-income community members' exposure to pollution.
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Today, FERC announced its approval of an amendment to change the route, pipe diameter and gas-carrying capacity for the MVP Southgate, proposed for VA and NC. The approval comes despite strong opposition to the project. #NoMVPSouthgate https://loom.ly/TfsjBKM
FERC approves Southgate pipeline amendment to change route, gas capacity
Today, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission announced its approval of an amendment to change the route, pipe diameter and gas-carrying capacity for the methane-gas pipeline Mountain Valley Pipeline Southgate, proposed for Virginia and North Carolina.
appvoices.org
December 18, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Today, FERC announced its approval of an amendment to change the route, pipe diameter and gas-carrying capacity for the MVP Southgate, proposed for VA and NC. The approval comes despite strong opposition to the project. #NoMVPSouthgate https://loom.ly/TfsjBKM
With utility costs continuing to rise and it becoming increasingly expensive to make ends meet, Congress must continue to fund the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program, or LIHEAP, and ensure that it has the staff it needs to carry out its mission. ❄️ https://loom.ly/D0_5chM
Low-income energy assistance program weathers a bumpy year
For decades, LIHEAP has provided utility assistance to an estimated six million Americans each year, helping families and individuals stay safe and warm during the brutally cold winter months. But this important, bipartisan federal assistance program has faced numerous attacks and uncertainty in recent months, threatening its long-term viability.
appvoices.org
December 17, 2025 at 11:30 PM
With utility costs continuing to rise and it becoming increasingly expensive to make ends meet, Congress must continue to fund the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program, or LIHEAP, and ensure that it has the staff it needs to carry out its mission. ❄️ https://loom.ly/D0_5chM
2️⃣ important pipeline events happening in #Virginia, tomorrow, 12/18:
⏰ 12 pm online: MVP Boost Comment Workshop
Join @AppVoices & partners to learn how to ✍️ & submit yr comment against the MVP Boost compressor station project. Get the tools you need to make your 🗣️ heard!
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⏰ 12 pm online: MVP Boost Comment Workshop
Join @AppVoices & partners to learn how to ✍️ & submit yr comment against the MVP Boost compressor station project. Get the tools you need to make your 🗣️ heard!
loom.ly/ZSIBAAc
Dec. 18: MVP Boost comment workshop
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December 17, 2025 at 7:38 PM
2️⃣ important pipeline events happening in #Virginia, tomorrow, 12/18:
⏰ 12 pm online: MVP Boost Comment Workshop
Join @AppVoices & partners to learn how to ✍️ & submit yr comment against the MVP Boost compressor station project. Get the tools you need to make your 🗣️ heard!
loom.ly/ZSIBAAc
⏰ 12 pm online: MVP Boost Comment Workshop
Join @AppVoices & partners to learn how to ✍️ & submit yr comment against the MVP Boost compressor station project. Get the tools you need to make your 🗣️ heard!
loom.ly/ZSIBAAc
"Residential customers should not be subsidizing these wealthy companies, & Virginians are relying on the commission to address these fundamental questions of fairness,” said @appvoices.org Peter Anderson in this Virginian Pilot editorial.
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https://loom.ly/nARSaDc
Editorial: Data center rate class will help curb Virginia’s energy cost burden
As demand soars and energy prices climb, the introduction of a new rate class for data centers is a welcome step by Virginia regulators.
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December 17, 2025 at 1:52 PM
"Residential customers should not be subsidizing these wealthy companies, & Virginians are relying on the commission to address these fundamental questions of fairness,” said @appvoices.org Peter Anderson in this Virginian Pilot editorial.
https://loom.ly/nARSaDc
https://loom.ly/nARSaDc
#NorthCarolina communities have spent over a year fighting the dangerous SSEP pipeline. Guilford, Forsyth & Davidson counties, Midway, & Greensboro have all raised concerns. Tell Gov. Stein to stop this polluting project! Take action ⬇️ #NoSSEP
https://loom.ly/3dV8WIw
Tell Gov. Stein: No SSEP Pipeline!
Communities across North Carolina have been fighting Williams Transco’s proposed Southeast Supply Enhancement Project for over a year. Five local governments, including Guilford, Davidson and Davidson counties along with the town of Midway and city of Greensboro, have gone on the record raising concerns around this project. Now, the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality…
appvoices.org
December 17, 2025 at 1:00 AM
#NorthCarolina communities have spent over a year fighting the dangerous SSEP pipeline. Guilford, Forsyth & Davidson counties, Midway, & Greensboro have all raised concerns. Tell Gov. Stein to stop this polluting project! Take action ⬇️ #NoSSEP
https://loom.ly/3dV8WIw
Today, U.S. senators and representatives introduced two bills to help coal miners with #BlackLung disease apply for medical and disability benefits, while also raising the amount miners with black lung and their families receive in disability benefits each month.
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December 16, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Today, U.S. senators and representatives introduced two bills to help coal miners with #BlackLung disease apply for medical and disability benefits, while also raising the amount miners with black lung and their families receive in disability benefits each month.
https://loom.ly/QwuzVsk
https://loom.ly/QwuzVsk