Emma Kelly
@evkelly.bsky.social
New Economy Program Manager for Appalachian Voices, anthropologist, union girlie. At home in the mountains with a good book or game. She/her
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If anyone wants to yell to the VA state legislators about clean energy, data centers, and community resilience, join us starting this Friday! appvoices.org/swva-hollers/
Southwest Virginia Holler from the Hollers
The 2026 Virginia General Assembly will be in session from January 14 to March 16, and Appalachian Voices is working to pass several bills relevant to
appvoices.org
January 12, 2026 at 6:28 PM
If anyone wants to yell to the VA state legislators about clean energy, data centers, and community resilience, join us starting this Friday! appvoices.org/swva-hollers/
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i would compare these people to comic book villains but that's unfair, thanos only wanted to kill half of us
Breaking News: The EPA will stop considering lives saved when setting pollution limits and instead calculate only the cost to businesses.
E.P.A. to Stop Considering Lives Saved by Limiting Air Pollution
In a reversal, the agency plans to calculate only the cost to industry when setting pollution limits, and not the monetary value of saving human lives, documents show.
nyti.ms
January 12, 2026 at 8:31 PM
i would compare these people to comic book villains but that's unfair, thanos only wanted to kill half of us
If anyone wants to yell to the VA state legislators about clean energy, data centers, and community resilience, join us starting this Friday! appvoices.org/swva-hollers/
Southwest Virginia Holler from the Hollers
The 2026 Virginia General Assembly will be in session from January 14 to March 16, and Appalachian Voices is working to pass several bills relevant to
appvoices.org
January 12, 2026 at 6:28 PM
If anyone wants to yell to the VA state legislators about clean energy, data centers, and community resilience, join us starting this Friday! appvoices.org/swva-hollers/
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www.npca.org/articles/112... So glad Carol and her movement down here in EKY is getting some love!
A Retired Ranger Who Might Inspire You
The 2025 documentary “How We Fight” follows one retired ranger’s effort to galvanize public support for park funding and staffing.
www.npca.org
January 8, 2026 at 9:34 PM
www.npca.org/articles/112... So glad Carol and her movement down here in EKY is getting some love!
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More than 17 years have passed since a massive rupture at a Tennessee Valley Authority plant spilled more than 1.1 billion gallons of coal ash into Harriman, Tenn., but the event is still raw for families of those who cleaned up the toxic sludge. From @wildlystrollingben.bsky.social.
Nearly two decades after TVA coal ash spill, pain lingers for families of cleanup workers • Tennessee Lookout
Nearly two decades after a massive TVA coal ash spill, families of the workers who cleaned up the toxic waste still cope with effects.
tennesseelookout.com
January 5, 2026 at 3:21 PM
More than 17 years have passed since a massive rupture at a Tennessee Valley Authority plant spilled more than 1.1 billion gallons of coal ash into Harriman, Tenn., but the event is still raw for families of those who cleaned up the toxic sludge. From @wildlystrollingben.bsky.social.
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“The U.S. is ‘going to run the country,” Trump said of Venezuela at a news conference today, following the U.S. capture of his South American counterpart.
“We are going to run the country until such time as we can do a safe, proper and judicious transitions,’ he said.” Per NBC
“We are going to run the country until such time as we can do a safe, proper and judicious transitions,’ he said.” Per NBC
January 3, 2026 at 5:01 PM
“The U.S. is ‘going to run the country,” Trump said of Venezuela at a news conference today, following the U.S. capture of his South American counterpart.
“We are going to run the country until such time as we can do a safe, proper and judicious transitions,’ he said.” Per NBC
“We are going to run the country until such time as we can do a safe, proper and judicious transitions,’ he said.” Per NBC
“The U.S. is ‘going to run the country,” Trump said of Venezuela at a news conference today, following the U.S. capture of his South American counterpart.
“We are going to run the country until such time as we can do a safe, proper and judicious transitions,’ he said.” Per NBC
“We are going to run the country until such time as we can do a safe, proper and judicious transitions,’ he said.” Per NBC
January 3, 2026 at 5:01 PM
“The U.S. is ‘going to run the country,” Trump said of Venezuela at a news conference today, following the U.S. capture of his South American counterpart.
“We are going to run the country until such time as we can do a safe, proper and judicious transitions,’ he said.” Per NBC
“We are going to run the country until such time as we can do a safe, proper and judicious transitions,’ he said.” Per NBC
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If you’re feeling the holiday spirit, consider throwing a few dollars to Lonesome Pine Mutual Aid! After getting more than $20k directly into the hands of folks in need, our coffers could use a boost. CashApp is $carecollectiveofswva and Venmo @carecollectiveofswva. Just label the donation “LPMA”!
December 20, 2025 at 2:58 PM
If you’re feeling the holiday spirit, consider throwing a few dollars to Lonesome Pine Mutual Aid! After getting more than $20k directly into the hands of folks in need, our coffers could use a boost. CashApp is $carecollectiveofswva and Venmo @carecollectiveofswva. Just label the donation “LPMA”!
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The Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina has finally received full federal recognition, which it has sought since 1888. Tribal leaders were moved to tears after President Trump signed the measure. n.pr/3L95mJU
North Carolina's Lumbee Tribe receives full federal recognition after 137-year effort
The Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina has finally received full federal recognition, which it has sought since 1888. Tribal leaders were moved to tears after President Trump signed the measure.
n.pr
December 20, 2025 at 9:02 PM
The Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina has finally received full federal recognition, which it has sought since 1888. Tribal leaders were moved to tears after President Trump signed the measure. n.pr/3L95mJU
If you’re feeling the holiday spirit, consider throwing a few dollars to Lonesome Pine Mutual Aid! After getting more than $20k directly into the hands of folks in need, our coffers could use a boost. CashApp is $carecollectiveofswva and Venmo @carecollectiveofswva. Just label the donation “LPMA”!
December 20, 2025 at 2:58 PM
If you’re feeling the holiday spirit, consider throwing a few dollars to Lonesome Pine Mutual Aid! After getting more than $20k directly into the hands of folks in need, our coffers could use a boost. CashApp is $carecollectiveofswva and Venmo @carecollectiveofswva. Just label the donation “LPMA”!
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"Lee Beaman is an unacceptable candidate for the TVA Board of Directors, and we’re hopeful that his removal from the agenda today is a sign that the committee is taking a closer look and will ultimately halt his confirmation process," said Appalachian Voices in a statement.
Beaman’s TVA confirmation vote postponed in Senate panel • Tennessee Lookout
A Senate committee has postponed a vote on GOP-megadonor Lee Beaman's appointment to the Tennessee Valley Authority board.
tennesseelookout.com
December 12, 2025 at 1:21 AM
"Lee Beaman is an unacceptable candidate for the TVA Board of Directors, and we’re hopeful that his removal from the agenda today is a sign that the committee is taking a closer look and will ultimately halt his confirmation process," said Appalachian Voices in a statement.
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"Lost nationwide: $1.6 billion for building emergency shelters, treating drinking water and adapting to a changing climate."
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#DisasterResilience
#Appalachia
#FloodMitigation
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#DisasterResilience
#Appalachia
#FloodMitigation
E&E News: How EPA grant cancellations are affecting 3 low-income communities
Lost nationwide: $1.6 billion for building emergency shelters, treating drinking water and adapting to a changing climate.
loom.ly
December 11, 2025 at 6:55 PM
"Lost nationwide: $1.6 billion for building emergency shelters, treating drinking water and adapting to a changing climate."
loom.ly/ti52Pxg
#DisasterResilience
#Appalachia
#FloodMitigation
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#DisasterResilience
#Appalachia
#FloodMitigation
Hell yeah let’s goooooo
BREAKING: 500 workers for the Environmental Defense Fund are unionizing with @cwaunion.bsky.social @newsguild.org @wbng.org.
December 3, 2025 at 12:50 AM
Hell yeah let’s goooooo
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“It was a once-in-a-generation cash injection designed to prioritize extraction-based communities as part of the energy transition, which for the first time in almost a century made Appalachia very competitive. So to have it all taken away is deeply damaging and demoralizing.”
‘Deeply demoralizing’: how Trump derailed coal country’s clean-energy revival
Biden earmarked billions for former coal communities in Appalachia – and his successor came and took it away
www.theguardian.com
December 2, 2025 at 1:49 AM
“It was a once-in-a-generation cash injection designed to prioritize extraction-based communities as part of the energy transition, which for the first time in almost a century made Appalachia very competitive. So to have it all taken away is deeply damaging and demoralizing.”
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@moreperfectunion.bsky.social produced this story in partnership with @appalachia100.bsky.social on Mingo County, West Virginia. Such an important watch: "...the communities that are being presented with this, they're not going to take it quietly, and they haven't been."
Are Data Centers the Next Frontier of Extraction in West Virginia?
Mingo County, West Virginia, was once thriving, but the coal industry’s decline left it one of the poorest counties in the US. Now, several data centers could be built in the region. Are data centers ...
www.100daysinappalachia.com
November 18, 2025 at 11:48 PM
@moreperfectunion.bsky.social produced this story in partnership with @appalachia100.bsky.social on Mingo County, West Virginia. Such an important watch: "...the communities that are being presented with this, they're not going to take it quietly, and they haven't been."
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💡 Cut your building’s energy costs!
Building UP may help cover up to $15,000 in upgrades to boost efficiency and savings for qualifying buildings in Southwest Virginia!
To learn more and apply: https://www.solarfinancefund.org/swva-building-upgrade/
Building UP may help cover up to $15,000 in upgrades to boost efficiency and savings for qualifying buildings in Southwest Virginia!
To learn more and apply: https://www.solarfinancefund.org/swva-building-upgrade/
November 17, 2025 at 11:30 PM
💡 Cut your building’s energy costs!
Building UP may help cover up to $15,000 in upgrades to boost efficiency and savings for qualifying buildings in Southwest Virginia!
To learn more and apply: https://www.solarfinancefund.org/swva-building-upgrade/
Building UP may help cover up to $15,000 in upgrades to boost efficiency and savings for qualifying buildings in Southwest Virginia!
To learn more and apply: https://www.solarfinancefund.org/swva-building-upgrade/
If any of my mountain peeps in the SEKY/SWVA area wants to share this around, we are trying to fill some bellies and get some toys to kids in need.
November 14, 2025 at 2:14 PM
If any of my mountain peeps in the SEKY/SWVA area wants to share this around, we are trying to fill some bellies and get some toys to kids in need.
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Yesterday, over 25 folks gathered in the public library in Middlesboro, KY, to watch a documentary screening about the movement they’ve created showing support for Cumberland Gap National Historical Park and its rangers while the new admin. tries to rip it apart. 🧵 1/4
November 2, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Yesterday, over 25 folks gathered in the public library in Middlesboro, KY, to watch a documentary screening about the movement they’ve created showing support for Cumberland Gap National Historical Park and its rangers while the new admin. tries to rip it apart. 🧵 1/4
Yesterday, over 25 folks gathered in the public library in Middlesboro, KY, to watch a documentary screening about the movement they’ve created showing support for Cumberland Gap National Historical Park and its rangers while the new admin. tries to rip it apart. 🧵 1/4
November 2, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Yesterday, over 25 folks gathered in the public library in Middlesboro, KY, to watch a documentary screening about the movement they’ve created showing support for Cumberland Gap National Historical Park and its rangers while the new admin. tries to rip it apart. 🧵 1/4
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JD Vance claims that diversity weakens unions, as people end up distrusting each other and not organizing.
Let me tell you two menswear stories related to this claim. 🧵
Let me tell you two menswear stories related to this claim. 🧵
October 30, 2025 at 8:07 AM
JD Vance claims that diversity weakens unions, as people end up distrusting each other and not organizing.
Let me tell you two menswear stories related to this claim. 🧵
Let me tell you two menswear stories related to this claim. 🧵
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The president has still not signed the governors disaster declaration request for Alaska.
This is directly keeping funding out of the hands of disaster survivors who need it.
This is directly keeping funding out of the hands of disaster survivors who need it.
October 22, 2025 at 3:43 PM
The president has still not signed the governors disaster declaration request for Alaska.
This is directly keeping funding out of the hands of disaster survivors who need it.
This is directly keeping funding out of the hands of disaster survivors who need it.