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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Coal miners were close to finally getting stronger protections against deadly silica dust and black lung disease, but the Trump administration delayed implementation and weakened enforcement, leaving miners who voted for him feeling betrayed. #BlackLung
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January 7, 2026 at 6:30 PM
Coal miners were close to finally getting stronger protections against deadly silica dust and black lung disease, but the Trump administration delayed implementation and weakened enforcement, leaving miners who voted for him feeling betrayed. #BlackLung
https://loom.ly/23IYZNI
https://loom.ly/23IYZNI
#VA regulators have paused approval of #DominionEnergy’s Chesterfield gas plant to review an appeal from community & enviro groups. Opponents say pollution impacts weren’t fully considered & state clean energy & enviro justice laws were ignored.
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January 3, 2026 at 8:16 PM
#VA regulators have paused approval of #DominionEnergy’s Chesterfield gas plant to review an appeal from community & enviro groups. Opponents say pollution impacts weren’t fully considered & state clean energy & enviro justice laws were ignored.
https://loom.ly/Au-iy4E
https://loom.ly/Au-iy4E
Appalachian Voices wishes you a happy 2026! 🎆 It's a new year, but our work to protect the land, air, water and people of Appalachia didn't pause at midnight. In 2026, we will continue working with our communities to ensure a brighter, healthier future for this region we love.
January 1, 2026 at 2:06 PM
Appalachian Voices wishes you a happy 2026! 🎆 It's a new year, but our work to protect the land, air, water and people of Appalachia didn't pause at midnight. In 2026, we will continue working with our communities to ensure a brighter, healthier future for this region we love.
Coal miners powered America for generations, but many are now battling black lung. The benefit system is outdated and underfunded. Stand with miners and ask your members of Congress to support the Black Lung Benefits Improvement Act.
https://appvoices.org/actions/black-lung-benefits-2025/
https://appvoices.org/actions/black-lung-benefits-2025/
December 27, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Coal miners powered America for generations, but many are now battling black lung. The benefit system is outdated and underfunded. Stand with miners and ask your members of Congress to support the Black Lung Benefits Improvement Act.
https://appvoices.org/actions/black-lung-benefits-2025/
https://appvoices.org/actions/black-lung-benefits-2025/
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!
https://appvoices.org/actions/silica-2025/
👉 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
🎙️ 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
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
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/
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
#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.
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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
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
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is proposing harmful rollbacks to rules designed to protect threatened and endangered species. 🚫 Use @selc.bsky.social's action alert to tell lawmakers to protect wildlife, not polluting industries: https://loom.ly/AK-KhmQ
December 10, 2025 at 4:33 PM
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is proposing harmful rollbacks to rules designed to protect threatened and endangered species. 🚫 Use @selc.bsky.social's action alert to tell lawmakers to protect wildlife, not polluting industries: https://loom.ly/AK-KhmQ
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December 9, 2025 at 7:02 PM
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Listen to @repyassansari.bsky.social expressing concern about the SPEED Act before the U.S. House Natural Resources Committee. 🔈
December 9, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Listen to @repyassansari.bsky.social expressing concern about the SPEED Act before the U.S. House Natural Resources Committee. 🔈
The 2022 Inflation Reduction Act set aside billions to help coal regions create jobs by building clean energy and boosting long-term disaster prevention and recovery. But the Trump administration eliminated those initiatives.
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December 5, 2025 at 3:31 PM
The 2022 Inflation Reduction Act set aside billions to help coal regions create jobs by building clean energy and boosting long-term disaster prevention and recovery. But the Trump administration eliminated those initiatives.
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The Biden administration passed a rule to limit how much silica dust miners can be exposed to at work, but now, the Trump administration has indefinitely delayed implementing the rule while it restarts the rule making process.
Read more from @thehill.com:
https://loom.ly/tsXCm78
Read more from @thehill.com:
https://loom.ly/tsXCm78
December 4, 2025 at 4:30 PM
The Biden administration passed a rule to limit how much silica dust miners can be exposed to at work, but now, the Trump administration has indefinitely delayed implementing the rule while it restarts the rule making process.
Read more from @thehill.com:
https://loom.ly/tsXCm78
Read more from @thehill.com:
https://loom.ly/tsXCm78
There is still time to give to Appalachian Voices! Our work is possible because of people like YOU. ✨ Thank you for standing with us this year: https://donate.appvoices.org/give/661115/#!/donation/checkout
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#GivingTuesday #Nonprofit #Appalachia #Donate
December 3, 2025 at 12:01 AM
There is still time to give to Appalachian Voices! Our work is possible because of people like YOU. ✨ Thank you for standing with us this year: https://donate.appvoices.org/give/661115/#!/donation/checkout
#GivingTuesday #Nonprofit #Appalachia #Donate
#GivingTuesday #Nonprofit #Appalachia #Donate
Giving Tuesday is here! Become a member of Appalachian Voices. Join us in protecting our land, air, water and people — now and for future generations. 💚 Donate: https://donate.appvoices.org/give/661115/#!/donation/checkout
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#GivingTuesday #Nonprofit #Appalachia #Donate
December 2, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Giving Tuesday is here! Become a member of Appalachian Voices. Join us in protecting our land, air, water and people — now and for future generations. 💚 Donate: https://donate.appvoices.org/give/661115/#!/donation/checkout
#GivingTuesday #Nonprofit #Appalachia #Donate
#GivingTuesday #Nonprofit #Appalachia #Donate
It’s Giving Tuesday! In this season of giving and thanks, every donation you make to Appalachian Voices helps make life better in the communities of Appalachia. 💚 https://donate.appvoices.org/give/661115/#!/donation/checkout
#GivingTuesday #Nonprofit #Appalachia #Donate
#GivingTuesday #Nonprofit #Appalachia #Donate
December 2, 2025 at 2:06 PM
It’s Giving Tuesday! In this season of giving and thanks, every donation you make to Appalachian Voices helps make life better in the communities of Appalachia. 💚 https://donate.appvoices.org/give/661115/#!/donation/checkout
#GivingTuesday #Nonprofit #Appalachia #Donate
#GivingTuesday #Nonprofit #Appalachia #Donate
🏡 Thinking about cutting costs and boosting comfort at home? You should consider getting a home energy audit — a game changer for finding out how your house is using and losing energy.
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November 30, 2025 at 12:54 PM
🏡 Thinking about cutting costs and boosting comfort at home? You should consider getting a home energy audit — a game changer for finding out how your house is using and losing energy.
Learn more by reading our blog: https://loom.ly/NbNfFTQ
Learn more by reading our blog: https://loom.ly/NbNfFTQ
Today is Native American Heritage Day! Want to learn about the holiday and the complicated history it acknowledges? Take a listen to this quick 2023 NPR interview with Ned Blackhawk, a professor of History and American Studies at Yale!
🔗 https://loom.ly/yEj37TQ
🔗 https://loom.ly/yEj37TQ
November 28, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Today is Native American Heritage Day! Want to learn about the holiday and the complicated history it acknowledges? Take a listen to this quick 2023 NPR interview with Ned Blackhawk, a professor of History and American Studies at Yale!
🔗 https://loom.ly/yEj37TQ
🔗 https://loom.ly/yEj37TQ
Today, we are deeply #thankful for our members, supporters and partners who make our work to protect the air, water, land and communities of #Appalachia possible. 🍁
November 27, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Today, we are deeply #thankful for our members, supporters and partners who make our work to protect the air, water, land and communities of #Appalachia possible. 🍁