The Interior Department has rescinded more than 80% of its prior rules under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). NEPA, one of the country’s foundational environmental laws, requires federal agencies to conduct detailed reviews of how proposed projects could impact surrounding communities,
It’s time for my confession
It’s time for my confession
The coalfields of SWVA are covered in snow and ice so it seemed like a good time to bust out a cozy cookbook and try this lemon cake, make with vanilla tea-infused butter and a cream cheese icing.
The coalfields of SWVA are covered in snow and ice so it seemed like a good time to bust out a cozy cookbook and try this lemon cake, make with vanilla tea-infused butter and a cream cheese icing.
“Everyone deserves a safe community, clean air and water, safety on the job, and the basic constitutional protections at the foundation of our democracy. We urge our country’s leaders to work together to ensure that all of these rights are protected.”
Did #bison live in #Appalachia? 🦬 Indigenous and archaeological records indicate that bison were found in nearly every state. In Letcher County, KY, an Indigenous organization is seeking to reintroduce bison on 63 acres of a reclaimed mountaintop removal coal mine. https://loom.ly/4wf2D3o
The way I absolutely cackled
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/
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/
www.npca.org/articles/112... So glad Carol and her movement down here in EKY is getting some love!
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.
“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
“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
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”!
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”!
"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.
"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
Hell yeah let’s goooooo
“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.”
@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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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.
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
If you have a few minutes and want to watch how some Central Appalachians have stood their ground, reached across political, cultural, and social lines, and built a movement, you can watch How We Fight here vimeo.com/1113427549?s...
Attendees wrote thank-you notes and noted their favorite spots at the park on a map that will be sent to the rangers to show what their work means for our communities. The heart and deep love of the land in this movement is awe-inspiring. 3/4
