Nominations are now open for Appalachian Voices’ Board of Directors. If you are a member in good standing and would like to submit a nominee for our board of directors CLICK HERE

Thanks to all the folks who came out on Saturday, July 24, the first ever Watauga Riverkeeper Festival was a huge success! A host of adults and children enjoyed games, guided nature and river walks, hot dogs and hamburgers, a fiercely competitive watermelon eating contest, and old-fashioned cooling off in the river on a hot day.Visit our FlickR account to view images from the event, and be sure to join us next summer!

Solutions Journal Latest Issue Dedicated to the Future of Appalachia

A dynamic group of academics, local community members, and business leaders have produced a unique special issue of Solutions journal dedicated to creating a brighter future for Appalachia.  Hear from Wendell Berry, John Todd, Adam Lewis, Sarah Forbes, Erik Reece and many more in the July/August Appalachia special Issue of Solutions.

• • Current AV members: Receive a free copy by emailing us or calling 828-262-1500
• • Become a member of AV and receive a free copy
• • Subscribe to Solutions Journal

-- Obama Administration halts rubberstamping of NWP 21 valley fill permits

-- Appalachian Voices & NRDC release study showing mountaintop removal reclamation is a big FLAT lie

-- EPA’s coal ash regulations would provide varying levels of protection for NC’s waterways

Appalachian Voices, along with the Alliance for Appalachia, created iLoveMountains.org to build a national campaign to end mountaintop removal. We are focused on federal legislation called the Clean Water Protection Act in the House and Appalachia Restoration Act in the Senate. Visit the iLoveMountains.org website to learn more about these bills and other ways you can help!