Appalachian Voices

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Appalachian Voices is a grassroots citizen group that works to solve the environmental problems that most impact the central and southern Appalachian Mountains. The group promotes eliminating air pollution caused by coal-fired power plants, ending mountaintop removal, and restoring the region's forests.

Targeted coal plant proposals

Active

• Cliffside Plant - North Carolina
• Cross Generating Station Unit 3 - South Carolina
• Cross Generating Station Unit 4 - South Carolina
• Longleaf - Georgia
• Longview Plant - West Virginia
• Mountaineer - West Virginia
• Pee Dee Generating Facility - South Carolina
• Spurlock Power Station Unit 4 - Kentucky
• Trimble County Generating Station 2 - Kentucky
• Wise County Plant - Virginia

Cancelled

• Kentucky Mountain Power - Kentucky
• Thoroughbred Generating Station - Kentucky
• Western Greenbrier Co-Production Demonstration Project - West Virginia

Group details

Location:Boone, NC
Group website: Appalachian Voices
Contact: outreach [at] appvoices.org

Resources

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