Upper Watauga Riverkeeper
Kentucky Legal Action Update
Jan 31st, 2011: Last Thursday there was a hearing to decide if we would be allowed to intervene in the interest of clean water in a case between the state of Kentucky and ICG and Frasure Creek Mining. The case was brought...
Breaking News: Kentucky Filed Legal Action Against the ICG and Frasure Creek coal companies today
Dec 3rd, 2010: Due to violations of the Clean Water Act by ICG and Frasure Creek Mining companies, discovered and made public by Appalachian Voices and our partners in October, the state of Kentucky today filed its...
Great Film on the TVA Coal Ash Spill Disaster Two Years Later
Nov 6th, 2010: In September, 2010 I traveled back to Harriman, Tennessee to meet the Blue Planet Expedition crew and our research partners at the Tennessee Aquarium Conservation Institute to tell the story of the TVA...
Dastardly, society threatening, and subversive acts will be committed today.
Oct 24th, 2010: Another non-violent civil disobedience demonstration will be held today to fight for the mountains, waterways and communities of Appalachia. And just what criminal act will these lawbreakers do that could...
LVM Video Premiere Party at Footsloggers
Oct 14th, 2010: Footsloggers presents the LVM Video Premiere for Issue 34: "I can't believe it's not butter" Wednesday, October 27, 2010 at 9 pm at Black Cat Burrito next to Footsloggers of Boone.
Busting Big Coal-Legal Action Initiated Today
Oct 7th, 2010: The WaterWatch team at Appalachian Voices has teamed up with organizations and legal groups to launch legal action against three coal mining companies for violations of the Clean Water Act. Unbelievable...
Hodges Creek Fish Kill
Jul 28th, 2010: Dead fish found in Hodges Creek, Boone NC Over the weekend of July 17, polluted runoff from the BB&T parking lot on Highway 105 in Boone, NC killed all life in a 1.5 mile long stretch of Hodge’s Creek....
Boone’s Second Fish Kill in a Week, This time on Hardin Creek.
Jul 28th, 2010: Here is the kerosene in Hardin creek and the industrial strength paper towels being used to clean it up.
1st Ever Watauga Riverkeeper Festival Huge Success
Jul 27th, 2010: On Saturday July 24, The Watuaga Riverkeeper and Appalachian Voices showed the high country a great time at the first ever Watauga Riverkeeper Festival. Held at the Valle Crucis Community Park, the event...
Watauga Riverkeeper Festival - An Outdoor Recreation Celebration!
Jun 29th, 2010: Come join us on July 24th for our first annual Watauga Riverkeeper Festival! There will be snacks, games, nature walks, river activities, and all kinds of outdoor fun. More details to come, so check back...
