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Dan Radmacher

Dan is Appalachian Voice's Media Specialist. Previously, he worked as an opinion journalist for newspapers in Illinois, West Virginia, Florida and Virginia, and then as a communications consultant for a number of environmental nonprofit organizations.

2024 Virginia General Assembly session is underway!

Tuesday, January 16th, 2024 | Posted by Dan Radmacher | No Comments

As the Virginia Assembly opened its 2024 legislative session on Jan. 10, Appalachian Voices held a webinar to lay out our priorities for the session and explain how those interested in these issues can get involved and make a difference. [ Read More ]

Anger and grief over MVP inclusion in debt deal are warranted, but the fight continues

Thursday, June 15th, 2023 | Posted by Dan Radmacher | No Comments

For those who have poured heart and soul into the fight against the Mountain Valley Pipeline for nearly a decade, June 1 was a horrible night. [ Read More ]

What is the debt ceiling, and how could it be used to try to ram through MVP?

Friday, May 19th, 2023 | Posted by Dan Radmacher | 1 Comment

What is the debt ceiling, and why can it be used to gain leverage to pass unpopular legislation that otherwise wouldn’t have the necessary votes? [ Read More ]

Wins and losses in the 2023 Virginia General Assembly session

Friday, March 3rd, 2023 | Posted by Dan Radmacher | 2 Comments

Even with the short session, Appalachian Voices’ capitol team had a lot to keep track of, with a number of bills we were hoping to convince legislators to support — and quite a few we were hoping to convince them to vote down. [ Read More ]

Permanent extension of black lung excise tax gives miners peace of mind

Thursday, September 15th, 2022 | Posted by Dan Radmacher | No Comments

Miners with black lung and their advocates scored a huge victory in the recently signed Inflation Reduction Act, which permanently extended the black lung excise tax that supports the Black Lung Disability Trust Fund. [ Read More ]

Current mine clean-up laws aren’t meeting the challenge of the situation

Wednesday, May 4th, 2022 | Posted by Dan Radmacher | No Comments

The system to ensure that surface mines get cleaned up and restored is under intense strain as the coal industry declines, leading to dangerous conditions at many mines and putting taxpayers at risk of having to foot the bill eventually. [ Read More ]

Coalition formed to protect Virginia from metals mining

Thursday, December 16th, 2021 | Posted by Dan Radmacher | No Comments

At a virtual press conference on Dec. 13, the launch of the “Press Pause Coalition” was announced. The statewide coalition wants a moratorium on state agencies permitting gold, copper, zinc and lead mining. [ Read More ]

Chatham residents and others to speak against Lambert Compressor Station at air board hearing

Wednesday, December 1st, 2021 | Posted by Dan Radmacher | No Comments

On Friday, Virginia's Air Pollution Control Board will rule on Mountain Valley Pipeline's hotly contested plan to place a polluting compressor station in a majority Black district already burdened with air pollution from two other compressors. [ Read More ]

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