New Book “Holler” Tells the Story of Appalachian Climate Activists

New Book “Holler” Tells the Story of Appalachian Climate Activists

This coverage is made possible through a partnership between BPR and Grist, a nonprofit environmental media organization.The Mountain Valley Pipeline transports natural gas through West Virginia and Virginia. But for 10 years, climate activists and worried locals opposed it, even locking themselves to equipment and camping in the pipeline’s path. Many were opposed specifically to the transportation of natural gas, which includes methane, a highl…

New book ‘Holler’ tells the story of Appalachian climate activists

Protesters at an Mountain Valley Pipeline construction site in 2023. (Katie Myers | BPR)This coverage is made possible through a partnership between BPR and Grist, a nonprofit environmental media organization. The Mountain Valley Pipeline transports natural gas through West Virginia and Virginia. But for 10 years, climate activists and worried locals opposed it, even locking themselves to equipment and camping in the pipeline’s path. Many were o…