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2024

• Coal ash more hazardous than previously known, EPA says, could alter Chapel Hill cleanup plan, by Lisa Sorg, NC Newsline, January 5, 2024.

2023

Coal Ash Art

• Q&A: Using Art to Highlight Coal Ash Pollution in Appalachia, by Janie Ekere, The Daily Yonder, December 22, 2023.

• Turning Coal Ash into Art: Showcasing the Strength of the Walnut Cove Community, AV Intern Team, The Appalachian Voice, January 19, 2023.

Carbon Plan

• Solar shone when fossil fuels failed last Christmas, Southern Environmental Law Center, December 21, 2023.

David Hairston

• Remembering David Hairston, Front Porch Blog, Appalachian Voices, July 27, 2023.

2022

Labyrinth

• Christ Episcopal Church to host labyrinth dedication, Staff Reports, The Stokes News, October 12th, 2022.

"Under the Skin" Book Tour

• IN-PERSON: Linda Villarosa presents UNDER THE SKIN, with adrienne maree brown and Caroline Armjio, Interview, June 15th, 2022.

• Talk City Greensboro: Greenhill H2O Exhibit/Linda Villarosa, Podcast, June 14th, 2022.

Walnut Cove Greenway

• Walnut Cove Greenway Study available for public review, Staff Reports, The Stokes News, June 15th, 2022.

• Walnut Cove residents examine plan for new walking/biking path, by Neill Caldwell, The Stokes News, May 18th, 2022.

• Walnut Cove Greenway meetings are next week, by Neill Caldwell, The Stokes News, May 4th, 2022.

H2O Exhibit at Greenhill

• Water-focused art raises ecological awareness at GreenHill, WFDD

• An art exhibit that teaches us about the environment, WFMY NEWS2

• GreenHill Raises Ecological Awareness Through Art, Greensboro.com

• H2O Builds Community Around Environmental Stewardship, Greensboro.com

• Coal ash becomes art, by Neilll Caldwell, The Stokes News, March 2nd, 2022.

• Nor any drop to drink: Artists in exhibition at GreenHill consider water, pollution and the search for solutions, by Tom Patterson, Winston-Salem Journal, May 7th, 2022.

2021

Art Installations

• Marvelous Meditation: Labyrinths, basketball court add to ambiance, by Staff, The Stokes News, July 21, 2021.

2020

• Duke Energy to remove Belews Creek coal ash, Mt. Airy News, January 13, 2020.

2019

The Gymnastics Show

• That (70s and 80s) Show, The Danbury Reporter, December 25th, 2019.

The Lilies Project Profiles

• Up from the ashes: faith grows from activism, by Lydian Bernhardt Averitt, Moravian Magazine, June/July 2019.

Duke’s Final Closure Plans for Belews Creek

• “The spill was an instant disaster”: Reflections on the five-year anniversary of the Dan River coal ash breach, by Lisa Sorg, NC Policy Watch, February 1st, 2019.

• After campaign pledge, N.C. Gov. Roy Cooper faces test on coal ash, by Elizabeth Outzs, Energy News, Thursday, January 24th, 2019.

• Citizens urge DEQ to excavate the coal ash, by Amanda Dodson, The Stokes News, Wednesday, January 16th, 2019.

• Community Weighs In On Duke Energy's Coal Ash Closure Proposals, by Keri Brown, WFDD, Friday, January 11th, 2019.

• Public Meeting Held Over Coal Ash Concerns, Morning News Briefs, WFDD, Friday, January 11th, 2019.

• Residents, environmentalists push for coal ash landfill, by Taft Wireback, Greensboro News & Record, Thursday, January 10th, 2019.

• Photos: A.C.T. Against Coal Ash and NCDEQ host meetings to discuss coal ash, by Andrew Dye, Winston-Salem, Journal, Thursday, January 10th, 2019.

• DEQ meeting set for Thursday, The Stokes News, Wednesday, January 9th, 2019.

• Duke offers another plan for Belews Creek coal ash, by Taft Wireback, Greensboro News & Record, January 9th, 2019.

• Public Meetings Set To Discuss Coal Ash Basin Closures For Belews Creek, Other Sites, by Keri Brown, 88.5 WFDD, January 2, 2019.

• Duke Energy’s flood maps reveal only part of the risk of a coal ash spill, by Lisa Sorg, The Progressive Pulse, NC Policy Watch, October 12, 2017.

2018

• "New film showcases school principal's fight against injustices during civil rights movement," by Margaret Johnson, WXII News12, Friday, August 10th, 2018.

• "Local pioneer to be honored for role in school integration this weekend," by Margaret Johnson, WXII News12, Friday, August 10th, 2018.

• "Al Gore to Speak at Ecological Justice Organizing Tour in Greensboro Monday," by Jessica Winters, WFMY News 2, Sunday, August 12th, 2018. 

• "‘We know who the villain is,’ Gore tells crowd near Duke’s Belews Creek plant; neighbors blame illness on coal ash," by Lisa O'Donnell, The Winston-Salem Journal, Monday, August 13th, 2018. 

• "Photos: Al Gore stands in support of Belews Creek residents," by Walt Unks, The Winston-Salem Journal, Monday, August 13th, 2018. 

• "John L. Hairston leaves lasting legacy," by Amanda Dodson, The Stokes News, Wednesday, August 15th, 2018. 

• "Al Gore stops in Stokes County," by Amanda Dodson, The Stokes News, Wednesday, August 15th, 2018. 

• "Al Gore, Rev. Barber tour coal-impacted communities in N.C.," by Ridge Graham, Front Porch Blog, Appalachian Voices, Wednesday, August 22nd, 2018. 

• "A Leader in the War on Poverty Opens a New Front: Pollution," by Kendra Pierre-Louis, The New York Times, Friday, August 24th, 2018. 

The Lilies Project Profiles

• From Coal Ash Spill Triad Artist Caroline Armijo Creates Art, by Alma McCarty, WFMY News2, July 6, 2018.

• Art And Activism: Creating Sculptures From Coal Ash, by Alma McCarty, WFMY News2, July 7, 2018.

• How toxic waste became this artist’s unlikely muse, by Lauryn Higgins, Salon.com, June 21, 2018.

• Voice of the People, with Ira Tilley, June 19th, 2018.

• Carolina Alumni Review, UNC General Alumni Association, May 2018.

Health & EPA

• With EPA rule change, worries linger for those near coal ash ponds, by Nadia Kounang with Dr. Sanja Gupta, CNN, July 21, 2018.

• "Scott Pruitt's Dirty Politics," by Margaret Talbot, The New Yorker, April 2, 2018. (Features two partners from The Lilies Project - Amy Adams and David Hairston.)

NC A&T's Coal Ash Technology

• NC A&T Researchers Looking For New Ways To Use Coal Ash, by Naomi Prioleau, WUNC 91.5, July 31, 2018.

• Constructed From Coal Ash: Researchers Find New Ways To Use Byproduct, by Alma McCarty, WFMY News2, July 23, 2018.

• Constructed From Coal Ash Facebook Preview, by Alma McCarty, WFMY News2, July 23, 2018.

• A&T Researchers Devise New Uses For Old Ash, by Taft Wireback, Greensboro News & Record, August 16, 2017.

• Scientists at NC A&T Make Coal Ash Breakthrough, by Taft Wireback, Greensboro News & Record, July 1, 2016.

• N.C. A&T Researchers Find Use For Coal Ash, by Taft Wireback, Greensboro News & Record, June 14, 2014.

Kickoff Weekend - January 2018

• The Lilies Project Bridges Art, Activism and Community, by Molly Moore, The Appalachian Voice, February 15, 2018.

• A Hairston Celebration: Films explore history, legacy of black slaves and white descendants from NC and VA plantations, by Lisa O'Donnell, Winston-Salem Journal, January 26th, 2018.

  • Also published: WRAL, Raleigh, NC; Naples, FL

• Filmmaker continues research on Hairston documentary, by Amanda Dodson, The Stokes News, January 17th, 2018.

• Bigger Than You Think, by Leslie Bray-Brewer, The Stokes News, January 17th, 2018.

• Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Remembered, by Amanda Dodson, The Stokes News, January 17th, 2018.

Grant Reveal

• "Hot Picks: Film, “Amen: The Life and Music of Jester Hairston,” Relish: A Spicy Mix of Weekend Picks, Winston-Salem Journal, January 10th, 2018.

• "Armijo receives $350,000 Grant," by Amanda Dodson, The Stokes News, January 10th, 2018.

• "A North Carolina artist wants to create lilies in a field of coal ash", by Taft Wireback, Greensboro News & Record, December 26th, 2017.

  • Winston-Salem Journal

  • The Roanoke Times

  • Omaha World-Herald

• Evening News, by Chad Tucker, Fox8, December 26th, 2017.

• "When life gives you coal ash, make coal ash art," by Lisa Sorg, The Progressive Pulse, NC Policy Watch, December 11, 2017.

• "Turning Coal Ash into Public Art," by Keri Brown, 88.5 WFDD, December 8, 2017.

2017

Finalist

Announcement for NCPF

• "Making Art for the Masses," The State of Things By Charlie Shelton & Frank Stasio, WUNC 91.5 • August 15, 2017.

• "Art project is finalist for ArtPlace America’s National Creative Placemaking Fund," The Stokes News, June 19, 2017.

The Story We Want

The Climate Listening Project

• "The human faces of climate change," by Lauryn Higgins, Salon.com, November 29, 2017.

• "Persistence: The Power of People and Prayer," by Dayna Reggero, The Story We Want: a five-part series: North Carolina, The Climate Listening Project, March 2017.

• "Advocating for the Environment When Your Rural Town Won't," by Natalie Delgaldillo, Governing Magazine, July 21, 2017.

• Facebook Live Interview with Dayna Reggero, by Moms Clean Air Force, Mother's Day, 2017.

Coal Ash Advocacy

• "Making the Best of a Bad Situation," by Elizabeth E. Payne, The Appalachian Voice, February 10, 2017.

• "Duke Energy neighbors say “goodwill” package is meant to buy silence," by ACT against Coal Ash, Front Porch Blog, January 20th, 2017.

• "A Good Idea is Under Your Nose," by Caroline Armijo, Front Porch Blog, July 12, 2016.