Denali Sai Nalamalapu

Denali Sai Nalamalapu

Denali Sai Nalamalapu is a climate organizer based in Southwest Virginia. Denali is co-director of the POWHR Coalition, an Appalachian grassroots environmental justice organization, and author of HOLL

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Veteran activists started a decade-long pipeline fight in Appalachia
Climate & Environment

Veteran activists started a decade-long pipeline fight in Appalachia

Nearly 10 years ago, three veterans in rural Appalachia planted the seeds for what would become a national movement to stop the Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP), a 303-mile-long methane gas pipeline that runs from northern West Virginia to southern Virginia.  In early 2015, George Jones, Clarence Givens, and Russell Chisholm

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6 Min
By: Denali Sai Nalamalapu
color photograph of an outdoor protest in front of the White House against fracking pipelines
Climate & Environment

Why are public agencies supporting industry at the expense of community health?

When a massive pipeline ruptured in the steep slopes of Appalachia earlier this year, regulators in charge of environmental and community safety looked the other way. They shared no details with the residents living near the Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP) who watched sediment pollute delicate ecosystems and municipalities’ water sources.

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4 Min
By: Denali Sai Nalamalapu

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