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Ethane cracker plant. Credit: James Bruggers

Plastics: The New Coal in Appalachia?

By James Bruggers

In December, nine coal barges broke loose on the Ohio River, and several sank along with their cargo at a dam near Louisville. Credit: James Bruggers

Industry Wanted This Ohio River Commission to Stop Setting Water Standards. It Almost Gave in.

By James Bruggers

Tennessee Valley Authority voted to close its Paradise coal-fired power plant in Kentucky. Credit: TVA

TVA Votes to Close 2 Coal Plants, Despite Political Pressure from Trump and Kentucky GOP

By James Bruggers

Paradise Fossil Plant, Kentucky. Credit: Tennessee Valley Authority

Trump's Fighting to Keep a Costly, Unreliable Coal Plant Running. TVA Wants to Shut It Down.

By James Bruggers

Republican Ron DeSantis was sworn in as Florida's governor in 2019. Credit: Joe Raedle/Getty Images

In Florida, a New Governor Shifts Gears on Science, and Maybe Climate Change

By James Bruggers

Power plant. Credit: Benjamin Lowy/Getty Images

Coal Ash Is Contaminating Groundwater in at least 22 States, Utility Reports Show

By James Bruggers

Days of rain from Hurricane Florence flooded homes across a wide area of North Carolina. In Spring Lake, nearly 100 miles from the coast, Bob Richling carried items from a home as the Little River flooded. Credit: Joe Raedle/Getty Images

Recovering from Back-to-Back Hurricanes, North Carolina Reconsiders Climate Change

By James Bruggers

Workers used heavy equipment to scoop up coal ash after the Kingston spill. Credit: Tennessee Valley Authority

A Coal Ash Spill Made These Workers Sick. Now, They're Fighting for Compensation.

By James Bruggers

Mexico Beach, Florida, after Hurricane Michael. Credit: Joe Raedle/Getty Images

FEMA’s Flood Maps Ignore Climate Change, and Homeowners Are Paying the Price

By James Bruggers

Kinder Morgan natural gas pipeline that was to be repurposed for natural gas liquids runs next to a senior citizens center in Richmond, Kentucky. Credit: Katie Gardner/Courtesy Kentucky Heartwood and Safety on the Line.

Kinder Morgan Cancels Fracked Liquids Pipeline Plan, and Pursues Another

By James Bruggers

A lifeguard wearing a protective mask asks a surfer to leave the ocean after Palm Beach County officials closed all area beaches due to red tide earlier this month. Credit: Joe Raedle/Getty Images

With Hurricanes and Toxic Algae, Florida Candidates Can’t Ignore the Environment

By James Bruggers

Hurricane Michael approaches the Florida coast on Oct. 9. 2018. It was forecast to turn north east and cross Georgia and the Carolinas. Credit: NOAA/GOES-CONUS

As Hurricane Michael Sweeps Ashore, Farmers Fear Another Rainfall Disaster

By James Bruggers

Dozens of livestock farms with chickens and hog waste lagoons in the Carolinas were inundated by Hurricane Florence's extreme rainfall. Credit: Rick Dove/Waterkeeper Alliance

In Florence's Floodwater: Sewage, Coal Ash and Hog Waste Lagoon Spills

By James Bruggers

During Hurricane Matthew, ash leaked from at coal ash containment site at Duke Energy's retired Lee plant in North Carolina. Credit: Waterkeeper Alliance

In Hurricane Florence’s Path: Giant Toxic Coal Ash Piles

By James Bruggers

Downtown Louisville has 380 surface parking lots and 20,000 parking spaces. Many have few if any trees. Credit: Frankie Leon/Flickr/CC-BY-2.0

City Centers Are Sweltering. Trees Could Bring Back Some of Their Cool.

By James Bruggers

Mayking Fire Chief Tony Fugate (left) and the volunteer fire department's treasurer, Buddy Sexton, speak to residents about their station's rising electricity costs during an Aug. 2 public meeting. Credit: James Bruggers/InsideClimate News

As Appalachia's Economy Collapses, Residents Shoulder Coal’s Costs in Their Power Bills

By James Bruggers

As recently as the early `90s, it took about 10 square meters to produce a metric ton of coal, new research says. By 2015, that was up to about 30 square meters. Credit: Alan Gignoux/Courtesy Appalachian Voices

Mountaintop Mining Is Destroying More Land for Less Coal, Study Finds

By James Bruggers

Solar installation. Credit: Alexandra Beier/Getty Images

Solar's Hitting a Cap in South Carolina, and Jobs Are at Stake by the Thousands

By James Bruggers

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