Appalachia

Coal Communities Accuse Congress of Breaking Its Promise to Clean Up Abandoned Mine Lands

The House passed a bill last week that would “repurpose” $500 million meant for cleaning up environmental and safety hazards caused by decades of coal mining.

By Kiley Bense

Hurricane Helene and Subsequent Cleanup Efforts Have Decimated North America’s Most Biodiverse Waters

By Kacie Faith Kress

National Park Units Dot America’s Most Endangered Rivers List

By Kurt Repanshek, National Parks Traveler

For Appalachian Artists, the Landscape Is Much More Than the Sum of Its Natural Resources

By Kiley Bense

A Debate Rages Over the Putative Environmental Benefits of the ARCH2 ‘Hydrogen Hub’ in Appalachia

By Jon Hurdle

A Drop in Emissions, and a Jobs Bonanza? Critics Question Benefits of a Proposed Hydrogen Hub for the Appalachian Region

By Jon Hurdle

Can Appalachia Be Saved? Or Will ‘Worse and Worse’ Flooding Wash it Away?

By Chris Kenning, Connor Giffin and James Bruggers

As the US Pursues Clean Energy and the Climate Goals of the Paris Agreement, Communities Dependent on the Fossil Fuel Economy Look for a Just Transition

By Judy Fahys

EPA Raises the Bar for Mountaintop Mining

By Guest Writer

In Rare Move, EPA Proposes Blocking Massive Mountaintop Mine

By SolveClimate Staff

Appalachia Coal Report Adds Fuel to Kennedy-Blankenship Smackdown

By SolveClimate Staff

EPA Requesting Closer Review of 79 Mountaintop Mining Permits

By Stacy Morford

Reforestation Taking Root in Projects Around the World

By Leslie Berliant

Appalachia Says 'Not Good Enough' to Obama Mountaintop Mining Plan

By Stacy Morford

Religion's View from Appalachia: Only God Should Move Mountains

By Stacy Morford