Can Appalachia Be Saved? Or Will ‘Worse and Worse’ Flooding Wash it Away? Kentucky’s historic floods, amid rising extreme weather in the U.S., have fueled fears in one of America’s most vulnerable regions. Poverty, dispersed housing in remote valleys and strip-mined mountains that accelerate floods make climate adaptation an extreme challenge. 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