Oct 10 Environment Letting the sunlight in: When Appalachian solar dreams become realities As the solar industry evolves from an idea to a reality in Appalachia, communities are both excited for the prospect of new opportunity – and wondering what kind of real economic change the solar industry will bring to rural communities. By Katie Myers Oct 10 Environment Letting sunlight in: When Appalachian solar dreams become realities Katie Myers
Jun 14 Arts and Culture New Film ‘Holler’ Sheds Light On Struggles Of Being Young In Appalachia When Nicole Riegel left her hometown of Jackson, Ohio, at the age of 18, she couldn’t wait to be gone. Last year, Riegel returned to Jackson with a film crew in tow. The town was tapped for a starring role in the new movie “Holler,” which she both wrote and directed. She says it was […] By Katie Myers Jun 14 Arts and Culture New Film ‘Holler’ Sheds Light On Struggles Of Being Young In Appalachia Katie Myers
May 17 Environment With Infrastructure Funding On Horizon, Beleaguered Martin County Looks To Raise Water Rates Again Martin County Ky., residents facing another rate hike hope Biden's infrastructure plan will help with their failing rural water system. By Katie Myers May 17 Environment With Infrastructure Funding On Horizon, Beleaguered Martin County Looks To Raise Water Rates Again Katie Myers
May 3 Environment Power Switch: Solar Is Heating Up In The Ohio Valley As area policy makers take varied approaches to solar, advocates argue that a decentralized grid could make electricity more democratic. By Katie Myers and Curtis Tate May 3 Environment Power Switch: Solar Is Heating Up In The Ohio Valley Katie Myers and Curtis Tate
Apr 14 Environment New Research: Thousands Of Jobs Possible In Reclamation Of Mine Lands And Gas Wells A regional think tank says damaged mine lands and leaking gas wells that threaten public health and safety could become job generators. By Katie Myers Apr 14 Environment New Research: Thousands Of Jobs Possible In Reclamation Of Mine Lands And Gas Wells Katie Myers
Apr 12 Environment Slip Sliding Away: Landslides Follow Flooding As Major Risk To Appalachian Communities After intense flooding this March, some worry that more slides are inevitable — and that part of the problem might be man-made. By Katie Myers Apr 12 Environment Slip Sliding Away: Landslides Follow Flooding As Major Risk To Appalachian Communities Katie Myers
Mar 29 Environment Eastern Kentucky Communities Barraged By Second Round of Flooding "We're tired." The second severe flooding in a month struck eastern Kentucky. Some communities were soaked in 2020 as well. By Katie Myers Mar 29 Environment Eastern Kentucky Communities Barraged By Second Round of Flooding Katie Myers
Mar 23 Environment Blackjewel Bankruptcy Leaves Damaged Lands, Miners’ Compensation In Limbo Blackjewel's bankruptcy leaves unresolved the fate of some 200 permitted mine sites and payment for miners who won a class action settlement. By Katie Myers Mar 23 Environment Blackjewel Bankruptcy Leaves Key Issues In Limbo Katie Myers
Mar 18 Environment Slow Recovery: Repeated Floods And Storms Strain East Kentucky’s Aging Infrastructure Two floods in less than two years, plus a crippling ice storm laid bare the weaknesses in rural east Kentucky's aging infrastructure system. By Corinne Boyer, Ohio Valley ReSource and Katie Myers Mar 18 Environment Repeated Floods And Storms Strain East Ky.’s Aging Infrastructure Corinne Boyer, Ohio Valley ReSource and Katie Myers
Mar 1 Environment Heavy Rains Bring Flooding To Parts Of Kentucky, West Virginia Dozens of counties in Kentucky and West Virginia are cleaning up flood damage from heavy rains over the weekend. In Kentucky, a total of 34 counties and cities have declared states of emergency, including Breathitt, Calloway, Casey, Elliott, Estill, Johnson, Knott, Magoffin, Owsley, Perry and Pike counties and the cities of Paintsville and Salyersville. Of […] By Katie Myers Mar 1 Environment Heavy Rains Bring Flooding To Parts Of Kentucky, West Virginia Katie Myers