Buzzing bees, hummingbirds, butterflies and more help keep Appalachia’s flora in bloom.
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Pipeline Resistance Grows on Multiple Fronts
Tree-sits, legal battles and more have sprung up in response to the natural gas pipelines being proposed and built across the region.
TAGS: Appalachians Against Pipelines Atlantic Coast Pipeline mountain valley pipeline North Carolina pipelines resistance tree-sit Virginia West Virginia
Coal Mining Under Trump
While Central Appalachian coal jobs saw a slight bump in President Donald Trump’s first year in office, not much has changed on the national level.
Cost of Coal Mine Cleanup
Despite problems with the current system, coal companies are being granted more leeway in paying for mine reclamation.
One Neighborhood’s Fight for Representation
How the predominately African-American neighborhood of Walnut Tree in Stokes County, N.C., won clean water and local voting rights.
Environmental Protection Agency Aims to Deregulate Coal Ash
The Trump administration’s proposal to roll back federal coal ash safeguards gives more leeway to states — and advocates worry that would put drinking water at risk.
TAGS: CCR Coal Ash coal ash cleanup coal ash rule deregulation Environmental Protection Agency EPA Kentucky North Carolina Tennessee Virginia West Virginia
An Innovative Biochar System
The Nexus biochar system boosts soil health while sequestering carbon and saving energy and money for local farmers.
Hazardous Spray
Residents and beekeepers are working with electric cooperatives to opt out of herbicide applications.
Celebrate Moths with National Moth Week
July 21-29 is National Moth Week! This week is a time to celebrate moths and encourage everyday people to become citizen scientists by tracking moths in their area at mothing parties. At mothing parties, participants lure moths with light and…
