2024 has been a groundbreaking year for Appalachia. Many of our communities are reaping the benefits of massive investments in the region as former coal towns revive themselves, rural areas upgrade to cleaner energy and workers clean up abandoned mines. Amid all of this, we witnessed widespread destruction from Hurricane Helene that requires enormous rebuilding in ways that make our communities more resilient to the next natural disaster supercharged by climate change.

Our 2024 report details how we have worked to protect the land, air, water and people of the Central and Southern Appalachian communities — and how we plan to push forward into 2025 and beyond.

• Bringing solar to coal communities
• Turning community visions into reality
• Connecting communities with vital resources
• Defending against new gas buildout
• Building a clean energy future
• Protecting clean air with citizen science
• Protecting communities from coal pollution