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MountainTrue's Watauga Riverkeeper Andy Hill holding and Eastern Hellbender that will be relocated prior the the demolition of the Shulls Mill Dam. Photo courtney of Karim Olaechea, MountainTrue.

Endangered species listing could help save Eastern hellbenders in Appalachian streams

ARP’s co-executive directors Tiffany (left) and Taysha DeVaughan (right) cut the ribbon at a ribbon-cutting ceremony on ARP’s land in Roxana, KY. (PC- Dr. Artie Ann Bates)

Community-based Indigenous organization acquires property on proposed federal prison site as part of grassroots effort to create a different future for Eastern Kentucky

Workers pour concrete to form stairs coming down from the pedestrian bridge from the McAfee Knob trailhead parking lot across Virginia 311. Photo by Dan Radmacher.

Pedestrian bridge to open soon for McAfee Knob trail crossing

Photo of two people in front of an animal shelter with a colorful mural of a dog. Photo by Michael Chassereau from Forever and Always Photography.

Animal shelter finds the purr-fect solar solution to cutting costs

Over Yonder owners Andy and Megan Long operated the restaurant in Valle Crucis, N.C., since 2014. The pair moved to the area in the early 2000s. Photo by James M. Davidson ©2024.

Helene’s lingering toll on Appalachian businesses

Fern Way Bridge, North Carolina. Photo credit: Rev. Rob Morris, Executive Director, Christmount.

Community efforts to repair private roads and bridges underway in NC, hopeful for FEMA funding

Solar Installation Unveiled at Buckhorn Children and Family Services Center in Kentucky

graphic of valley so low cover

In “Valley so Low,” an environmental disaster creates a crisis for cleanup workers – and restitution proves elusive

Community members resist proposed Eastern Kentucky Prison

Virginia Residents Score Big Win in Landfill Fight

heavy equipment operators work on restoring the Cane River and damaged riverbank and road in Yancey County, N.C.

Hurricane Helene Hammers Northeast Tennessee

Farmer and Activist Completes 2,000-mile Paddle

Debris clogs a creek through a grassy area bordered by woods.

Flood Recovery in Buchanan County, Virginia, a Muddy Process

Bestselling Author Leigh Ann Henion Talks About Her Latest Book

An active construction site on a steep hillside shows building in progress on a retaining wall. Residential homes can be seen in the background.

Massive Funding Boost Spurs Coal Clean-up Efforts in Appalachia

Community Outcry in Person County: Concerns rise over proposed liquefied methane storage facility

Mountain Valley Pipeline’s restoration work causing even more issues

A smiling older man in a hat (vertical), a younger man and woman side by side (top right), and and the same couple years later (lower right).

Coal Miners’ Widows Tell their Stories to Kentucky Rep. Morgan McGarvey

A woman smiles as she sits on a raft in a river holding a paddle.

Not-So-Smooth Sailing: Ann Rose hits a snag on her epic kayak journey

‘We are deserving of a voice:’ How Native American culture and connection fuel Venus Evans’ advocacy