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A woman with short, graying hair wearing pants and a long, green jacket stands in a pasture with fields and rolling hills behind her.

Woman Says Pipeline ‘Wrecked’ Farm

This aerial satellite photo looks down on a fissured earthen dam.

Mine Cleanup Concerns Grow As Industry Declines

Proposed Regional Hydrogen Energy Hubs Raise Concerns

Years After Atlantic Coast Pipeline Cancellation, Easements Remain

A man in a black t-shirt speaks at a podium behind a sign depicting a skeleton wearing a miner's hat that says BlackLungKills.org in black lettering. A banner that says Black Lung Association is draped over a table behind him and a statue of a miner rises above them in the background.

New Draft Safety Standard for Exposure to Silica Dust

A black woman speaks into a microphone. People stand behind her holding signs calling for coal ash cleanup. A large banner held by several people at the front of the group reads, "Make Power Plants Clean Up All Their Coal Ash."

EPA Seeks Update to Coal Ash Cleanup Requirements

Solar Fund Boosts Renewable Energy Projects

Report Highlights Gains, Concerns For Appalachia

The Nuclear Fuels Services Inc. logo and a map showing its location in Tennessee

Uranium Refinement Moves Forward In Tennessee

News Briefs from Across Appalachia

Pisgah-Nantahala National Forest Plan Finalized

Man and woman sit at table in front of blue backdrop

Fate of Mountain Valley Pipeline’s North Carolina extension still unclear

Several dozen men and women gather in a brewery to watch a presentation about the Ridgeline Pipeline Expansion project in Middle Tennessee.

How a Pipeline Proposal Birthed a Community Movement in Middle Tennessee

man speaks into microphone at TVA Board listening session

Communities Speak Out on Clean Energy, Safety

a dark bog turtle with yellow markings on its neck

Saving the Tiny Bog Turtle Could Have a Big Impact on Conservation

Debris covers one side of a damaged bridge that once connected a blue house to the roadway in the foreground. Receding water reveals badly eroded creek banks.

Left High and Dry After the Flood

man stands at podium in front of statue of a miner, banner in background says "Black Lung Association"

Regulators Poised to Update Miners’ Protections from Silica Dust

Black Lung Resurgence Drives Push to Protect Coal Miners Against Silica Dust

Person speaks from podium

Nuclear Company Pursues Plans to Refine Uranium in Erwin, Tennessee

An older woman and man stand at a podium, with people seated on either side. Photo is taken from the perspective of an audience member several rows from the stage

Landfill Remediation Raises New Concerns