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English language learners in Appalachia sit around a table doing their lesson

English Language Learning in Appalachia

Seventh-generation Pike County resident and SOLVE steering committee member Larry Thacker and his wife, Sharon, at their home in Pompey.

Landfill Drama

Data from MBA, Consumer Price Index, graphic by PowerLines. Learn more at powerlines.org/utility-bills-are-rising

Overdrive: Fossil Fuels in Appalachia

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Less Support for Communities with Mine Problems

TVA Listening Session - August 2025 crowd shot

Chaos at the Tennessee Valley Authority, Cuts to Public Input 

A woman holds a photo of her parents on her phone

Landmark Coal Ash Protections Under Attack

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Many ‘Permitting Reform’ Proposals Would Further Strip Environmental Protections, Weaken Public Input

A clear-running stream on Eisenbeiss’s property runs into Panther Creek, which is filled with sedimentation from haul-road runoff in 2022.

Coalition Stopped Mining on the Edge of the Monongahela National Forest — for Now

Anita Wolfe speaks with miners about the NIOSH Coal Workers’ Health Surveillance Program. Photo courtesy of Anita Wolfe

On the Front Lines of Appalachia’s Surge in Black Lung Disease

The stallion known as Cracker Jack (left) and two of his mares watch over a foal near one of the park’s many rock outcroppings.

The Feral Ponies of Grayson Highlands