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During the Community Strong listening sessions, the town of Dungannon settled on the town’s historic depot as a site for developing a local resilience hub. Photo by Rance Garrison

Southwest Virginia Communities Prepare for Future Storms

Debris piles littered Marshall, N.C., prior to a massive debris removal effort. Photo by Jimmy Davidson

Repairing Our Region After Helene 

Opponents of FCI/FPC Letcher distribute yard signs at an event hosted by Concerned Letcher Countians in March 2024. Photo by Willie Dodson

Indigenous Organization Acquires Land on Proposed Federal Prison Site in Kentucky

In the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, ROAR set up a mutual aid hub to accept donations and distribute supplies to those in need in Marshall, N.C. Photo by Matt Wallace

Neighbors Helping Neighbors

The panels these students helped install at Tri-County Career Center will save the center $16,000 annually for 25 years. Photo courtesy of Tri-County Career Center

Nonprofits and Local Governments Go Solar

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Support For Mine Problems in Jeopardy; Groups Challenge South Fork Coal

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AmeriCorps Continues, but Its Future Is Uncertain

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EPA Plans to Roll Back Air and Water Protections

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Law Slashes Renewable Energy, Offers Benefits to Coal and Gas

TVA imploded the Bull Run coal power plant’s smokestack on June 28. The smokestack spewed a final blast of toxic dust over Claxton, Tenn., where its unscrubbed fly ash poisoned the air for decades before a 2011 Clean Air Act settlement. The power plant ceased operations in 2023. Photo by John Todd Waterman

Gas Buildout Continues Across Southeast