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An aerial view of the solar arrays on the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine. Photo by Noah Alderman for Virginia Tech.

Virginia Tech’s Solar Projects Power Campus Toward Carbon Neutrality Goal

Sunset framing restaurant sign that reads "Julie's Place."

Economic First Responders: CDFIs, The Unsung Heroes of Appalachian Financial Services 

Swipe to Support: How Two College Students Are Tackling Hunger in Appalachia

Homeowners Shawn O'Brien and Nicole Yacura cut the ribbon for their net-zero solar home with representatives from SEEED, ORNL and other partners. Photo by Abby Hassler.

East Tennessee Nonprofit Welcomes First-Time Homebuyers Into Affordable, Energy-Efficient Home

Group of people smile for poised photo in front of 300 solar panels atop the three-story William B. Robertson Administration Building in downtown Roanoke.

Roanoke City Public Schools invests in students and saves big with solar

Zionville Ramp Co. filled with supplies as Stateline began to grow on Oct. 9. Photo courtesy of Stateline Resource Station.

How A Skate Park Became A Long-Term Disaster Relief Hub

Sheep grazing under solar panels in a green field in Virginia.

Grazing In The Sun: Enterprising Farmers Pair Agriculture With Solar Power

SEEED’s Career Readiness Training 2025 spring cohort at Alex Haley Heritage Square in Knoxville, Tenn. According to the nonprofit’s 2024 Year in Review report, 28 students graduated the CRP last year. Following the completion of the CRP program, young adults can enter one of the nonprofit’s bootcamps focused on green construction methods or community engagement. Photo courtesy of SEEED.

Green Jobs, Healthy Communities: A Conversation With SEEED’s Stan Johnson and JD Jackson 

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