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‘Deeply demoralizing’: how Trump derailed coal country’s clean-energy revival

Biden earmarked billions for former coal communities in Appalachia – and his successor came and took it away

The Guardian - US

I visited the birthplace of country music – and it’s not where you would have guessed

Linking a constellation of storied venues across southwest Virginia, the Crooked Road is an under-the-radar driving trail – with banjo in hand, Zoey Goto discovers old-time music, Appalachian culture and tight-knit communities

The Independent UK

From the pulpit to the picket line: For many miners, religion and labor rights have long been connected in coal country

In October 2025, Cecil Roberts will officially retire from his role as president of the United Mine Workers of America. A sixth-generation coal miner, he has led the union for 30 years. Only one man held the role longer: John L. Lewis, whom many consider one of the most important…

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Months after telling Zelensky to say thank you, JD Vance demands gratitude from Joy Reid

Presenter previously suggested Vice President was only accepted into Yale because he is an ‘Appalachian white’

The Independent UK

Proposed Republican cuts could undo opioid epidemic progress in Appalachia

Few other places in the US will see the effects of funding cuts felt more than in Appalachian communities

The Guardian - US

‘Flooding could end southern Appalachia’: the scientists on an urgent mission to save lives

Geologists race to collect perishable data as Kentucky residents ‘scared to death’ over floods amid Trump cuts

The Guardian - US

Fracking-Powered Crypto Mine in Pennsylvania Shuts Down Without Word to Regulators

State inspectors find site abandoned, raising concerns about pollution from unplugged wells across Appalachia.

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Six dead as severe winter storms and wildfires wreak havoc across US

Fires broke out in southern Appalachia this week as a storm from California took casualties in Mississippi and Nebraska

The Guardian - US

Why people rebuild in Appalachia’s flood-ravaged areas despite the risks

On Valentine’s Day 2025, heavy rains started to fall in parts of rural Appalachia. Over the course of a few days, residents in eastern Kentucky watched as river levels rose and surpassed flood levels. Emergency teams conducted over 1,000 water rescues. Hundreds, if not thousands of people were displaced from…

The Conversation

‘Fixing a problem we didn’t cause’: the Black Appalachian activists cultivating community power

Robust group of organizers – including midwives, environmental justice advocates and urban gardeners – rewrite what it means to be from the US mountain region

The Guardian - US

‘Everything we had floated away’: Hurricane Helene survivors help each other as disinformation swirls

Mountain communities in southern Appalachia begin rebuilding after climate crisis-fueled disaster

The Guardian - US

$Trump claims Pennsylvania has 500K fracking jobs - in reality, the figure is a tenth of that$

Trump claims Pennsylvania has 500K fracking jobs - in reality, the figure is a tenth of that

Researcher says ‘fracking is not a major driver of employment in Pennsylvania and Appalachia’

The Independent UK

Republican senator slammed online for implying that tampons are a luxury

Senator John Kennedy voiced opinion on necessity of women’s sanitary products during Fox News appearance with Sean Hannity

The Independent UK

National grantmakers bet this rural education program can scale

The Ballmer Group, Blue Meridian Partners, and others are helping Partners for Rural Impact take a model from Harlem and adapt it for Appalachian Kentucky and beyond

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‘I’ve dealt with anti-hillbilly bigotry all my life’: Barbara Kingsolver on JD Vance, the real Appalachia and why Demon Copperhead was such a hit

As the Pulitzer-winning author’s little-known first book is published in the UK, she discusses the roots of division in the US, her wild childhood, and putting the story straight about where she’s from

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High School Athletic Facilities Devastated By Hurricane Helene

Communities in southern Appalachia come together to rebuild after Hurricane Helene impacts schools and sports.

The Independent UK

A deadly hurricane is the latest disruption for young athletes who already have endured a pandemic

The destruction from Hurricane Helene has disrupted the high school landscape throughout southern Appalachia

International Business Times

Hurricane Helene: Starlink Restores Connectivity In Storm-Hit Areas

SpaceX's Starlink deploys satellite internet to Appalachian regions devastated by Hurricane Helene, offering free service to affected residents.

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Shock of deadly floods is a reminder of Appalachia’s risk from violent storms in a warming climate

Hurricane Helene dumped heavy rain on a mountainous region hundreds of miles away from the coast

The Guardian - US

At least 64 dead and millions without power after Helene devastates south-eastern US

Flooding and landslides strike southern Appalachians after hurricane pummeled region and wreaked havoc

The Independent UK

Tropical Weather Latest: Millions still without power from Helene as flooding continues

The remnants of Hurricane Helene are dissipating but millions remain without power across the Southeast and officials warned that record-breaking river flooding is ongoing in parts of southern Appalachia

The Conversation

Wild ginseng is declining, but small-scale ‘diggers’ aren’t the main threat to this native plant − and they can help save it

Across Appalachia, September marks the start of ginseng season, when thousands of people roam the hills searching for hard-to-reach patches of this highly prized plant.

The Conversation

JD Vance is no pauper − he’s a classic example of ‘poornography,’ in which the rich try to speak on behalf of the poor

JD Vance has climbed to his current position as former President Donald Trump’s running mate, in part, by selling himself as a hillbilly, calling on his Appalachian background to bolster his credentials to speak for the American working class.

Salon

What's JD Vance's Mountain Dew hang-up?

“I had a Diet Mountain Dew yesterday and one today," Vance said. "I’m sure they’re going to call that racist too.”

The Conversation

Revisiting Middletown, Ohio – the Midwestern town at the heart of JD Vance’s ‘Hillbilly Elegy’

With Sen. JD Vance named Donald Trump’s running mate, commentators are dusting off Vance’s 2016 memoir, “Hillbilly Elegy,” to explain America’s political moment.

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