The Latest Breaking News from Appalachia

Composer Finn Anderson and director Tania Azevedo have created a powerful generational journey through the history of Appalachian song

Across Appalachia, rust-colored water seeps from abandoned coal mines, staining rocks orange and coating stream beds with metals. These acidic discharges, known as acid mine drainage, are among the region’s most persistent environmental problems. They disrupt aquatic life, corrode pipes and can contaminate drinking water for decades.

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…

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

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

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

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

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

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…