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The Latest Breaking News from Appalachia

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 · Jun 4, 2025

‘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 · May 29, 2025

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.

Capital & Main · Apr 30, 2025

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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 · Mar 6, 2025

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 · Feb 26, 2025

‘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 · Feb 23, 2025

‘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 · Feb 16, 2025

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

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 · Oct 24, 2024

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 · Oct 8, 2024

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

The Independent UK · Oct 7, 2024

‘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

The Guardian - UK · Oct 6, 2024

High School Athletic Facilities Devastated By Hurricane Helene

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

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

The Independent UK · Oct 4, 2024

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.

International Business Times · Oct 3, 2024

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The Independent UK · Oct 2, 2024

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 · Sep 28, 2024

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 · Sep 28, 2024

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 · Sep 13, 2024

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.

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The Conversation · Aug 13, 2024

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 · Aug 5, 2024

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 · Jul 24, 2024

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.

JD Vance's Appalachian Roots And 'Hillbilly Elegy' Controversy

Explore the impact of JD Vance's 'Hillbilly Elegy' memoir and Appalachian heritage on his vice presidential campaign.

The Independent UK · Jul 16, 2024

What ‘Hillbilly Elegy’ can tell us about JD Vance and his right-wing beliefs

America’s potential future vice president topped bestseller lists with his 2016 memoir, a tale of multi-generational, cyclical poverty in Appalachia. Nick Hilton looks back on what the politician argued in the book, from his criticisms of welfare to his belief that the working classes ‘spend our way into the poorhouse’

The Independent UK · Jul 11, 2024

Demand for rare elements used in clean energy could help clean up abandoned coal mines in Appalachia

In the hills of West Virginia, researchers are hoping to realize a long-term dream of cleaning up poisonous groundwaters that flow out of old coal mines

Salon · May 19, 2024

Black country music truth is being told

The singer-songwriter discusses PBS' "The Express Way," music healing her and how Appalachia is not "Deliverance"

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