A collaborative effort involving The Nature Conservancy (TNC), its Cumberland Forest Limited Partnership, Sun Tribe ...

The Nature Conservancy and the Cumberland Forest Limited Partnership are turning former Appalachian coal mines into clean energy hubs.

The projects will be developed by Sun Tribe Development and utility ENGIE across the US states of Virginia, Tennessee and ...

In a significant step toward renewable energy development in the Appalachian region, a new agreement has been inked for the construction of 14 solar energy projects and three battery storage ...

There are important distinctions in cancer diagnoses and deaths among different regions of Appalachia, with certain areas ...

Some in Letcher County, which saw 5.2% of its population leave between 2020 and 2023 and grapples with a 24% poverty rate, ...

Part 1. How the fall of the coal industry changed politics in eastern Kentucky: The decline of coal jobs caused economic collapse in eastern Kentucky. In the 1970s, Pike County was one of the ...

Fewer people than before are being diagnosed with and dying from cancer in Appalachia, but cancer incidence and death rates ...

East Tennessee State University researchers have examined the devastating effects of the 1918 Spanish flu in Appalachia, uncovering lessons that resonate in the wake of COVID-19.

Utilities, including Duke Energy, seek EPA rollbacks on coal ash cleanup and emissions rules. Advocates warn it risks public ...