Meet the Virginia Conservationist Trying to Turn Old Coalfields Into Solar Farms

By Elizabeth McGowan / October 6, 2021

Brad Kreps directs the Nature Conservancy’s Clinch Valley Program, which […]

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Q&A: A Health Reporter on Challenging Addiction Stigma Through Ethical Journalism

By Gabriella Brown / October 5, 2021

Recovery from addiction is possible. For help, please call the […]

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Alabama Poet Laureate Ashley Jones is Youngest, First Black Poet Named to Post

By Ash Tippit / September 30, 2021

Ashley M. Jones is attempting to change the way the […]

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Uniontown, Pennsylvania. Photo: David Smith/100 Days in Appalachia

Journalism About Addiction Often Perpetuates Stigma. So, We’re Going to Fix It.

By Jonathan Stoltman, Ashton Marra & Kristen Uppercue / September 28, 2021

Recovery from addiction is possible. For help, please call the free […]

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Pendleton Mill in Anderson, South Carolina. Photo: Alana Anton, Provided

Commentary: Appalachia Can Prove Company Towns Don’t ‘Lift the Working Class’

By Alana Anton / September 21, 2021

As an Appalachian who is painfully aware of our history, […]

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This Tuesday, May 8, 2007, file photo shows the logo for pharmaceutical giant Purdue Pharma at its offices in Stamford, Conn. Photo: Douglas Healey/AP Photo, File

Commentary: Granting the Sacklers Immunity is a Miscarriage of Justice

By Skylar Baker-Jordan / September 16, 2021

“And they wonder why folks don’t trust the vaccine.” That […]

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Kelley Rankin has been a physical therapist for more than 20 years, living and working in West Virginia. Photo: Molly Humphreys/Healthcare is Human

When Your Work Is Hands-on and In-Person, One PT Says COVID Was a Huge Challenge

By Ryan McCarthy & Molly Humphreys / September 14, 2021

The beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic was challenging for Kelley […]

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Connie Dray of West Virginia holds a photo Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2019, of her cousin Mary Lou Hague, who died in the World Trade Center attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, as she stands near One World Trade Center while ceremonies marking the 18th anniversary were underway nearby. This was Dray's first time at the ceremonies, saying it was on her list of important things to accomplish, as she also close with Hague's family. Photo: Craig Ruttle/AP Photo

Appalachia Remembers: 20 Years Since 9/11

By Ashton Marra / September 10, 2021

On September 11, 2001, I was in the sixth grade […]

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Dani Miller holds a sign during a rally to support unionization efforts outside West Penn hospital on August 3, 2021. Dani’s mother Sam, left, is a second-generation healthcare worker at West Penn. Photo: David Smith/100 Days in Appalachia

In Pittsburgh, Union Membership is Changing, Forcing the Unions of Our Past to Learn to Serve Workers’ Needs Today

By Laura Harbert Allen / September 9, 2021

Some days, West Penn Hospital nurse Kayla Rath barely has […]

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