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Environment
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The land is more than the ground that we walk on. It shapes our sense of who we are as a people, gives us a place to exist in and, often, a purpose. In Appalachia, it literally defines us. Here, we investigate and examine the exploitation of the region’s land while also exploring the relationship communities – from native to current dwellers – have with it.
Virginia Activists Fight to Protect Green Space from Data Center Development
Prince William County conservationists had hoped a hitch in powering data centers in an adjacent metro D.C. county…
In Virginia’s Internet Corridor, Climate Targets and Data Center Growth Collide
Prince William County sustainability officials are crafting a plan to put the county on track to achieve regional…
After the Deluge: Remembering the Stories the Flood Could Not Wash Away
The Buffalo Creek Flood killed 125 and scoured away the homes of more than 4,000. The 50th anniversary…
In Appalachia and the Southwest, Indigenous Organizers Want a new Economy for Their Coalfield Communities
This article was originally published by Ohio Valley ReSource. Carol Davis has noticed the West drying up. Where…
Opinion: My Time in the Appalachian Climate Corps Changed My Thoughts on Stewardship, the Region
I was slashing multiflora roses with a machete in a Cumberland Gap downpour when I felt some ancient…
Black Appalachian Coalition Aims to Shift Narrative on Energy, Other Issues
Appalachia’s people of color have borne greater social and economic burdens, on average, than their White counterparts, but their…