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In-depth exploration of the intersection of nature, labor and energy. .

Posted on September 26, 2018 awareness climate change environmental heroes post-coal energy renewal solar power

Let There Be Sunlight: Switch to solar keeps historic Appalachian coal camp on energy map

Benham, Ky—Black rock buried thousands of feet under the Cumberland Mountains might have put Benham on the energy map, but sunlight beaming from 93 million...

Posted on January 31, 2018January 31, 2018 awareness birds climate change environmental heroes interior department invasive species native forest restoration post-coal energy renewal river/waterway health U.S. Forest Service

Rx for Appalachia: Non-profit restoring native forests to mountains devastated by coal mining and logging

DURBIN, WEST VIRGINIA—Near the top of Cheat Mountain, bulldozer operator Bill Moore grimaces at the wreckage littering the steep slope below. It looks as if...

Posted on December 7, 2017December 9, 2017 awareness birds environmental heroes exploration pesticides renewal

A Sense of Wonder: On Rachel Carson and Shooting Stars

WASHINGTON, D.C.—On a late-night walk home from the train, I looked up at just the right time. Like a bug on fire, a shooting star...

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E-cology Reports

Science Matters: D.C. area creek off limits to homebuilder, court rules January 14, 2019 by Elizabeth McGowan- WASHINGTON—With the federal government intent on shredding safeguards for some streams and wetlands, environmentalists were parched for proof that not all waterways need be in jeopardy. That thirst was quenched recently when a federal appeals court dismissed a major housing developer’s bid to challenge a master plan designed to protect a sensitive waterway that serves… Read more >
Restoring Beaches: As hurricanes surge, is there enough sand to go around? October 11, 2018 by Elizabeth McGowan- WASHINGTON—Most beach-goers probably figure the sand beneath their feet is as endless as the waves lapping at the shore. But they would be wrong. And Jeffrey Reidenauer of the U.S. Interior Department has the proof. He heads the tiny Marine Minerals Division housed within the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management. Its 15 employees track the… Read more >
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