Reforesting reclaimed minelands in Appalachia – one tiny tree at a time
Russell County, Va.—On a sunny Friday morning in late March, the scene atop a 21.5-acre dome of bare, grooved soil at remote Stonecoal Creek unfolded...
Category: climate change
Curbing the emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases is the global challenge of the 21st century. Most energy and environmental policy take these heat-trapping gases into account. Fossil fuel-fired power plants, buildings and the transportation sector are the main emitters but agriculture, landfills and other sectors are also of concern.
Ingenuity + money = flourishing enterprises on Central Appalachia coalfields
Whitesburg, Ky.—If hollowed out minelands and communities of Central Appalachia are to be restored in some fashion, then the vision for the region’s future has...
Black lung disease strikes 1 in 5 longtime coal miners in Central Appalachia
Strike up a conversation in southeastern Kentucky and it likely will be with somebody whose father, uncle, brother, son or grandfather has died of black...