For years, residents across Appalachia have raised concerns about the air they breathe near coal mines, haul roads, landfills ...

The Southwest Virginia Transparency Alliance and Protect Our Water Heritage and Rights will host a March for a Moratorium ...

The House of Art in Bluefield, West Virginia, looks like a haunted tower, making it the perfect location for its sixth annual ...

After losing its rural pride celebration, hundreds of people attended the second annual Affirming Sumner Pride celebration on ...

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We all deserve clean water and a say in what happens in our own backyards. But some Senate leaders have proposed a bill that would weaken three fundamental environmental laws: the Clean Water Act, the ...

Duke Energy and Piedmont Natural Gas are planning a massive buildout of dirty energy infrastructure in Davie and Davidson counties on the Yadkin River to ultimately power data centers. The companies ...

RICHMOND, Va. — Today, Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger announced the 2026 Virginia Energy Plan. The scenarios modeled in the plan reveal that maximizing flexibility and minimizing fossil ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Coal miners, their families and medical professionals from Kentucky, Pennsylvania, Virginia and West Virginia gathered in the nation’s capitol yesterday to meet with senators and ...

In the dwindling light of a hot summer day evaporating through the understory of the Nantahala National Forest, a team of biologists takes positions around a column of dead hemlock wood. Soon, little ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Senate permitting reform deal announced yesterday seeks to expedite permitting for energy projects. The preliminary deal is a boon for coal, oil and gas companies that could ...

During Hurricane Helene and its aftermath, rural fire departments and other first responder hubs played critical roles in keeping their communities safe, even without power and cut off from outside ...