How Appalachians are Managing Recovery During Coronavirus
With higher risks of relapse during COVID-19, communities are finding new ways to support each other.
#NoDAPL Fights On in Illinois
The state has a crucial role in the high-stakes fight to prevent DAPL from doubling its capacity.
Could the Ohio River Have Rights?
A movement to grant rights to the environment tests the power of local control.
Rethinking ORSANCO
How the agency’s role as steadfast defender of the Ohio River has changed over time.
Halted Waters
The Seneca Nation and the building of the Kinzua Dam.
Watershed Politics
A Pittsburgh-area test case in working across political boundaries to address flooding.
DuPont’s Lasting Legacy in Parkersburg
The West Virginia community is left to grapple with the consequences of C8 contamination.
Robert Smith’s Last Ride
The first person in West Virginia to die from the Spanish flu pandemic was an incarcerated Black man.
Wheeling Island’s Keeper of the Bees
On the most populated Ohio River island, this beekeeper found a way to better himself and his community.
Smoke in the Valley
What the petrochemical buildout along the Ohio River means for communities in the region and beyond.
Can Elk Heal Coal Country?
West Virginians hope elk restoration can help post-mining ecology and local economies recover.
West Virginians Are Reinventing Broken Foodways
The current system is bulky, inequitable, and bad for the environment. Can small-scale cooperatives save it?