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?
An Appalachian Community in Transition
In the last fifty years, loss of coal industry and frequent flooding have driven people out of Sharpsburg, Ohio. But not everyone is ready to leave.
Call for Submissions: Reimagining Rust Belt Infrastructure
In search of features, essays, and commentary on the connections between infrastructure and issues of climate, environment, equity, and democracy in the region.
Still Life, Ohio Valley
"In early morning the tributaries / at Pittsburgh meld, then flow on / for centuries"
The Young Patriots and the Fight for the Working Class in Uptown
In the 1960s, the organization partnered with the Black Panthers and Young Lords, providing a model for multiracial coalition-building in Chicago.
Appalachian Sunday
"There’s no name/for the things/we do to survive."