Tag: Appalachia
A skin-eating fungus from Europe could decimate Appalachia’s salamanders – but...
Debra Miller, University of Tennessee and Matt Gray, University of Tennessee
The Southern Appalachian mountains are a global biodiversity hot spot for salamanders. Dr. Deb...
As the coal industry shrinks, miners deserve a just transition –...
Ann Eisenberg, University of South Carolina
Murray Energy, one of the biggest private U.S. coal companies, has become the fifth coal company to file for...
When religious ideology drives abortion policy, poor women suffer the consequences
Gretchen E. Ely, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York
In Northern Ireland, Catholics and Protestants are frequently segregated, with some neighborhoods divided...
Black lung disease on the rise: 5 questions answered
Anna Allen, West Virginia University and Carl Werntz, West Virginia University
Editor’s note: An article published Feb. 6, 2018 in the Journal of the American...
Trump’s policies will harm coal-dependent communities instead of helping them
Mark Partridge, The Ohio State University and Michael Betz, The Ohio State University
EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt is moving to repeal the Clean Power Plan...
Combatting stereotypes about Appalachian dialects
Kirk Hazen, West Virginia University
During the 2016 presidential election, broad support for Donald Trump came from most communities in Appalachia, where he received 63...
Is a healthy environment a human right? Testing the idea in...
Nicholas F. Stump, West Virginia University
Do we have a fundamental right to breathe clean air, drink clean water and eat safe food? The idea...
EXPLORING NATURE
The chickadee in the snowbank: A ‘canary in the coal mine’...
Benjamin Sonnenberg, University of Nevada, Reno
Wet snow pelts my face and pulls against my skis as I climb...
