Articles by Regional Reporter, Appalachia Katie Myers
Katie Myers reports on climate in Appalachia through a partnership between BPR and Grist. She previously served as a climate solutions fellow at Grist. She also reported with the Ohio Valley ReSource and WMMT 88.7 FM in Whitesburg, Kentucky. Her freelance work has appeared in the BBC, NPR, Belt Magazine, and Scalawag Magazine, among others.
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![A coal miner in blue coveralls and a headlamp looks directly at the camera while crouching in the cramped confines of a mine shaft.]()
![A coal miner in blue coveralls and a headlamp looks directly at the camera while crouching in the cramped confines of a mine shaft.]()
A rule that could help save coal miners’ lives finally moves forward
After decades of hard work, coal miners' advocates celebrate a federal plan to tighten toxic silica dust exposure guidelines — and vow to make it even stronger.
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Infrastructure funding is bringing zero-emission buses to communities that need them most
The awards have already added 1,800 no-emission buses to the nation’s roadways, more than doubling the number of such vehicles in use.
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![A coal miner in blue coveralls and a helmet works underground in a cramped space illuminated only by his headlamp.]()
![A coal miner in blue coveralls and a helmet works underground in a cramped space illuminated only by his headlamp.]()
A rule that could help save coal miners’ lives is mired in red tape
Miners and their advocates have long demanded stricter standards on exposure to silica, a leading cause of an epidemic of black lung. They’re still waiting.
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![A man leans over a fountain in a park to pour a cup of cold water over his head as a heat wave grips Guadalajara, Mexico]()
![A man leans over a fountain in a park to pour a cup of cold water over his head as a heat wave grips Guadalajara, Mexico]()
Storms and searing heat grip Mexico and Southern states
Millions sweat it out as heat indices reach 120 degrees and outages plague Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana, and Mississippi.
