Articles by Regional Reporter, Appalachia Katie Myers
Katie Myers reports on climate change in Appalachia through a partnership between Grist and Blue Ridge Public Radio in western North Carolina. She previously served as a climate solutions fellow at Grist, and as an economic transition reporter in eastern Kentucky with the Ohio Valley ReSource and WMMT 88.7 FM. Her freelance work has appeared in the BBC, NPR, Belt Magazine, and the New Republic, among others, and she has completed media fellowships with the Society for Environmental Journalists, the Heinrich Boell Foundation, America Amplified, and the Solutions Journalism Network.
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In East Palestine, a nightmare that never ends
For the rural Ohio town, it’s another day, another toxic spill as a cleanup truck carrying its contaminated soil overturns on a local highway.
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A tax break on clean energy projects is coming to coal and oil towns
The Biden administration wants to give the fossil fuel "energy communities" of coal country and beyond an economic boost.
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Melting Antarctic ice may strangle vital ocean currents
Models show that currents could slow by more than 40 percent within 30 years, with potentially devastating effects on the ocean's ability to store carbon.
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Rural America gets $315 million for cleaner, more affordable energy
One-sixth of U.S. households are in rural communities. The Biden administration wants to help modernize their grids, invest in renewables, and improve the efficiency of their homes.
