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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![A view of the Kingston Fossil Plant in Roane County, Tennessee.]()
![A view of the Kingston Fossil Plant in Roane County, Tennessee.]()
The nation’s largest public utility is going back to coal — with almost no input from the public
The Tennessee Valley Authority once prided itself on political independence. Data center demand and political pressure have it changing course from clean energy
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![President Trump is joined by Energy Secretary Chris Wright, EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin, and representatives from the coal industry as he signs an executive order to boost coal power.]()
![President Trump is joined by Energy Secretary Chris Wright, EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin, and representatives from the coal industry as he signs an executive order to boost coal power.]()
Trump is keeping coal on life support. How long can it last?
In 2025, regulatory rollbacks and surging power demand helped buoy an industry in trouble.
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![Illustration of a couple hugging amidst wind and rain]()
![Illustration of a couple hugging amidst wind and rain]()
How disasters change our love lives — for better and for worse
Some couples broke under the pressure of Hurricane Helene. Others found something solid and surprising in each other.
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![A photo looking down a muddy street, with construction equipment along the sides and workers in high-vis vests looking on.]()
![A photo looking down a muddy street, with construction equipment along the sides and workers in high-vis vests looking on.]()
They survived Hurricane Helene. Here’s how they’re doing a year later.
The powerful storm caught many people off guard as it drove through six states. As devastating as it was, did Helene truly change anything?
