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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As Helene’s immediate impacts recede, a public health threat rises
A shortage of potable water and the toxic stew of sewage and other pollutants the flood left behind has prompted a race to avert a public health crisis in North Carolina.
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Saving ginseng means balancing conservation and culture
As Appalachian ginseng turns from rural tradition to global commodity, the Forest Service is trying to keep foragers at bay.
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Deja vu comes to Arkansas as lithium follows oil
In the energy towns of Arkansas, the coming lithium rush is bringing with it the risk of repeating the same mistakes and inequities of the past.
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A new ‘green bank’ could bring solar power and electric buses to Appalachia
$500 million from the EPA will support small lenders to invest in renewable energy.
