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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![Factory workers and members of the United Auto Workers waving pickets outside a factory in Louiseville, Kentucky, are reflected in a puddle.]()
![Factory workers and members of the United Auto Workers waving pickets outside a factory in Louiseville, Kentucky, are reflected in a puddle.]()
The UAW ratifies a contract — and labor’s road ahead in the EV transition
The historic contract solidifies workers' role in the clean energy transition, and it already has other automakers raising wages.
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![Senator Joe Manchin is seen behind a desk during a hearing of the US Senate Appropriations Committee.]()
![Senator Joe Manchin is seen behind a desk during a hearing of the US Senate Appropriations Committee.]()
Joe Manchin wasn’t always a climate ally, but his successor will be worse
Jim Justice's expected election to the Senate will only make it harder to pass climate policy.
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![Vintage photo of a transmission line in the Mojave desert from 1941]()
![Vintage photo of a transmission line in the Mojave desert from 1941]()
As offshore wind stumbles, Biden moves to speed up solar and geothermal in the West
New clean energy projects could power the country, but they need more transmission lines to do it.
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Kentucky’s Democratic governor would rather not talk about climate change
In a coal-powered state beset by disasters, Andy Beshear hopes to win reelection by avoiding the elephant in the room.
