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 young white man in denim shorts stands in front of a produce stand at a farmers market.]()
![A young white man in denim shorts stands in front of a produce stand at a farmers market.]()
Farmers and small business owners were promised financial help for energy upgrades. They’re still waiting for the money.
Rural residents are left holding the bills for everything from solar panels to grain dryers.
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US Forest Service firings decimate already understaffed agency: ‘It’s catastrophic’
"We are losing an entire generation of talent and passion."
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![A shovel is seen leaning against a mud-splattered building with a parking lot awash in mud and water from the intense floods that hit eastern Kentucky in February, 2025.]()
![A shovel is seen leaning against a mud-splattered building with a parking lot awash in mud and water from the intense floods that hit eastern Kentucky in February, 2025.]()
‘We know what it’s like’: How Appalachian towns are learning to help each other after floods
From the Kentucky floods to Helene and back again, people throughout Appalachia are using their experiences to help others through disaster.
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![A meteorologist seen in silhouette points toward a large screen displaying the position of a cyclone.]()
![A meteorologist seen in silhouette points toward a large screen displaying the position of a cyclone.]()
Trump’s budget cuts could kill your local weather forecast — and put you in danger
DOGE has its sights on NOAA and the National Weather Service. Gutting them could imperil millions and cost billions.
