Appalachian Pulse

• Aggressive anti-renewable push: Trump admin halts offshore wind, cuts $45M from BLM/BOEM renewables including wind energy.
• Consumer pain: Average...

• Weekly climb: US production reached 10.019 million short tons (week ending Apr 11), Appalachian at 3.012 million.
• YTD gains: Total 148.783...

Prime chance for public input on natural resources policy at Natural Resources Commission meetings across WV's six districts, Thursday, April 30 at 6...

Southern West Virginia's food truck scene is booming in places like Raleigh County.

State launches Office of Entrepreneurship under Secretary Kris...

Kentucky's biodiversity is drastically declining due to human activities, with 78 endangered species—74 animals—at risk.

Key threatened mammals:
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• Seller boon: Garage door upgrades yield 279% ROI in 2025, topping kitchen remodels at 94%.
• Local pain: Rising property values from tourism...

• Local challenge: Appalachian Voices leads suit against Trump's Office of Surface Mining.
• Allies involved: Joined by Citizens Coal Council and...

Pioneering clean energy in Appalachia:

• $14M DOE funding announced April 14 for EGS field tests led by PA DEP
• Taps Appalachian Utica Shale thermal...

Over 120 students from northern Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine gathered at the Highland Center on April 10th.

Key highlights:

• Professional...

Bipartisan push for Endless Mountains National Heritage Area: Sens. McCormick and Fetterman, Rep. Meuser introduce bills for Bradford, Sullivan,...

Gov. Andy Beshear is uniting early childhood, K-12, and higher education to tie the ultimate kitchen table issue directly to economic development in Kentucky.

Boost for southeast Tennessee healthcare: CSMO's new 54,000 sq ft facility on Tyner Road adds clinic space, therapy, MRI/CT imaging, and urgent ortho...

East Tennessee State's community drive in Johnson City rallies alumni, faculty, and staff for scholarships and programs:

• Themed days and events...

Spotting a trend of talent from WV and KY Appalachia breaking out:

• WV med student Morgan Christian, at West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine,...

Tennessee's music push blends culture and economy in Appalachia:

• Gov. Lee appoints ETSU faculty to Music Advisory Council to drive economic...

Spring's 'insider season' calls experienced rafters to West Virginia's New River Gorge in April. Here's why now:

• High-adrenaline rapids: Spring...

Milestone hearing looms for control of iconic WV resort:

• May 11 showdown at 9:30 a.m. before Judge Volk on TRT's receivership push after $300M debt...

• Country men in Defiance County, OH – loving hunting, guns, trucks, country music – show Southern/Appalachian vowel patterns like "my" as "ma".
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Uneven trends hit communities hard:

• KY/TN growth: 15 central counties added 12,000+ residents (2020-2025); Pulaski (KY) & Hawkins (TN) each gained...

Jayne Anne Phillips' memoir captures profound homesickness for homes lost to development, where fields become neighborhoods and old phone numbers...