This is an op-ed by a Mountain Association staff member that appeared in several Kentucky papers in April 2023. The number of Kentuckians who had ... Read This Post
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Mountain Association President Peter Hille Speaks at White House Roundtable
Community leaders representing energy communities from Appalachia to Wyoming to the Navajo Nation were invited to participate in a roundtable ... Read This Post
Eastern Kentucky’s New Innovative College
According to a recent report, Kentucky is in the top 10 states with the least amount of its population in the workforce. Just 58 percent of 4.5 ... Read This Post
Wayland Residents Gather to Plan Their Recovery
“It was a blessed event to be a part of,” reads a survey from one of 77 people who attended Wayland’s Community Gathering on March 24, ... Read This Post
Will Cryptomining Companies Coming to Kentucky Raise Your Electric Bills?
This is an op-ed dated April 3, 2023 that ran in several papers. A Chinese cryptomining company is proposing to build a $250 million plant near the ... Read This Post
Housing Can’t Wait: The Plan for Rebuilding Thousands of EKY Homes Post-Flood
Housing Development Alliance believes everyone should have a home they can afford. Since 1993, they have been working toward this goal in four ... Read This Post
Now is the Time for Kentucky’s Rural Electric Cooperatives to Move on Clean Energy
This is an op-ed that ran in several outlets in January and February 2023. Rural electric cooperatives provide power to nearly a third of ... Read This Post
Woodworking Business in Stanton, KY Takes Off
Cheeses, pickles, candy, fries, s’mores, meats, meat flowers… you name it, you can arrange it on a charcuterie board. Tina and Gene King, ... Read This Post
Unity Allies is Building ‘Beloved Community’ in Laurel County
Beloved community: a community in which everyone is cared for, absent of poverty, hunger, and hate. In 2020, Chase Carson began uniting ... Read This Post
Affordable Heirloom Jewelry Inspired by Eastern Kentucky
While many people welcome a chance to work from home, it’s not the ideal scenario if you’re a jewelry maker with a young toddler. “He’s trying to ... Read This Post
Equity Journey Progress Update #2
The Mountain Association works to support a just and sustainable transition to a new economy in post-coal Appalachia. We know that a transition such ... Read This Post
Forest Farming in Rockcastle County, Kentucky
Right down the road from the Anglin Falls trailhead, a popular hiking spot leading to one of Kentucky’s most beautiful waterfalls, Michael Beck and ... Read This Post
