Today, Rep. Hal Rogers - along with several other Appalachian state representatives - filed the RECLAIM Act, which would release $1 billion in ... Read This Post
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Kentucky leaders should position state, EKY for more new energy opportunity
New energy - wind, solar and efficiency - is a huge opportunity for eastern Kentucky right now. That is, if our leaders are willing to take advantage ... Read This Post
Bill and Melinda Gates paid a visit to EKY
Making our eastern Kentucky youth feel like they can do anything is a very crucial part of transitioning the regional economy. It doesn't hurt when ... Read This Post
KSEC wants you for its Just Transition Working Group
Editor's Note: The following is a guest blog post from a guest blogger. The views and opinions expressed in this guest blog do not necessarily reflect ... Read This Post
Climate justice funder shares why his foundation supports, funds just transition
The role of philanthropy in any just transition is critical. Getting funding for a program can mean whether or not that program continues to exist, or ... Read This Post
Appalachian Food Summit wins 2015 John Egerton Prize
Food is very important in Appalachia. Not that food isn't important everywhere. But Appalachians are distinctly connected to their food as a cultural ... Read This Post
Of 36 newly announced POWER Initiative grant awards, Central Appalachia will receive 22
The Obama Administration announced yesterday new federal grants totaling more than $14 million for partnerships in 12 states and tribal nations. The ... Read This Post
IG2BYITM Conference reaffirms one Appalachian’s hope for the future
It's been nearly two weeks since the It's Good 2 Be Young in the Mountains conference in Harlan, Ky., and still it's ripples are growing outward. ... Read This Post
Local support for POWER+ Plan growing like wildfire
Support for the POWER+ Plan is picking up steam in Central Appalachia, as several localities have now passed resolutions in support of the plan. The ... Read This Post
MACED’s statement about the U.S. Department of the Interior’s new stream protection rule
The U.S. Department of the Interior released new rules for the protection of streams from the impact of surface mining - rules which haven't been ... Read This Post
People who are poor should be central in SOAR leadership
Former War on Poverty anti-poverty worker, Robert W. Shaffer has some advice about how to improve upon past efforts at economic transition in eastern ... Read This Post
Economic transition advice from a seasoned EKY grassroots leader
Gwenda Johnson has some advice for modern-day eastern Kentucky and Central Appalachia about how we move our economy forward, and she talked about it ... Read This Post
