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Justin Hicks/LPMKentucky officials defended the state-managed cleanup of eastern Kentucky’s devastating flooding during a legislative meeting on Tuesday, and largely avoided addressing miscommunication and ballooning costs that have taken place during the process. -
Jared HamiltonAbout five months after historic flooding devastated eastern Kentucky, people are bracing for a cold, long winter.
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Meteorologists in Kentucky rely on a 76-station “mesonet” for weather data while their counterparts are left partly flying blind. -
Hundreds of people displaced by December tornadoes are still living in hotels, state lodges or homes in need of repairs. -
Advocates want more access to usable intimate partner violence death data and to close loopholes in laws meant to protect survivors. -
Much of the Ohio Valley is a "child care desert," but one program in Ohio is trying to help families who can't find providers. -
In the last year alone, weather disasters have destroyed or damaged hundreds of homes and claimed the lives of dozens across Kentucky. -
Destabilized watersheds, pollution and public health are some of many issues Appalachian and Navajo coalfield regions are grappling with. -
The Black Lung Disability Trust Fund was set up to ensure medical care for coal miners with black lung disease. Some say changes are needed. -
The study of 81 rural patients found 54% died within 30 days of being admitted to an ICU. In urban areas, that number is 30%. -
In the Ohio Valley, the eviction moratorium was one of the few things keeping some families afloat. -
As the solar industry evolves from an idea to a reality in Appalachia, communities are both excited for the prospect of new opportunity – and wondering what kind of real economic change the solar industry will bring to rural communities.
