Virginia
Appalachian schools seek solar reforms as region renegotiates utility contract
Schools and governments in Southwest Virginia want solar policy to match new state law.
Southeast
climate change
Survey: Virginians seeking out news about climate change and solutions
A George Mason University researcher found a strong interest in reporting on how climate change is affecting local communities — and stories that spotlight solutions.
education
This Arkansas school turned solar savings into better teacher pay
Just 17 miles west of the state’s largest coal-fired power plant, a solar array at the local high school is having an unconventional impact.
Appalachia
‘Less-than-ideal bedfellows’: Mountain Valley Pipeline payout prompts criticism
The Appalachian Trail Conservancy expected scrutiny for accepting a $19.5 million gift from the pipeline’s developer but believes time will show it was the right decision.
Louisiana
Louisiana lawmaker paid to push proposed pipeline through Black, Indigenous communities
The 280-mile Delta Express pipeline would connect an existing natural gas pipeline in northern Louisiana to a liquid natural gas facility in its southernmost parish.
transportation
How fossil fuels won round one of North Carolina’s Volkswagen settlement payout
Legislative politics, industry influence, and financial pressures from an aging bus fleet helped shape spending.