Transition in Coal Country
What’s next for coal country?
Coal communities in Appalachia and Wyoming are vital revenue engines for huge portions of the rural U.S., and they face devastation with little time to adjust to new realities.
Appalachia
Coal’s collapse under COVID-19 adds urgency to just transition movement
Groups working to support out-of-work coal miners and their communities are trying to accelerate their strategies.
Ohio
In Ohio’s coal country, pandemic pushes unemployment rate from bad to worse
As the coronavirus spread, Appalachian Ohio saw the state’s highest percentages of people out of work.
Appalachia
Conservation group plots solar potential for retired Appalachian coal mine land
The Nature Conservancy is seeking a partner to help develop solar on up to 13,000 acres of cleared minelands.
solar
Appalachian Ohio solar projects are moving forward, but jobs impact unclear
Developers still plan to build two projects, but they’ll likely move ahead in increments as customers for the power are secured.