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In many of Appalachia’s flood-ravaged areas, residents have little choice but rebuild in risky locations
On Valentine’s Day 2025, heavy rains started to fall in parts of rural Appalachia. Over the course of a few days, residents in eastern Kentucky watched as river levels rose and surpassed flood levels.
A Daily Yonder analysis of FEMA data shows that counties in the rural South might experience the disproportionate consequences of natural disasters. Natural disasters might strike indiscriminately, ...
Washington, DC, June 26, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- New data released today by the Appalachian Regional Commission in the 14th annual update of The Appalachian Region: A Data Overview from the 2018-2022 ...
The Daily Yonder reports rural Americans face rising heating costs, struggling with energy insecurity as federal aid programs ...
I am a Licensed Psychologist originally from the Blue Ridge Mountains in rural Appalachia. Witnessing the impact of poverty, generational trauma, and substance use in my community influenced my desire ...
“A 21st-century Homestead Act offers compelling advantages for political leaders…For conservatives, it emphasizes individual responsibility, property ownership, and free market solutions…For ...
Parts of the North Fork of the Kentucky River flooded in July 2022, and again in February 2025. Arden S. Barnes/For The Washington Post via Getty Images For some, it was the third time in just four ...
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