Katie Myers
Climate ReporterKatie Myers reports on climate in Appalachia through a partnership between BPR and Grist. She previously served as a climate solutions fellow at Grist. She also reported with the Ohio Valley ReSource and WMMT 88.7 FM in Whitesburg, Kentucky. Her freelance work has appeared in the BBC, NPR, Belt Magazine, and Scalawag Magazine, among others.
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For many people with disabilities, recovery after a disaster is extra difficult. WNC grassroots groups and agencies are trying to fill the gaps. -
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A regional initiative to connect communities to solar microgrids is gaining steam and helping offset power bills. -
A new state recovery plan for Western North Carolina proposes investing in health care education, small business to spur job growth. -
IPEX gives $500,000 to debris cleanup, and promises new research on floodplain issues, nearly two years after PVC pipe spilled into the French Broad River during Helene. -
Houseplant workers and allies nationwide say they're subject to extreme heat and few breaks. -
Throughout his career, the writer and farmer found joy in a world without end. -
A common weather pattern is intensifying due to global climate change, and that might mean a soggy winter in WNC. -
Roads can hurt stream habitat. But there’s a solution — really big culverts. -
Though she traveled far, the singer always gave back to the Smoky Mountains.
