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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DEQ is providing money for North Carolina communities to mitigate future disasters -
The community bookstore and co-op hopes a new solar battery will help it serve as a disaster relief hub in the future -
Over a hundred attended a public session in the Big Ivy last week, highlighting a growing debate over the scale and speed of proposed forest recovery projects. -
Delayed by Helene, Asheville’s Urban Forest Master Plan is starting up again -
After environmental groups sued, the Forest Service paused logging — for now -
There are signs of mold all over the Evergreen Ridge Apartments in East Asheville. In one old utility hallway in building D, the walls are crumbling and black in places, pipes are bent. In the main lobby, the ceiling buckles under the weight of water damage. An overpowering musty smell permeates the halls, creeping into tenant apartments. -
In a public forum last week, residents peppered local candidates for the Board of Aldermen with questions about Helene, housing, and local infrastructure. -
Local governments are paying out of pocket for park reopenings - and logging continues in National Forests -
Jen Hampton had been speaking with local residents about reported mold issues after Helene when the incident occurred. -
Some couples broke under the pressure of the storm. Others found something solid and surprising in each other.
