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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Climate change threatens the region's storied native brook trout, but these scientists are working to save them. -
Asheville GreenWorks and Pine Gate Renewables are planning to plant native trees, clean up litter, and fund staff for river protection. -
An interview with author Denali Sai Nalamalapu on storytelling, fossil fuels, and the Mountain Valley Pipeline. -
How cleaning Helene's mess might have become a mess of its own. -
Cities, insurers, and the public used the Billion-Dollar Weather and Climate Disasters database to plan for the future. Now what will they do? -
How a common problem has become a local fascination - and what sinkholes might tell us about climate change. -
A team of Duke researchers is examining how climate change interacts with fungal growth, and what that means for rebuilding after a disaster like Hurricane Helene. -
Volunteers, scientists, and hikers are asking for transparency in a process they say could prioritize profit over ecosystems. -
Gov. Stein says the funding is sorely needed for post-Helene cleanup. -
Kevin J. McOmber – recently hired by the Trump administration to run Region 4, which includes North Carolina – said the EPA's post-Helene work consisted of well testing, water system repairs, and cleanup of pollution that spilled into waterways.
