The inside story of how the celebrated startup AppHarvest's indoor farming scheme imploded — and took its blue-collar workforce down with it.

Workers wondered: What happened the night the dredging stopped?

The plaintiffs allege that the failure of the companies’ silt ponds, aggravated by the mining operation’s damage to the land, led to the widespread destruction of their community.

How the TVA deals with the living and the dead.

That black stuff spilling off railcars is a threat to public health and waterways across the United States

Climate disasters are threatening access to IVF and other forms of fertility treatment.

Hundreds of workers fell ill after cleaning up America’s largest industrial disaster without proper gear. At least 50 have died. Twelve years later, they’re still waiting for help

The EPA is closing a loophole that exempted half of all coal ash dump sites from regulatory oversight. But for some communities, it's too little, too late.

Landslides are one of Kentucky's costliest natural disasters. Climate change is increasing their danger.

The world’s least understood ignition source is causing devastating wildfires across Montana’s Powder River Basin.

After the attorney general said there would be no charges directly related to the death of Breonna Taylor, protesters took to KY streets.

When the farming start-up, AppHarvest, launched in Kentucky, it promised good jobs in coal country — but some workers called it a grueling hell on earth. We also explore an island of Japanese culture...

Coal-fired power was less reliable in Kentucky during the 2022 winter storm than first reported by executives of LG&E and KU.

AppHarvest founder Jonathan Webb is on a quest to lead the ag-tech revolution, transform Kentucky's economy, and ensure global food supply.

In a corner of rural Kentucky lies the world’s longest cave. What can the shark teeth embedded in its walls show us about the moral dilemma of the climate crisis? More importantly, can these fossils...

Disasters from megafires to record heat and hurricanes can't be linked directly to climate change, but experts agree that extreme weather events are becoming more common and often leave schools...

Despite rules requiring remediation, only a few of the nearly 300 U.S. power plants storing toxic ash — the residue of burning coal — have started cleanups or have plans to do so. Many of these sites...

Residents say flooding emergencies highlight the urgency of long-overlooked regional needs like infrastructure investment.

In Kentucky, hemp is poised to become a big industry, reviving the fortunes for farmers who once made their living growing tobacco.

Ratepayers and the climate will suffer, but coal's defenders don't seem to care

A proposed project on the edge of the protected Red River Gorge highlights community tensions and possible solutions.

How wading through water can be an antidote to climate anxiety.

Who bears the pollution costs of manufacturing “eco-friendly" products?

After Kentucky failed to apply for funding, the state’s largest metro areas worked to create new climate goals anyway

The world’s least understood ignition source is causing devastating wildfires across Montana’s Powder River Basin.

After five years, we're ending our current operations and pursuing more sustainable options for community-led environmental justice journalism.

A trip to the solar eclipse’s path of totality exposed unsettling tensions between divinity and commodity in America’s heartland.

Conservationists have a plan for families to transform their trees into weapons against the climate crisis, and Amazon just pledged $10 million.

Mined land may have contributed to the disaster. It may also be the best place to rebuild.

Workers wondered: What happened the night the dredging stopped?

Legally binding community benefits agreements are making sure the green transition projects coming to town work for the good of everyone.

With clear and convincing explanations about the dangers of coal ash, Dr. Paul Terry carried the day in a lawsuit over the Kingston spill cleanup.

The billionaire-backed law shows the hold coal has over Kentucky

Hundreds of workers fell ill after cleaning up America’s largest industrial disaster without proper gear. At least 50 have died. Twelve years later, they’re still waiting for help

Residents say federal agencies and contractors have left them in the dark about public health risks related to a Superfund site.

Last summer's flood in Kentucky upended a way of life

Over 3 billion tons of coal ash occupy more than 1,400 sites across the US

A local nonprofit will give out hundreds of print copies of the story.