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The Dirty Road to Clean Energy

by Seyward Darby December 1, 2022December 1, 2022

“How China’s electric vehicle boom is ravaging the environment in neighboring Indonesia.”

Posted inHighlight, Nonfiction, Science & Nature, Writing

The Sickness That Stole the Trees

by Seyward Darby March 4, 2021October 19, 2022

The quest to save the American chestnut tree.

Posted inNonfiction, Quote Posts, Quotes, Science & Nature

How To Destroy Texas While Helping The Coal Economy

by Aaron Gilbreath November 8, 2019October 19, 2022

A three-part collaboration exposes the state of Texas’ willingness to violate federal law for the sake of the coal industry.

Posted inHighlight, Nonfiction, Quote Posts, Quotes

‘Writers tell’: The Devastating Contrasts in Life, Death, and West Virginia

by Krista Stevens April 11, 2019October 19, 2022

“Twelve years later, I birthed my son on my sister’s death day.”

Posted inNonfiction, Quotes

Mining Britain’s Recent Past to Save Our Future

by Katie Kosma June 20, 2018October 19, 2022

If the historically coal-reliant United Kingdom can come off the black stuff, can the United States?

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