Catholic leaders in Appalachia have released a new edition of their 'pastoral letter' to highlight the struggle for social and environmental justice across the region.
West Virginia will soon be getting back a species it hasn't seen since the time of the Civil War. And elk could also be a key engine for rehabilitating old mine lands across the country.
It would take Mother Nature decades—if not centuries—to reforest millions of acres of strip-mined lands across central Appalachia. But researchers are experimenting with ways to jump start that restoration.
