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Deep in Coal Country, Miners With Black Lung Say Government Is Suffocating the ‘Working Man’

This story was originally published by AP News. Lisa Emery loves to talk about her “boys.” With each word, the respiratory therapist’s face softens and shines with pride. But keep her talking,

November 17, 2025

by Daily Yonder

In Louisiana, Land Along the Coast Is Disappearing

Louisiana’s land is disappearing for many reasons: rising sea levels, erosion, wetland degradation, and more frequent severe storms all contributed to a loss of more than 2,000 square miles of coastline between 1932 and 2015, according to estimates from the

November 17, 2025

by Daily Yonder

A Nation of Neighbors: Takeaways From a Fellowship Studying Immigration in Rural America

My colleague Smmo Ozawa and I spent the past year recording oral histories about immigration in

Commentary: An Exhibit of Queer and Evangelical Appalachian Art Speaks to Our Political Moment

What do queer Appalachians and a serpent-handling preacher have in common? More than you might think.

A Long Train Grinds Life to a Halt Every Day in This Rural Maine Town

This story was originally published by The Maine Monitor. Driving down Main Street in the early afternoon last week, Steve Begin and his fellow woods crew narrowly missed their chance at a

January 9, 2026

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A Long Train Grinds Life to a Halt Every Day in This Rural Maine Town

This story was originally published by The Maine Monitor. Driving down Main Street in the early afternoon last week, Steve Begin and his fellow woods crew narrowly missed their chance at a

January 9, 2026

National

A Long Train Grinds Life to a Halt Every Day in This Rural Maine Town

This story was originally published by The Maine Monitor. Driving down Main Street in the early afternoon last week, Steve Begin and his fellow woods crew narrowly missed their chance at a

January 9, 2026

National

Q&A: Communities Without Vital Data

Editor’s Note: This interview first appeared in Path Finders, an email newsletter from the Daily Yonder. Each week, Path Finders features a Q&A with a rural thinker, creator, or doer. Like what you

January 9, 2026

National

Q&A: Communities Without Vital Data

Editor’s Note: This interview first appeared in Path Finders, an email newsletter from the Daily Yonder. Each week, Path Finders features a Q&A with a rural thinker, creator, or doer. Like what you

January 9, 2026

National

Q&A: Communities Without Vital Data

Editor’s Note: This interview first appeared in Path Finders, an email newsletter from the Daily Yonder. Each week, Path Finders features a Q&A with a rural thinker, creator, or doer. Like what you

January 9, 2026

National

Q&A: Communities Without Vital Data

Editor’s Note: This interview first appeared in Path Finders, an email newsletter from the Daily Yonder. Each week, Path Finders features a Q&A with a rural thinker, creator, or doer. Like what you

January 9, 2026

National

The Data Center Rush in Appalachia

The demise of the coal industry left much of Appalachia in economic tatters, with lost jobs, spoiled water, and depopulated communities across the coalfields of Kentucky, West Virginia, and Virginia. Now, in

January 7, 2026

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The Data Center Rush in Appalachia

January 7, 2026

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The Data Center Rush in Appalachia

January 7, 2026

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