Layoffs and mine closings are becoming more and more common in parts of West Virginia and Kentucky, where the coal industry is having a hard time competing in a new energy future.
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.
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Dog sledding isn't just a sport for Alaskans anymore. A growing group of Pennsylvania mushers are hitting the trail and helping newcomers learn the sport.
The most common of the seven species of owls that breed in Pennsylvania, the eastern screech owl is rarely seen, sometimes heard, but almost always close-at-hand.
In Pennsylvania, the ski industry has a $360 million dollar annual economic impact. But climate scientists predict half of the state's resorts could be forced to close in the coming decades.
Just a few weeks after Congress cut off an important tax credit for the wind industry, a turbine manufacturer in Pennsylvania announced it will shut its doors. Will more follow suit?
The History Channel's "Appalachian Outlaws" focuses on the harvest of wild ginseng. But conservationists say you may not want to follow the TV show's lead when you're foraging.