Appalachia, especially its coal mining region, is experiencing a revived bit of attention as shuttered mines, a rise in income inequality and longstanding poverty received flashes of concern from both ...

One idea for reinvigorating rural Appalachia is a modern-day Homestead Act to restore local land ownership and spur ecological and economic renewal. (Photo of reclaimed coal strip mine by Office of ...

For years, long before even our marriage was a certainty, my future husband, Ian, and I dreamed of Big Laurel Learning Center. Ian had been on numerous week-long visits and to summer camp sessions at ...

The Appalachian Homestead Act may be today’s single best solution to the enduring problem of mountain poverty. And it may well be the most important opportunity for a new generation looking for a ...