Emma Kelly

Trump Canceled 94 Million Pounds of Food Aid. Here’s What Never Arrived. ProPublica obtained records from the Department of Agriculture that detail the millions of pounds of food, down to the number of eggs, that never reached food banks because of the administration’s cut...

NEW: ProPublica obtained records from the Department of Agriculture that detail the millions of pounds of food, down to the number of eggs, that never reached food banks because of the Trump administration’s cuts to an aid program.

Close up of jungle plant life. There is a quote from Jane Goodall in white text over the image. It reads: "What you do makes a difference and you have to decide what kind of a difference you want to make."

The conservation world lost one of its guiding lights on Wednesday when renowned primatologist Jane Goodall passed away at 91.

Over 65 years studying chimpanzees in the wild, Goodall proved that primates are a lot like people. But her impact goes far beyond chimps. 🧵

We are thrilled to announce that our NEW Large Language Model will be released on 11.18.25.

Have spent a couple cloudy, drizzly days bouncing around NC/SC practicing photography with my dad. One year post Helene, it still hurts to see remaining damage and compare with SWVA

Have spent a couple cloudy, drizzly days bouncing around NC/SC practicing photography with my dad. One year post Helene, it still hurts to see remaining damage and compare with SWVA

a woman is smiling and holding a cup that says help me . Alt: a woman is smiling and holding a cup that says help me .

Welp here we are again, fresh out of Archaeologists for Skype a Scientist matches.

This fall, we have matched 248 groups with Archaeologists for online Q&As. I have 38 more groups who need a match, but I'm out of Archaeologists!

Archaeologists! Please volunteer
www.skypeascientist.com/sign-up.html

Two photos of a black and tan coonhound with the following text American Black and Tan Coonhound Rescue Cindy Messler Pack • 1h • © Good morning! I have a time sensitive foster need! This handsome young 1 year old male is located in Southeast Kentucky. He is in the care of LMU vet school for a few more days, then he will have to go back to an overcrowded and stressful shelter on Thursday, unless ABTCR can find a foster! He is friendly with other dogs and will be fully vetted and UTD on vaccines. Will you please help this hound begin his best life ever? I will attach our fostering application in comments. Thanks for your willingness to make a difference!

KY TN NC VA convergence folks … who would like a new best friend??

Pieces of the monument to labor that was community-designed for a small park in downtown Pound, VA. Both artists working on the piece have deep ties to coal and these are just a few of the elements. Every detail, down to the book titles, came from local residents and is tied to a personal story.

Pieces of the monument to labor that was community-designed for a small park in downtown Pound, VA. Both artists working on the piece have deep ties to coal and these are just a few of the elements. Every detail, down to the book titles, came from local residents and is tied to a personal story.

no no (pointing up the holler to Tudor’s) Appalachian foodway!

Scenes from an idyllic SWVA coalfield evening

Got to visit an AML site for work up near Clinchco in Dickenson County! Absolutely taken over with invasive autumn olive but full of wildlife and ready for a new reclamation journey

👋🏻 from Appalachia, home of the newest national park, signed into law in 2021: the New River Gorge National Park

www.nps.gov/neri/index.htm

Vonda Robinson of the National Black Lung Association explains why the recent tax cut for metallurgical coal "felt like a slap in the face" in this opinion piece for @cardinalnews.org.

https://loom.ly/R9plZ0k

Ro Khanna is speaking in Pennington Gap at the 4th annual SWVA Democratic Rural Roundup! We have coffee and donuts and community

How We Fight “How We Fight” is a short documentary that follows a series of protests at Cumberland Gap National Historical Park in the first months of the Trump administration.…

vimeo.com/1113427549?s... if anyone needs an uplifting glimpse of some of the folks who protect our parks

Almost heaven

Almost heaven

The VT professors within this department are some of the best people I’ve been able to work with. Several help run the Monuments Across Appalachian Virginia grant program, which is 1 of the most culturally beautiful and community accessible funding sources I’ve ever seen. A huge loss for all of us

The VT professors within this department are some of the best people I’ve been able to work with. Several help run the Monuments Across Appalachian Virginia grant program, which is 1 of the most culturally beautiful and community accessible funding sources I’ve ever seen. A huge loss for all of us

Improving Oversight of Federal Grantmaking By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, and to improve the process of Federal

The president just issued an executive order asserting new and wide-ranging authority over the issuance of federal grants. This will have huge repercussions for the daily operations of US science. 🧪

Also, lawyers are gonna be lawyering.

www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...

Trump Country Feeling Pain of Environmental Justice Grant Cuts In February the skies opened over southwestern Virginia, dumping seven inches of rain in a torrent that washed out roads, destroyed homes and businesses, and prompted Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R) to declare a state of emergency.

Earlier this year, the EPA halted $3 billion in grants, causing project freezes in underserved communities across many rural areas and sparking a class action lawsuit. That case has its first hearing in front of a federal judge this afternoon.

Federal agencies hiding out in a bunker

Rural Communities, Tribes Sue EPA Over $2.8 Billion in Canceled Funding for Flood Mitigation and Resilience Projects | The Daily Yonder A coalition of nonprofits, tribes, and local governments is suing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) over the termination of $2.8 billion in

dailyyonder.com/rural-commun...

Flood relief day out in Dante (rhymes with paint). Once again, our holler communities highlight the need for more resources to help with culverts and driveways washed out by stormwater. VDOT says not them, FEMA says not them, the county doesn’t own them, and folks still can’t get to their homes

Flood relief day out in Dante (rhymes with paint). Once again, our holler communities highlight the need for more resources to help with culverts and driveways washed out by stormwater. VDOT says not them, FEMA says not them, the county doesn’t own them, and folks still can’t get to their homes

Pictured is a field of Yellow with text and a picture. The text is on the left side and reads "Employer: Sibelco; Unit Size: 158; Filed: July 23, 2025; Location: Spruce Pine and Bakersville, North Carolina; Industry/positions: Mining/extraction. Operators, relief operators, and mechanics in production, maintenance, and warehousing On the bottom there is text that reads "Made by @UnionsElections; @unionelections.bsky.social. Logo property of UMWA." On the right side is the logo of United Mine Workers of America.

NEW: 158 miners and mechanics in North Carolina are unionizing with the United Mine Workers of America.