From logging to mining, Appalachia’s extractive history has left many communities at risk for climate disasters, but many nature-based solutions can provide a valuable stopgap to future hazards.

Appalachia isn’t prepared to be a climate haven. Maybe such havens don’t actually exist, but as the region is projected to be one of the more livable regions of the country as climate change continues, there are much-needed investments that must occur in order to help this new wave of projected residents thrive here.

Hurricane Helene ripped through six southern states by the time her fury dissipated, hammering the shores of Florida’s Gulf Coast with a 15-foot storm surge and winds that reached 140 miles per hour and spawning tornadoes.

The devastation from Hurricane Helene continues to unfold across the southeastern U.S.

A new platform from the Appalachian Flood Resilience Coalition intends to provide a guide for policy-makers for how to strengthen regional communities to better withstand flooding disasters.

Press Release - ReImagine Appalachia, Appalachian Citizens’ Law Center and the National Wildlife Federation were joined by local elected officials and advocates today to detail a four-pillar flood resilience policy roadmap for Appalachia. Nearly forty groups have endorsed the platform.