ReImagine Appalachia
@reimagineappal8ia.bsky.social
Reimagine Appalachia is dedicated to making sure that no matter what we look like or the size of our bank account, everyone who lives here can have a good job, is cared for, can put down roots for the future, and leave healthy land for their children.
Black lung rates are at a 50-year high. To understand the dangers of this upsurge, watch the full discussion with the WV Mine Wars Museum about the disease’s history and lasting impacts.
Full interview: https://loom.ly/AYuqYf0
@wvminewars.bsky.social
Full interview: https://loom.ly/AYuqYf0
@wvminewars.bsky.social
October 8, 2026 at 12:11 PM
Black lung rates are at a 50-year high. To understand the dangers of this upsurge, watch the full discussion with the WV Mine Wars Museum about the disease’s history and lasting impacts.
Full interview: https://loom.ly/AYuqYf0
@wvminewars.bsky.social
Full interview: https://loom.ly/AYuqYf0
@wvminewars.bsky.social
Learn how the Oak Run Solar Project has put a temporary stop to all the BA-A-AAHD news related to solar development in Ohio. Now the state's largest solar project, it will also host 1,000 grazing sheep!
Learn more here:
https://loom.ly/4EzK79A
#Solar
#Ohio
#Sheep
#agrivoltaics
Learn more here:
https://loom.ly/4EzK79A
#Solar
#Ohio
#Sheep
#agrivoltaics
Ohio’s biggest solar project finally gets permit after long legal…
Regulators’ approval of Oak Run Solar after a court forced them to consider more evidence is a rare clean-energy win in a state where it's tough to build…
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October 7, 2026 at 1:08 PM
Learn how the Oak Run Solar Project has put a temporary stop to all the BA-A-AAHD news related to solar development in Ohio. Now the state's largest solar project, it will also host 1,000 grazing sheep!
Learn more here:
https://loom.ly/4EzK79A
#Solar
#Ohio
#Sheep
#agrivoltaics
Learn more here:
https://loom.ly/4EzK79A
#Solar
#Ohio
#Sheep
#agrivoltaics
Bloomberg Law is covering ReImagine Appalachia's and the @appcitizenslaw.bsky.social's new black lung report in this article.
#CoalMining
#BlackLung
#CoalMining
#BlackLung
Decline in Coal Miner Safety Linked to Federal Cuts, Report Says
The sweeping overhaul of mine safety enforcement under the Trump administration coupled with its demand to produce more coal threatens the safety of miners, a new analysis finds.
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October 6, 2026 at 4:41 PM
Bloomberg Law is covering ReImagine Appalachia's and the @appcitizenslaw.bsky.social's new black lung report in this article.
#CoalMining
#BlackLung
#CoalMining
#BlackLung
People need childcare, transportation, and housing assistance to fill these roles. Fixing this to help grow local economies requires comprehensive community-centered policies from state and federal governments.
https://loom.ly/xTtz8Ss
#Appalachia
#Manufacturing
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#Appalachia
#Manufacturing
Ohio's manufacturing sector needs workers. A new program aims to fill the gap
Ohio's manufacturing industry estimates it'll need 35,000 workers every year to meet growing demand.
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October 5, 2026 at 5:30 PM
People need childcare, transportation, and housing assistance to fill these roles. Fixing this to help grow local economies requires comprehensive community-centered policies from state and federal governments.
https://loom.ly/xTtz8Ss
#Appalachia
#Manufacturing
https://loom.ly/xTtz8Ss
#Appalachia
#Manufacturing
Join Sustainable Pittsburgh for the #SustainablePittsburghSummit on Wednesday, November 18, at PPG Paints Arena. Connect with business executives, sustainability leaders, and innovators to exchange ideas and explore opportunities for lasting local impact.
Register @ SustainablePittsburgh.org/summit
Register @ SustainablePittsburgh.org/summit
October 5, 2026 at 4:41 PM
Join Sustainable Pittsburgh for the #SustainablePittsburghSummit on Wednesday, November 18, at PPG Paints Arena. Connect with business executives, sustainability leaders, and innovators to exchange ideas and explore opportunities for lasting local impact.
Register @ SustainablePittsburgh.org/summit
Register @ SustainablePittsburgh.org/summit
Together, our coalition is taking a community-centered approach to bolster our region's strongest sectors. Please help us urge Congress to support the proven programs our region needs before the FY27 budget deadline on December 11.
Please consider donating to our cause: https://loom.ly/J--Kchs
Please consider donating to our cause: https://loom.ly/J--Kchs
October 1, 2026 at 6:19 PM
Together, our coalition is taking a community-centered approach to bolster our region's strongest sectors. Please help us urge Congress to support the proven programs our region needs before the FY27 budget deadline on December 11.
Please consider donating to our cause: https://loom.ly/J--Kchs
Please consider donating to our cause: https://loom.ly/J--Kchs
TODAY at 6 PM at Pitt-Greensburg for a conversation on Pennsylvania’s orphaned oil and gas wells, environmental protection, and creating family-sustaining union jobs. 🌱🔧
Register here: https://loom.ly/slFa9Z8
📍 Campana Chapel & Lecture Center
University of Pittsburgh, Greensburg Campus
Register here: https://loom.ly/slFa9Z8
📍 Campana Chapel & Lecture Center
University of Pittsburgh, Greensburg Campus
Westmoreland County Town Hall
Wednesday September 30, 2026 6:00 pm University of Pittsburgh, Greensburg Campus Campana Chapel and Lecture Center 150 Finoli Dr, Greensburg PA 15601 Pennsylvania has as many as 700,000 abandoned oil and gas wells leaking methane and contaminating our water — yet in over 35 years, the state has only plugged about 3,500. This is one of our most urgent environmental and economic challenges, and with Governor Shapiro included $19 million in the state budget we are ready t...
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September 30, 2026 at 2:41 PM
TODAY at 6 PM at Pitt-Greensburg for a conversation on Pennsylvania’s orphaned oil and gas wells, environmental protection, and creating family-sustaining union jobs. 🌱🔧
Register here: https://loom.ly/slFa9Z8
📍 Campana Chapel & Lecture Center
University of Pittsburgh, Greensburg Campus
Register here: https://loom.ly/slFa9Z8
📍 Campana Chapel & Lecture Center
University of Pittsburgh, Greensburg Campus
🪨As rates of black lung disease soar and safety deregulation persists, tune in to hear what is at stake and what actions can be taken to course-correct!
Watch the stream on October 6 by tuning in to our social channels!
#BlackLung
#Solidarity
#Appalachia
#Workers
Watch the stream on October 6 by tuning in to our social channels!
#BlackLung
#Solidarity
#Appalachia
#Workers
September 30, 2026 at 1:07 PM
🪨As rates of black lung disease soar and safety deregulation persists, tune in to hear what is at stake and what actions can be taken to course-correct!
Watch the stream on October 6 by tuning in to our social channels!
#BlackLung
#Solidarity
#Appalachia
#Workers
Watch the stream on October 6 by tuning in to our social channels!
#BlackLung
#Solidarity
#Appalachia
#Workers
We partnered with architecture students at Pennsylvania State University to reimagine shuttered coal plants. By prioritizing local economies and environmental health, their concepts show what's possible when community vision meets innovative architecture.
Read here: https://loom.ly/BYBffnM
Read here: https://loom.ly/BYBffnM
September 30, 2026 at 12:22 PM
We partnered with architecture students at Pennsylvania State University to reimagine shuttered coal plants. By prioritizing local economies and environmental health, their concepts show what's possible when community vision meets innovative architecture.
Read here: https://loom.ly/BYBffnM
Read here: https://loom.ly/BYBffnM
TOMORROW: Tuesday, September 29, at 12pm ET via Zoom – Learn about how the Allegheny Trail and the outdoor economy can pave the way for systems-level change and economic growth across West Virginia and Appalachia.
Register here: https://loom.ly/VkAeYjs
#Appalachia
#AlleghenyTrail
Register here: https://loom.ly/VkAeYjs
#Appalachia
#AlleghenyTrail
Bi-Weekly Coalition Update Call - ReImagine Appalachia
Tuesday, September 29, at 12pm ET via Zoom - Learn about how the Allegheny Trail and the outdoor economy can pave the way for systems-level change and economic growth across West Virginia and Appalachia.
reimagineappalachia.org
September 28, 2026 at 6:32 PM
TOMORROW: Tuesday, September 29, at 12pm ET via Zoom – Learn about how the Allegheny Trail and the outdoor economy can pave the way for systems-level change and economic growth across West Virginia and Appalachia.
Register here: https://loom.ly/VkAeYjs
#Appalachia
#AlleghenyTrail
Register here: https://loom.ly/VkAeYjs
#Appalachia
#AlleghenyTrail
The rates of black lung disease are the highest they have been since 1978.
📄NEW REPORT by RA and @appcitizenslaw.bsky.social tracking the erosion of mine safety and health that has taken place from Jan 2025-Sept. 2026.
Report: https://loom.ly/hJOTeW4
📄NEW REPORT by RA and @appcitizenslaw.bsky.social tracking the erosion of mine safety and health that has taken place from Jan 2025-Sept. 2026.
Report: https://loom.ly/hJOTeW4
September 28, 2026 at 4:26 PM
The rates of black lung disease are the highest they have been since 1978.
📄NEW REPORT by RA and @appcitizenslaw.bsky.social tracking the erosion of mine safety and health that has taken place from Jan 2025-Sept. 2026.
Report: https://loom.ly/hJOTeW4
📄NEW REPORT by RA and @appcitizenslaw.bsky.social tracking the erosion of mine safety and health that has taken place from Jan 2025-Sept. 2026.
Report: https://loom.ly/hJOTeW4
APPALACHIA — As the rate of deadly black lung disease among veteran coal miners hits a fifty-year high, RA and ACLC are releasing a new analysis of the policy decisions from the Trump Administration related to miner safety and health since January 2025.
https://loom.ly/3JhxtaI
https://loom.ly/3JhxtaI
PRESS ADVISORY: New Analysis Shows Devastating Scale of Trump Administration’s Cuts to Mine Safety and Black Lung Policies
APPALACHIA — As the rate of deadly black lung disease among veteran coal miners hits a fifty-year high, ReImagine Appalachia and the Appalachian Citizens’ Law Center are releasing a new analysis of the policy decisions from the Trump Administration related to miner safety and health since January 2025. The findings are jarring, showing that over the last 500 days, the Administration’s approach to coal miner safety and health has been marked by disinvestment and regulatory rollbacks of initiat...
reimagineappalachia.org
September 25, 2026 at 3:11 PM
APPALACHIA — As the rate of deadly black lung disease among veteran coal miners hits a fifty-year high, RA and ACLC are releasing a new analysis of the policy decisions from the Trump Administration related to miner safety and health since January 2025.
https://loom.ly/3JhxtaI
https://loom.ly/3JhxtaI
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Join us and @reimagineappal8ia.bsky.social tomorrow for the release of a new report tracking major milestones regarding #minesafety and health - via Zoom.
Register at the link below:
Register at the link below:
Who Pays the Price? Cuts to Mine Safety and Health Programs Under the Trump Administration - ReImagine Appalachia
Sep 25, 2026, at 12:00 pm ET via Zoom - Join the Appalachian Citizens’ Law Center and ReImagine Appalachia for a discussion of a new report tracking major milestones regarding mine safety and health f...
reimagineappalachia.org
September 24, 2026 at 2:09 PM
Join us and @reimagineappal8ia.bsky.social tomorrow for the release of a new report tracking major milestones regarding #minesafety and health - via Zoom.
Register at the link below:
Register at the link below:
🪨 Rates of black lung are the highest they have been since 1978. To understand the dangers of this upsurge, join us for a discussion about the disease's history and lasting impacts on the Appalachian region.
Stream by tuning in to our social channels!
Stream by tuning in to our social channels!
September 25, 2026 at 1:26 PM
🪨 Rates of black lung are the highest they have been since 1978. To understand the dangers of this upsurge, join us for a discussion about the disease's history and lasting impacts on the Appalachian region.
Stream by tuning in to our social channels!
Stream by tuning in to our social channels!
Floyd County, KY is using buyouts to purchase property from willing residents in flood-prone areas to use the land for flood mitigation efforts.
Learn about regionwide disaster resiliency efforts by visiting the Appalachian Flood Resilience Coalition's website: https://loom.ly/LVxAkYE
Learn about regionwide disaster resiliency efforts by visiting the Appalachian Flood Resilience Coalition's website: https://loom.ly/LVxAkYE
September 25, 2026 at 12:32 PM
Floyd County, KY is using buyouts to purchase property from willing residents in flood-prone areas to use the land for flood mitigation efforts.
Learn about regionwide disaster resiliency efforts by visiting the Appalachian Flood Resilience Coalition's website: https://loom.ly/LVxAkYE
Learn about regionwide disaster resiliency efforts by visiting the Appalachian Flood Resilience Coalition's website: https://loom.ly/LVxAkYE
MEPs are estimated to generate a return on investment of $17 for every one dollar invested. By funding these organizations, we not only create jobs in Appalachian states but also strengthen national prosperity and competitiveness.
Learn more : https://loom.ly/TVhQ4tM
#InfrastructureWinsWednesdays
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#InfrastructureWinsWednesdays
September 23, 2026 at 7:58 PM
MEPs are estimated to generate a return on investment of $17 for every one dollar invested. By funding these organizations, we not only create jobs in Appalachian states but also strengthen national prosperity and competitiveness.
Learn more : https://loom.ly/TVhQ4tM
#InfrastructureWinsWednesdays
Learn more : https://loom.ly/TVhQ4tM
#InfrastructureWinsWednesdays
Join us for an hour-long intentional reset with self-care expert Robin Lesko, whose background includes counseling and ecotherapy.
Register @ https://loom.ly/XbajdEI
#SelfCare
#Counseling
#Appalachia
#Advocacy
Register @ https://loom.ly/XbajdEI
#SelfCare
#Counseling
#Appalachia
#Advocacy
September 22, 2026 at 8:46 AM
Join us for an hour-long intentional reset with self-care expert Robin Lesko, whose background includes counseling and ecotherapy.
Register @ https://loom.ly/XbajdEI
#SelfCare
#Counseling
#Appalachia
#Advocacy
Register @ https://loom.ly/XbajdEI
#SelfCare
#Counseling
#Appalachia
#Advocacy
How can we encourage the reuse of old industrial sites and brownfields for data centers? Join us for an exploration of how data centers could bring new income to abandoned sites while also encouraging economic diversification. 📈
https://loom.ly/VMG8OyA
#Appalachia
#DataCenters
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#Appalachia
#DataCenters
Data Centers and Brownfields: Can Abandoned Sites be Transformed Into Advanced Industrial Zones Where Co-Located Industries Share Energy, Waste Management and Other Services? - ReImagine Appalachia
A New Deal that Works for Us: Now is the time to come together and reimagine a 21st century economy for the Ohio Valley that's good for workers, communities, and the environment.
reimagineappalachia.org
September 21, 2026 at 5:28 PM
How can we encourage the reuse of old industrial sites and brownfields for data centers? Join us for an exploration of how data centers could bring new income to abandoned sites while also encouraging economic diversification. 📈
https://loom.ly/VMG8OyA
#Appalachia
#DataCenters
https://loom.ly/VMG8OyA
#Appalachia
#DataCenters
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Join the Appalachian Citizens’ Law Center and @reimagineappal8ia.bsky.social for a discussion of a new report tracking major milestones regarding mine safety and health from January 2025-September 2026 - via Zoom September 25.
Register at the link below:
Register at the link below:
Who Pays the Price? Cuts to Mine Safety and Health Programs Under the Trump Administration - ReImagine Appalachia
Sep 25, 2026, at 12:00 pm ET via Zoom - Join the Appalachian Citizens’ Law Center and ReImagine Appalachia for a discussion of a new report tracking major milestones regarding mine safety and health f...
reimagineappalachia.org
September 18, 2026 at 5:07 PM
Join the Appalachian Citizens’ Law Center and @reimagineappal8ia.bsky.social for a discussion of a new report tracking major milestones regarding mine safety and health from January 2025-September 2026 - via Zoom September 25.
Register at the link below:
Register at the link below:
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Read our latest blog post on how Floyd County is gaining traction with research and studies to build their "prosiliency" plan.
September 18, 2026 at 1:04 PM
Read our latest blog post on how Floyd County is gaining traction with research and studies to build their "prosiliency" plan.
Hear ReImagine Appalachia's Nepali-born Sustainable Manufacturing Research Analyst, Bikash Gupta, discuss climate justice and how economically disadvanteged regions such as Appalachia or those in the Global South are more vulnerable to the impacts of climate change.
Donate: https://loom.ly/4fgcA7E
Donate: https://loom.ly/4fgcA7E
September 21, 2026 at 2:35 PM
Hear ReImagine Appalachia's Nepali-born Sustainable Manufacturing Research Analyst, Bikash Gupta, discuss climate justice and how economically disadvanteged regions such as Appalachia or those in the Global South are more vulnerable to the impacts of climate change.
Donate: https://loom.ly/4fgcA7E
Donate: https://loom.ly/4fgcA7E
The ReImagine team had a great discussion with Metro News about our new sign-on letter, which urges Congress to strengthen investments in regional manufacturing to account for jobs lost.
Listen here: loom.ly/DMzPHDw
Timestamp: Thursday Sept 10th, hour 2, at 49:25 sec
Listen here: loom.ly/DMzPHDw
Timestamp: Thursday Sept 10th, hour 2, at 49:25 sec
Podcasts - WV MetroNews
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September 18, 2026 at 5:54 PM
The ReImagine team had a great discussion with Metro News about our new sign-on letter, which urges Congress to strengthen investments in regional manufacturing to account for jobs lost.
Listen here: loom.ly/DMzPHDw
Timestamp: Thursday Sept 10th, hour 2, at 49:25 sec
Listen here: loom.ly/DMzPHDw
Timestamp: Thursday Sept 10th, hour 2, at 49:25 sec
Hear Brooke Ripley, Fine Artist, Environmentalist, and Scientist, discuss Rural Action’s True Pigments initiative, which extracts minerals from acid mine drainage to create commercial pigments that can be used in paints and art supplies!
Watch the full interview here:
https://loom.ly/n8Asv6c
Watch the full interview here:
https://loom.ly/n8Asv6c
September 18, 2026 at 10:54 AM
Hear Brooke Ripley, Fine Artist, Environmentalist, and Scientist, discuss Rural Action’s True Pigments initiative, which extracts minerals from acid mine drainage to create commercial pigments that can be used in paints and art supplies!
Watch the full interview here:
https://loom.ly/n8Asv6c
Watch the full interview here:
https://loom.ly/n8Asv6c
Steep rise in electricity bills means that some people are risking their health through insufficient heating/cooling of their homes, and are forced to choose between paying these bills and buying food and medicine.
Learn mechanisms to address the affordability crisis here: https://loom.ly/XEdJWvw
Learn mechanisms to address the affordability crisis here: https://loom.ly/XEdJWvw
BLOG: Energy Affordability and Preventing Data Center-Driven Energy Price Increases
One big reason for increased energy infrastructure costs is new data centers. Residential consumers are worried about data centers’ increasing electricity demand, fearing that utilities will pass on the cost of associated infrastructure buildouts.
reimagineappalachia.org
September 17, 2026 at 6:40 PM
Steep rise in electricity bills means that some people are risking their health through insufficient heating/cooling of their homes, and are forced to choose between paying these bills and buying food and medicine.
Learn mechanisms to address the affordability crisis here: https://loom.ly/XEdJWvw
Learn mechanisms to address the affordability crisis here: https://loom.ly/XEdJWvw
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Had the pleasure of discussing the data center boom with super-smart and interesting folks, starting w CA Forward's great leader @katenrg.bsky.social and also Priyanka Mohanty of UAW's Center for Manufacturing a Green Economy and Dana Kuhnline of @reimagineappal8ia.bsky.social.
When the Data Center Comes to Town │ California Dreamshot Ep 6
YouTube video by caforward
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September 17, 2026 at 1:44 AM
Had the pleasure of discussing the data center boom with super-smart and interesting folks, starting w CA Forward's great leader @katenrg.bsky.social and also Priyanka Mohanty of UAW's Center for Manufacturing a Green Economy and Dana Kuhnline of @reimagineappal8ia.bsky.social.