Voices: The same old extraction and disinvestment won’t bring West Virginia’s revival by Kelly Allen, West Virginia Watch
Pennsylvania town faces fallout from Trump’s environmental rule rollback by Stephanie Armour and Maia Rosenfeld, KFF Health News
Pennsylvania lawmakers advance bill to give state additional oversight of new data center water use by Ian Karbal , Pennsylvania Capital-Star
Voices: I guess we need all those deported migrants after all by Carmen Gentile, Postindustrial Founder
Northwest Georgia voters sound off on race to replace Marjorie Taylor Greene by Ross Williams, Georgia Recorder
Postindustrial talks to a Democratic congressional candidate seeking to fill Marjorie Taylor Greene’s seat by Carmen Gentile, Postindustrial Founder
Mental health in the Pennsylvania Farm Show spotlight as feds abruptly terminate grant funding by Whitney Downard and Peter Hall, Pennsylvania Capital-Star
Postindustrial Talk: With government reopened, Congress missed opportunity to reform SNAP benefits by Postindustrial
Delayed SNAP benefits worsen West Virginia’s child hunger problem, communities rally to feed kids by Amelia Ferrell Knisely, West Virginia Watch
West Virginia commits up to $13 million to support food banks as hunger expected to rise due to SNAP delay by Caity Coyne & Lori Kersey, West Virginia Watch
Voices: The state budget crisis drags on as federal shutdown adds to Pennsylvanians hardships by Daniel Mallison
Study: Mobile health clinics in rural communities offer alternative access to care by Liz Carey, The Daily Yonder
Rural health transformation program won’t make up for federal budget cuts, experts agree by Liz Carey, The Daily Yonder
Georgia farmers set to receive $531 million in federal disaster aid, though no details yet on how to apply by Ross Williams, Georgia Recorder
Voices: West Virginia’s job numbers are bad, but no one is on the same page on how to fix that by Leeann Ray, West Virginia Watch
Union vote uncertain at Kentucky EV battery plant as ballots are challenged in tight election by Liam Niemeyer, Kentucky Lantern
Indiana targets “discriminatory” DEI practices, cancels minority business conference by Whitney Downard, Pennsylvania Capital-Star
Pennsylvania lured Shell with a $1.65 billion tax break. Now the company wants to sell its plant by Kiley Bense, Inside Climate News
Voices: Kentucky’s farmers market celebrates stories, people behind the food by Tiffany Tomeo, Kentucky Lantern
Voices: Trump administration poised to kill decades of climate protection by Carmen Gentile, Postindustrial Founder
Georgia conservationists push to “finish the job” of protecting Okefenokee from mining by Leon Stafford, Georgia Recorder
No one knows whether Trump’s $50 billion for rural health will be enough by Anna Claire Vollers, Stateline
Energy and tech companies said they’re investing $90 billion in Pennsylvania. What will they build? by Peter Hall, Pennsylvania Capital-Star
Rural Whisperer: Voters want a plan – any plan – but Democrats shouldn’t fall into trap thinking a bad plan is the one voters want by Mark Yonkman
AI data centers like the ones coming to Pennsylvania are using more power. Regular customers are footing the bill by Paige Gross, Pennsylvania Capital-Star
Voices: A stunning solar victory in Ohio against the deep-pocketed fossil fuel industry by Gary Houser, Ohio Capital Journal
