ReImagine Appalachia
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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.
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The conversation around data centers is heating up! But can these facilities be implemented in a way that...

🌍Minimizes environmental damage?
👷‍♂️Creates good-paying union jobs?
🔥Repurposes waste heat to benefit other industries?

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#DataCenters
#TechJobs
BLOG: Is Responsible Data Center Development Possible?
To start a broader conversation around responsible data center development across diverse stakeholder groups, this blog summarizes ongoing conversations from across our coalition - and some partner re...
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"Cancelling these visionary projects undermines the ability of manufacturers to get ahead of the changing global economy. The low-carbon economy is coming, regardless of who likes it or not."

Amanda Woodrum, Co-Director at ReImagine Appalachia

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#DOE
#RenewableEnergy
#CleanEconomy
PRESS STATEMENT: ReImagine Appalachia's Statement on Cancelled DOE Projects
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.
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Congress approved canceling all federal funding to public media this year. And, WPSU saw a decrease in funding from Penn State. Together, those cuts equaled about a quarter of the station’s budget and led to a round of layoffs in June.

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#PublicBroadcast
Penn State plans to 'wind down' WPSU after board committee rejects plan to transfer it to WHYY
WPSU, which recently celebrated its 60th anniversary of bringing public media to Pennsylvania, is slated to close soon, after a Penn State board of trustees committee voted Thursday against a proposal...
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ReImagine Appalachia is thrilled to be in Frostburg, MD, this week at the @Appalachian Regional Commission (@arcgov)’s 2025 Annual Conference, Appalachian Places: Growing Local Economies!

#SustainableGrowth
#SustainableGrowth
#PlanningPrinciples
#Economy
#Equity
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The conversation around data centers is heating up! But can these facilities be implemented in a way that...

🌍Minimizes environmental damage?
👷‍♂️Creates good-paying union jobs?
🔥Repurposes waste heat to benefit other industries?

Explore the topic here!
loom.ly/6m6V4WU

#DataCenters
#TechJobs
BLOG: Is Responsible Data Center Development Possible?
To start a broader conversation around responsible data center development across diverse stakeholder groups, this blog summarizes ongoing conversations from across our coalition - and some partner re...
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"The persistent-poverty counties include a racially diverse assortment of rural areas, such as the Mississippi Delta, Appalachia, (...) More than 60 percent of the residents in persistent-poverty counties are people of color."

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#Appalachia
#Philanthropy
Rural America Is Struggling. Where’s Philanthropy?
New donor collaboratives are experimenting, but few national foundations bring big dollars or a strategy.
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Friday, October 10 at 11 am ET via Zoom - Join us to learn some fundamentals of good facilitation that foster levity, sustain engagement, and keep you adaptive to bugs and setbacks!

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#TechIssues
#Events
#Facilitation
Facilitation Skills - ReImagine Appalachia
Friday, October 10 at 11 am ET via Zoom - Grab your coffee and join us to build virtual networking and other technology skills during our community conversations meetings. October’s event will focus o...
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"It’s doubtful that Congress will agree on a budget before the end of the month, (...) Which means too many West Virginians are going to end up just like they were before this amendment was passed — asking their lawmakers to care." - Rev. Brad Davis, McDowell County.

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#Appalachia
Brad Davis: Southern WV water crisis needs more than talk (Opinion)
West Virginians desperate for help dealing with our state’s ongoing polluted drinking water crisis shouldn’t get their hopes up that an amendment offered by Rep. Riley Moore, R-W.Va., and passed
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⚡ Calling community energy leaders! #E2C peer-learning cohorts are open for applications:

1. Turn energy plans into action with hands-on deployment support
2. Southeast communities: prepare energy systems for severe weather & disasters
Apply by Oct. 31
👉 www.nrel.gov/e2c/cohorts

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Bolstered by Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding, in Sept. 2025, the National Weather Service announced that an advanced experimental tool known as Flood Inundation Mapping (FIM) made transformative developments!

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NOAA’s transformative Flood Inundation Mapping expands to 60% of U.S.
Experimental services improve flood communications for emergency managers and the public
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Are you an Appalachian artist who wants to be featured in our artist highlights (#AppalachianArtistShoutout) and/or engage in our arts and culture gatherings?

Email to [email protected]. We would love to collaborate with you to showcase the region’s wide-ranging talents!

#Wildcrafting
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The story of Helene’s impact, (including the loss of at least 250 lives) and the journey of communities to recover and rebuild is only beginning.

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#HurricaneHelene
#DisasterRecovery
#DisasterMitigation
#Appalachia

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BLOG: Reflecting and Rebuilding, One Year After Hurricane Helene
The story of Helene’s impact and the journey of communities to recover and rebuild is only beginning.
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🛶Navigable waterways
🏚️Shuttered facilities that can be upgraded for turbine parts-making
💪A Regional workforce skilled in plastics and metals manufacturing

Sign up to learn how Appalachia can be come a wind turbine manufacturing hub!
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#WindTurbine
#WindEnergy
#Manufacturing
A Wind-Win: Appalachia’s Potential in the Wind Turbine Supply Chain - 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.
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Unclean drinking water is a huge problem in Central Appalachia. And countless overlooked communities remain.
Thanks to essential support from the ARC, however, one area can be scratched off the list.

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#Infrastructurewinswednesdays
#AppalachianRegionalCommission
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In this upcoming webinar, Attendees will gain insights into recent trends in apprenticeship utilization across various industries in the state and the challenges faced in the apprenticeship landscape.

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#ApprenticeshipProgram
#Apprenticeship
#WestVirginia
#Rand
The Status of Apprenticeship in West Virginia
RAND has collaborated with West Virginia University to study various ways to bolster workforce development. This webinar focuses on the current status of apprenticeship in West Virginia.
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Build momentum in the time it takes to get a signature. Learn how to:

✍ Craft sign-on letters that inspire unity among diverse groups.
🤝 Engage your community so they will take action when letters go out.
🗓 Organize your sign-on activities with online tools and resources!

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BLOG: Sign-On Letters 101
A great way to show large support for a policy or an idea is to create a sign on letter.
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Join ReImagine Appalachia as we host a series of community engagement workshops where students will share their research findings, collectively outline goals, and fine-tune their projects based on community input!

Register here:
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#EcoIndustrialParks
#Appalachia
Penn State University Class Workshop Series: Visioning & Goal Setting - ReImagine Appalachia
ReImagine Appalachia is teaming up with Penn State University to ReImagine the region’s shuttered coal plants and work collaboratively create visual concept art of their transformation into Appalachia...
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Glouster, OH, has just raked in big benefits to its local economy! Learn how AMLER funding revamp the area’s public parks and potentially support a local food business boom!

Learn more here: ohiodnr.gov/discover-and...

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#Appalachia
#AMLER