Appalachia is transitioning from coal. Here’s what it could learn from Germany. Published: 1 November 2019 Transatlantic Media Fellowship Lessons from environmental and economic restoration efforts in the Ruhr Valley could help usher Appalachia into a new era. By Katherine Webb-Hehn
Life After Coal Published: 30 November 2017 Transatlantic Media Fellowship In "Germany’s Appalachia," the last coal mine is closing. Can renewable energy and technology replace a quietly disappearing industry? By Amelia Urry
The Future of Coal Communities: Different Approaches in Germany & the US Published: 1 November 2017 Report After a summer spent learning about climate change in Germany and the US, Climate & Energy Intern Gavriela Reiter found that while both countries must confront the question of a phase-out of coal, they are having very different conversations. By Gavriela Reiter
Economic Transitions in US Coal Communities Published: 25 August 2017 Photo Gallery We toured the US Appalachia region with energy expert Timon Wehnert to visit communities in Kentucky, New York, and Pennsylvania and see how they are transitioning from a coal-based economy. By Nora Löhle and Gavriela Reiter
Germany and Appalachia: Perspectives on Economic Transition in Coal Communities Published: 10 August 2017 Radio A discussion in Whitesburg, Kentucky featured a talk by Timon Wehnert of the Wuppertal Institute as part of a tour of US coal communities sponsored by the Heinrich Böll Foundation North America.
A Just Transition: The Way Forward for Coal Communities Published: 24 February 2017 Video How some former coal regions have transformed themselves in preparation for life after coal. By Nora Löhle and Mackenzie Nelson
Restrictive new law will harm Poland’s wind industry, advocates say Published: 12 September 2016 A new law that took effect in Poland earlier this month could kill growing competition from land-based wind farms by expanding setback requirements tenfold and increasing tax burdens. By Kathiann Kowalski
In Poland, an Ohioan finds a parallel world on climate policy Published: 12 September 2016 Despite an ongoing freeze on state policies to boost clean energy in Ohio, efforts to increase energy efficiency and renewable energy are underway in Cleveland and the rest of Cuyahoga County. By Kathiann Kowalski