Appalachia is transitioning from coal. Here’s what it could learn from Germany. 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
Economic Transitions in US Coal Communities 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 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.
