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In some communities, elected leaders are actively pursuing data centers, or are at least open to them, in part to help make up for coal’s decline and counter rising electricity prices.
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On HealthConnections this week, Dr. Carole Myers talks with Dr. Sean Jordan, the Director of Lung Cancer Screening at UT Medical Center, about lung cancer screening and advances in treatment.
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A lifelong University of Tennessee fan is going viral online for her unique gameday outfits, but they represent more than just her love for the Vols.
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It’s been 50 years since the release of “Harlan County USA,” the Academy Award-winning film from director Barbara Kopple that shined a light on an eastern Kentucky coal mining community. Its echoes can still be heard in Appalachian music, documentaries and modern labor movements.
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Dr. Carole Myers speaks with Michele Johnson, the executive director of the Tennessee Justice Center, on how the Big Beautiful Bill affects TennCare.
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Tennessee voters will see three constitutional amendment questions on their ballot in November. WUOT’s Jacqui Sieber sat down with William Lyons, the Associate Director of the University of Tennessee Institute of American Civics, to break down what each amendment means.
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Many cryptids are said to lurk in the shadows of Appalachia, including West Virginia’s Flatwoods Monster.
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Dr. Carole Myers is joined by Bruce Guillaume, the founder of Mountain Challenge and Fit Green Happy Programs, based at Maryville College, to discuss the outdoors as medicine.
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In three Appalachian states, data show state and local police arrested more people for ICE in recent months, including during a national surge in immigration arrests this summer.
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Signal species are constantly sending humans messages about our changing world, and the Appalachia + Mid-South Newsroom produced an hourlong radio special all about them.
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Newspapers are shutting down and shedding reporters across the country, especially in Central Appalachia. Andrew Henderson sat down with a Lexington Herald-Leader reporter who was recently laid off alongside a dozen colleagues.
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Dr. Carole Myers talks with Dr. Aubrey Jones of the University of Kentucky College of Social Work about postpartum psychosis - what it is and how it can be better understood, identified, and treated.