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Data center home buyouts come to West Virginia. Watch the latest Appalachian News Roundup. https://t.co/j7A63BONch

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Are you a journalist whose reporting focuses on faith and religion in America? Reporting on Religion launching its first microgrant program.

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Three microgrants of $750 each are available to professional journalists anywhere in the U.S., working in a newsroom or freelance.

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This story was supported by the @pulitzercenter

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40 years after its designation as a national wildlife refuge, Muskingum Island’s 13 gas and oil wells are finally being plugged.

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The work is an effort to stop pollution in the Ohio River and improve habitat for some of the river’s most ecologically diverse populations of fresh water mussels.

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This story was supported by the Pulitzer Center.

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Follow journalist and photographer Kristian Thacker, as he examines the collaboration between federal officials, oil well workers and biologist divers to protect Muskingum Island’s future.

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This event is in partnership with Rural Digital Resilience Project and YNST Magazine and is part of the Appalachia@250 series, documenting Appalachians’ reflections on America’s past, present and future.

Learn more, and submit to the project here: https://t.co/qc4Xt6S17m

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We’re hosting a documentary and zine storytelling workshop for young adults, ages 18-25, at The Co-op in Morgantown, WV, on May 30 from 10-3 p.m.

RSVP here: https://t.co/41LsbjWLcI

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@Report4America Caelan’s reporting is made possible by generous community support. Give today to support her future work: https://t.co/p823CYYX2u

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We are excited to welcome the newest member of our newsroom, Caelan Bailey, a @Report4America corps member covering the New Rural Landscape.

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@Report4America Caelan comes to 100 Days with experience reporting in the region. She previously worked with West Virginia Public Broadcasting and has worked as an independent journalist reporting on issues throughout the South.

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Appalachia@250: Dreams for a Shared Future asks you, Appalachians ages 18 to 25, to narrate this moment in time and design an ideal future.

This project is part of the national US@250 initiative.

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Over time, our communities change shape. We innovate. We introduce new ideas. We build new structures. We keep moving. What’s the newest thing in your community?

Tell us here: https://t.co/vnEwIfCSCx

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This project is part of the national US@250 initiative.

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Appalachia@250 asks you to narrate this moment in time in your own words and design an ideal future.

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Learn more and share your #appalachia250 story here: https://t.co/7h1DZDgDFs