Climate & Flood Resilience
what we do
Extreme rainfall and destructive flooding are becoming more common across Central Appalachia. The magnitude of damage caused by these events can in part be attributed to decades of strip mining and logging that have reshaped mountain topography and watersheds.
ACLC’s flood resilience work grew out of our own experience during the 2022 Eastern Kentucky floods that devastated our county. Since then, we have pressed for disaster policy reform that reflects the realities of rural mountain communities. Following the floods, ACLC expanded beyond immediate disaster recovery support to develop long-term flood resilience policy for Appalachia.
Read the Appalachian Flood Resilience Coalition Policy Platform
Reports
- Preparing for the Next Storm: Lessons Learned from Hurricane Helene
- Housing Damage from the 2022 Kentucky Flood
News & Press Releases
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Another Summer, Another Flood
By Brendan Muckian-Bates On July 21st, a line of powerful thunderstorms began moving across West Virginia, bringing with them torrential rain and damaging winds. By that evening, three…
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August 2026 News – Black lung rates climb Also: Miner legal victory & disaster recovery reform
Black Lung reaches nearly 50-year high NIOSH findings show why the silica rule can’t wait A new NIOSH study shows that black lung has reached its highest recorded…
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Major Disaster Relief for Appalachia Passes Congress as Part of Housing Bill
21st Century ROAD to Housing Act includes Three-Year Authorization of Flexible Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery Funds UPDATE: The 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act was signed…
