Underground Railroad And Fly Around Festival, Inside Appalachia

This week, before emancipation, Appalachia provided pathways to freedom for enslaved people trying to escape bondage. A new project identifies more than two dozen previously unknown underground railroad sites. Also, the Fly Around Music & Arts Festival in North Carolina was inspired by the hard work that followed Hurricane Helene. And, a ballad about floods recorded a generation ago still provides solace for people today.

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Energy & Environment Curtis Tate, Jul. 29, 2025

Form Energy CEO: Batteries Came Out A Winner In Tax Legislation

Curtis Tate spoke with Form co-founder and CEO Mateo Jaramillo about where the company’s product will be installed first and how it fared in recent federal tax legislation.

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Energy & Environment Curtis Tate, Sep. 20, 2024

Form Energy Gets $150 Million Federal Grant To Hire 600 Workers

The grant is part of $3 billion going to 25 projects in 14 states in an effort by the Biden-Harris administration to make the country a leader in battery storage.

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Energy & Environment Curtis Tate, Sep. 13, 2024

'It Feels Like Home': Steel's Heritage Lives At Form Energy Weirton Site

Long before this gleaming, 500,000 square foot factory went up, the site churned out steel products for generations, and Dot Gilliam’s family was part of it.

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Energy & Environment Curtis Tate, May. 07, 2024

Inflation Reduction Act Brings Four Companies, 850 Jobs To State

According to E2, a group of business leaders and investors, it has spurred more than $1.3 billion in investment in the state and created 850 jobs.

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Energy & Environment Curtis Tate, Apr. 30, 2024

Federal Investment Brings Clean Manufacturing To Energy Communities

Curtis Tate spoke recently with Brian Anderson, a senior adviser on energy communities at the U.S. Department of Energy, at the University of Charleston.

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Energy & Environment Curtis Tate, Dec. 14, 2023