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The Appalachian legacy of Carter G. Woodson, ‘father of Black History Month’
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Ohio Valley ReSource · Carter G. Woodson’s Appalachian legacy HUNTINGTON, W. Va. (OVR) — Carter G. Woodson was one of the first people to seriously study and document the history… Read More
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The infrastructure law brings mine reclamation, clean water and broadband to Appalachia
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The bipartisan infrastructure bill that became law last month has billions of dollars in it for roads, bridges, airports and transit systems in the Ohio Valley. The law also addresses… Read More
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A Kentucky court orders West Virginia’s governor to pay penalty over mine reclamation
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FRANKFORT, Ky. (OVR) — A Kentucky court has found coal companies owned by West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice in default of a 2019 mine reclamation agreement. A judge in Frankfort… Read More
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Kentucky’s AG Cameron on West Virginia Coal Plant: Close It
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FRANKFORT, Ky. (OVR) — Environmental and consumer groups have pushed for the early closure of a 50-year-old coal-fired power plant in West Virginia that serves electricity customers in both West… Read More
![The John Amos power station in West Virginia](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/1280px-John_E._Amos_Power_Plant._Units_1_and_2-e1623430821441-900x422.jpg)
West Virginia Coal Plants Need Upgrades. Three States Will Decide Their Fate.
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They’ve towered over the region’s communities for decades. They generated the electricity for homes around the Ohio Valley. They burned coal, a fossil fuel Appalachia has in abundance. But three… Read More
![West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin with miners on Capitol Hill.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Manchin-e1557424684732-900x422.png)
Power Player: How Manchin Is Key to Biden’s Energy, Climate Goals
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On Earth Day, President Joe Biden convened world leaders for a climate summit, where he laid out an ambitious goal for U.S. policy on climate change. “The United States sets… Read More
![In this Dec. 3, 2015 file photo, The Upper Big Branch Miners Memorial is shown in Whitesville, W.Va.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/AP20095448177610-e1617653698322-900x422.jpg)
WV Remembers Upper Big Branch Mine Disaster On 11th Anniversary
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RALEIGH COUNTY, W.Va. (OVR) — Monday marks 11 years since the Upper Big Branch coal mine disaster in Raleigh County, West Virginia, where 29 miners were killed on April 5,… Read More
![Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., left, and wife Gayle Conelly Manchin arrive for a State Dinner with Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison and President Donald Trump at the White House, Friday, Sept. 20, 2019, in Washington.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/AP19264047164516-e1617052392828-900x422.jpg)
Biden Picks Gayle Manchin, Wife Of WV Senator, For Appalachian Regional Commission
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President Joe Biden has nominated Gayle Manchin, the wife of West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin, to co-chair the Appalachian Regional Commission, the White House announced Friday. The commission was created… Read More
![An X-ray image of an Appalachian coal miner with black lung lesions.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Forehand-Lung-with-opacities-outlined-1-e1531342312952-900x422.jpg)
Study Shows Bias, Conflicts Of Interest Among Doctors Who Read Black Lung X-rays
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Doctors hired by coal companies in black lung cases are far less likely to diagnose the disease in X-rays than are independent doctors or those who are hired by coal… Read More