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Coal Towns Were Counting On Tourism For New Jobs. Then Coronavirus Hit.
By: Brittany Patterson | Ohio Valley ReSource
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On a recent sunny weekday, Bill Currey proudly walks among 30 neatly stacked, brightly colored plastic kayaks. Birds chirp merrily, and the soothing sounds of the meandering Coal River permeate… Read More
Two Decades of Resistance: Coal River Mountain Watch Takes Stock at 20
Coal River Mountain Watch’s history of resistance to mountaintop coal mining is plastered across the wood-paneled walls of the group’s modest office in Raleigh County, West Virginia. Framed photos, many… Read More