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Black Lung, Red Ink: Residents Press McConnell As Deadline Looms For Black Lung Fund
By: Becca Schimmel | Sydney Boles | Ohio Valley ReSource
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On a cool but clear November day about a dozen residents from eastern Kentucky’s coal mining region crowded into the lobby of an office building in the small town of… Read More
US Coal Consumption Drops To Lowest Level Since 1979
By: Associated Press
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WASHINGTON (AP) – A federal report says Americans are using less coal this year than at any time since Jimmy Carter’s presidency. That’s despite the Trump administration’s efforts to revive… Read More
Mine Workers Sue Federal Regulators Over Controversial Mine Safety Decision
By: Brittany Patterson | Becca Schimmel | Ohio Valley ReSource
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The United Mine Workers of America is suing the federal Mine Safety and Health Administration, or MSHA, after the agency reduced its heightened oversight of a West Virginia coal mine… Read More
GOP Tax Bill Would Extend Endangered Funding for Disabled Miners
By: Sydney Boles | Ohio Valley ReSource
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As Appalachian coal miners suffer from a historic surge in black lung disease, a federal trust fund that supports some of those miners has been scheduled to lose a significant… Read More
Groups Say Smart Reclamation Of Mine Lands Could Be “Appalachia’s New Deal”
By: Brittany Patterson | Ohio Valley ReSource
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From solar farms in Virginia to a green energy subdivision in Kentucky, a new report by a group of regional advocacy organizations highlights 20 ready-made projects across the Ohio Valley that could… Read More
KY Coal Mine That Belonged To WV Governor Causes Damaging Floods Again
By: Sydney Boles | Ohio Valley ReSource
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The rain started around 10:30 p.m. By midnight, the creek in front of Elvis and Laura Thackers’ house had swelled to a mighty flood, uprooting trees, moving boulders and surging… Read More
Companies Sue WV Gov.’s Family Companies Over Debts But Find Bank Accounts Empty
By: Brittany Patterson | Ohio Valley ReSource
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The Justice family companies’ difficulties paying taxes over the years are well documented. But tax collectors haven’t been the only ones trying to recover debts from companies once operated by West Virginia Gov…. Read More
Safer Direction? Top Mine Regulator Addresses Concerns About Dust And Deaths In Coal
By: Brittany Patterson | Ohio Valley ReSource
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As President Trump attempts to revive the struggling coal industry, the administration’s top regulator for mine safety used a recent lecture at West Virginia University to lay out his priorities… Read More
Trump Power: Industry Analysts Say New Rule Will Not Fuel Coal Comeback
By: Brittany Patterson | Ohio Valley ReSource
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When President Trump wants to talk coal, he comes to West Virginia. So it was not surprising that the president visited Charleston just hours after his administration unveiled a long-awaited… Read More
Trump Moves To Let States Regulate Coal Plant Emissions
By: Nathan Rott | NPR
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The administration is proposing to substantially weaken President Barack Obama’s signature rule on climate change. It would give states more power to regulate carbon emissions from coal plants.
Federal Dust Fraud Charges Highlight Black Lung Threat For Miners
By: Becca Schimmel | Ohio Valley ReSource
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When former coal mine employees in western Kentucky faced arraignment Wednesday on federal charges that they conspired to falsify the required monitoring of coal dust, the hearing brought renewed attention… Read More
Q&A: Investigations Correspondent Howard Berkes Discusses Black Lung Disease Series
By: Griffin Rowell | NPR
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Investigations Correspondent Howard Berkes talks about his recent work on “Black Lung Returns To Coal Country,” a series he has reported off-and-on for years.
Black Lung Rate Hits 25-Year High In Appalachian Coal Mining States
By: Howard Berkes | NPR
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In central Appalachia, one in five working coal miners with at least 25 years experience underground now suffers from the deadly disease black lung, according to a new study.
Region’s Black Lung Rates Highest In 25 Years
By: Jeff Young | Ohio Valley ReSource
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A new study by federal health officials finds the recent surge in cases of black lung disease is especially concentrated among coal miners in central Appalachia. Researchers at the National Institute for Occupational… Read More
West Virginia Coal Waste Plant In Struggle To Stay Open
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – A coal waste plant at risk of shutting down in West Virginia is hoping to stay open through state proceedings. The Charleston Gazette-Mail reports the Grant… Read More
National Academy Report Urges Stronger Coal Dust Monitoring Amid Black Lung Surge
By: Jeff Young | Ohio Valley ReSource
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A new report from the National Academy of Sciences says the coal mining industry needs a “fundamental shift” in the way it controls exposure to coal and rock dust in order to… Read More
Coal Ash Uncovered: New Data Reveal Widespread Contamination At Ohio Valley Sites
By: Brittany Patterson | Ryan VanVelzer | Ohio Valley ReSource
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For generations, coal power has fueled American prosperity. But for each shovelful thrown into the furnaces, a pile of ash was left in its place. Today, as coal’s dominance in… Read More
Trump’s Power Bailout Explained
By: Brittany Patterson | Ohio Valley ReSource
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President Trump has told the Department of Energy to stop the pending closure of some economically struggling coal-fired and nuclear power plants. As Brittany Patterson reports, energy analysts say that… Read More
Lung Transplants Rise Amid Region’s Black Lung Epidemic
By: Benny Becker | Ohio Valley ReSource
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The Appalachian coalfields are in the midst of an epidemic of severe black lung disease. The debilitating and even deadly disease has recently begun to affect miners as young as… Read More
Amid Black Lung Surge, Kentucky Changes Benefits Process For Miners
By: Benny Becker | Ohio Valley ReSource
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William McCool is a 64-year-old former coal miner from Letcher County, Kentucky, with an advanced form of black lung disease. Health experts say the condition is entirely preventable with dust… Read More
Southeast Ohio’s Fight to Save Local Businesses
By: Meg Ryan, Lauren Ramoser, Joe Payton Local communities throughout southeast Ohio are built on small businesses and local flare. One of the sad realities of communities in this area,… Read More
Living With Black Lung: Coal Miners Caught In A Surging Epidemic
By: Benny Becker | Ohio Valley ReSource
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The central Appalachian coalfields are in the middle of an unprecedented epidemic of severe black lung disease. In a recent issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association federal researchers released… Read More
Change Of Mined: Study Highlights Appalachia’s Tough Task Ahead
By: Becca Schimmel | Ohio Valley ReSource
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At a recent conference in Lexington, Kentucky, economists and community leaders gathered to talk about the state’s current budget crunch and possible economic future. Peter Hille, president of Mountain Association for… Read More
Miner Change: Trump’s Big Talk On Coal Brings Small Change in First Year
By: Becca Schimmel | Ohio Valley ReSource
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Donald Trump loves coal. He campaigned on a promise to put miners back to work and his first year in office included numerous Ohio Valley visits to highlight coal’s importance…. Read More
Clean Power Plan’s Repeal Gets Hearing In Coal Country
By: Glynis Board | Ohio Valley ReSource
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Last month the Trump administration’s Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt chose an eastern Kentucky mining town as the venue to announce his intent to repeal the Clean Power Plan, an Obama-era… Read More
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