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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
Controversial Mine Safety Nominee Faces Final Vote
By: Becca Schimmel | Ohio Valley ReSource
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A Senate vote is scheduled for Wednesday on confirmation for President Trump’s nominee to lead the Mine Safety and Health Administration, or MSHA. The country’s top mine safety position has… Read More
EPA’s Pruitt Visits Kentucky Coal Country To End Clean Power Plan
By: Glynis Board | Ohio Valley ReSource
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Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt used a trip to Kentucky coal country to announce the Trump administration’s plans to dismantle a regulation that sought to limit carbon pollution. Pruitt… Read More
“Matewan” Revisited: Film Unearthed Region’s Buried Labor History
By: Jeff Young | Ohio Valley ReSource
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Thirty years ago the premiere of a small-budget, independent film had an out-sized effect on how many people in Appalachian coal country thought about their region and their past. “Matewan,” directed… Read More
Bipartisan Bill Would Prop Up Coal Miners’ Pensions
By: Becca Schimmel | Ohio Valley ReSource
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A bipartisan Congressional group from the Ohio Valley and beyond introduced a new bill to save pensions for retired union coal miners throughout the region. The American Miners Pension Act, or AMP,… Read More
Manchin Opposes Trump’s Mine Safety Nominee
By: Glynis Board | Ohio Valley ReSource
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West Virginia Democratic U.S. Senator Joe Manchin will not support the Trump administration’s nominee to lead the federal agency in charge of mine safety. Manchin said in a statement that he will… Read More
WVU Economists See Ongoing Gains In State Economy
By: Associated Press
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MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) – West Virginia University economists say their business index shows a 2 percent improvement in the state’s economy from a year ago. Their Mountain State Business Index… Read More
Strip Mining Science: Trump Administration Stops Mining Health Study
By: Glynis Board | Ohio Valley ReSource
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The Perry County Public Library in Hazard, Kentucky, lies along Black Gold Boulevard — a name that nods to the wealth the coal from these hills has generated. On a… Read More
Mending Mining Country: Three Ways Trump Could Help Miners And Coal Communities
By: Benny Becker | Glynis Board | Jeff Young | Becca Schimmel | Ohio Valley ReSource
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At a March ceremony to sign an executive order reversing Obama-era environmental regulations, coal miners were arranged on stage around President Donald Trump as he took up his pen. “You… Read More
A Coal Comeback? Analysis Casts Doubt On Industry’s Chances
By: Glynis Board | Ohio Valley ReSource
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Can coal make a comeback? That’s the title of a new report from Columbia University’s Center on Global Energy Policy. Researchers there analyzed the factors leading to the coal industry’s… Read More
McConnell’s Dual Role In Miners’ Benefits Saga
By: Becca Schimmel | Ohio Valley ReSource
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Retired miners will not lose their health benefits, as had been feared, thanks to last-minute action from Congress. However, Congress did not act on the miners’ faltering pension benefits fund,… Read More
Black Lung Update: Federal Researchers Seek Allies In Appalachia
By: Benny Becker | Ohio Valley ReSource
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Federal health researchers are visiting health clinics and medical schools in the Appalachian coalfields to recruit allies to fight a resurgence of black lung disease. The worst form of the… Read More
Revenue Stream: How An Environmental Law Creates Jobs In Coal Country
By: Glynis Board | Ohio Valley ReSource
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When President Donald Trump visited Kentucky for a recent rally he returned to a common theme from his campaign: environmental regulations are job-killers. “I have already eliminated a devastating anti-coal… Read More
KY, WV Move to Weaken Mine Safety Rules
By: Glynis Board | Ohio Valley ReSource
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Lawmakers in both Kentucky and West Virginia are working to loosen mine safety regulations, alarming some mine safety experts. Kentucky lawmakers passed a bill that reduces the number of underground… Read More
Troubled Waters: A Coalfield County Loses Trust In Water And Government
By: Benny Becker | Ohio Valley ReSource
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On any given day in Martin County, Kentucky, the water system loses more water to leaks than it delivers to paying customers through their faucets. The water system is under… Read More
Ross Reviewed: Trump’s Choice For Commerce Left Mixed Legacy In Ohio Valley
By: Glynis Board | Ohio Valley ReSource
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The billionaire Wilbur Ross is headed for Senate confirmation hearings as President-elect Donald Trump’s choice for secretary of the Department of Commerce. Ross made it to ultra-rich status in part… Read More
Picturing The Future: A Coal Community’s Comeback
By: Glynis Board | Ohio Valley ReSource
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Can a photograph help a community grow? One photographer is shedding some light on ongoing efforts in a region looking for some new ways to sustain itself. Rebecca Kiger is… Read More
Fighting For Breath: Black Lung’s Deadliest Form Increases
By: Benny Becker | Ohio Valley ReSource
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At the age of 38, a coal miner named Mackie Branham Jr. was diagnosed with progressive massive fibrosis, a debilitating and terminal form of an illness that was supposed to… Read More
Justice Delayed: Billionaire Candidate’s Coal Companies Owe $15M in Taxes, Fines
By: Benny Becker | Ohio Valley ReSource
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The Democratic candidate for governor in West Virginia has never held public office. Jim Justice is instead running on his record as a businessman. He runs coal mines, farms, and… Read More
Mountains Of Evidence: Questions About Coal’s Most Controversial Practice May Finally Be Answered
By: Benny Becker | Ohio Valley ReSource
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The prestigious National Academy of Sciences recently announced a comprehensive study on the health effects of the controversial coal mining practice known as mountaintop removal. For coalfield residents who have… Read More
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