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Few Answers For Unpaid Miners After Day One of Blackjewel Sales Hearing
Blackjewel coal miners will have to wait at least another day to learn if the sale of the bankrupt coal company’s mines and equipment will deliver their overdue paychecks. The… Read More
Mussel Woman: Biologist Passes Along Pearls Of Wisdom About Threatened Mussels
Janet Clayton is standing thigh-deep in a back channel of the Elk River. Clad in a wetsuit and knee pads, the silver-haired biologist with the West Virginia Division of Natural… Read More
Blackjewel Miners Continue Protest As Bankruptcy Hearing Looms
Miners left unpaid by the bankrupt Blackjewel coal company say they are prepared to keep up their protest on railroad tracks in Harlan County, Kentucky, where they are blocking delivery… Read More
ARC Awards Grant To Help Pave Road To Addiction Recovery
The Appalachian Regional Commission has awarded a major grant to what it calls an innovative pilot program for a region hit hard by the addiction crisis. The goal is to… Read More
Blackjewel Miners Block Railroad To Demand Pay From Bankrupt Coal Company
Some coal miners left without pay by the bankruptcy of coal company Blackjewel LLC are protesting by blocking a coal train in eastern Kentucky. The stand-off began early Monday when… Read More
Power Plant: How A Grass Might Generate Fuel And Help Fix Damaged Mine Lands
Down bumpy back roads deep in central West Virginia, a flat, bright green pasture opens up among the rolling hills of coffee-colored trees. Wildflowers and butterflies dot the pasture, but… Read More
How A Proposed SNAP Eligibility Revision Could Affect Ohio Valley Recipients
The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced this week a proposal to tighten the rules on who qualifies for food stamps through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). USDA estimates more… Read More
Living Wage: Ohio Valley Workers, Employers React As House Votes For $15 Minimum Wage
The U.S. House of Representatives voted Thursday to raise the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour, more than double the current $7.25 rate, which has not changed in a… Read More
New Data Show Opioid Deaths May Have Peaked, And Reveal Scale Of Past Pain Pill Sales
Two newly released sets of government data show that the death toll from the nation’s opioid crisis may finally be dropping and also reveal the scale of the pain pill… Read More
“Death Spiral.” How A Carbon Tax Could End Some Coal Towns … Or Fund A New Future
Declining coal tax revenues place coal-reliant counties in Appalachia at risk of fiscal collapse, according to new research from the centrist Brookings Institution and Columbia University. Policies designed to prevent… Read More
New Prescription: Ohio Valley Native Dr. Patrice Harris Is First Black Woman To Lead AMA
Dr. Patrice Harris took the oath in June to become the first African-American woman to serve as president of the powerful American Medical Association, the largest professional association for physicians in the United… Read More
Laid-Off Employees Of Bankrupt Blackjewel Mining Seek Pay, Answers
Patrick Fitchpatrick has worked at Blackjewel’s D-11 coal mine in Cumberland, Kentucky, for more than a year. He said he enjoyed the work right up until he was told not… Read More
Minimum Wage Hike Would Have Major Effect In Ohio Valley
A new report from the Congressional Budget Office shows increasing the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour would boost the wages of 17 million workers and lift about 1.3 million people… Read More
Watershed Moment: “Ephemeral” Streams Debate Could Reshape Ohio Valley Waterways
West Liberty University Professor Zachary Loughman has dedicated his professional life to crustaceans – specifically freshwater crayfish. He dips his hand into one of the water tanks at his laboratory… Read More
Major Appalachian Coal Company Files For Bankruptcy Protection
In the latest sign of problems for the U.S. coal industry, one of the country’s largest coal producers has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. West Virginia-based Revelation Energy LLC and… Read More
My Cold Kentucky Home: Coal Country Turning To Solar As Heating And Housing Costs Climb
Joe Oliver and Tony Brown peered into the dark crawl space beneath a Letcher County, Kentucky, home. Already, they could see problems. The crawl space had been blocked off with… Read More
As Congressional Panel Focuses On Black Lung, UMW Urges Stronger Health Protections
As Congress hears testimony on the epidemic of black lung disease among Appalachian miners, two labor leaders are calling on Congress and regulators to do more to protect miners. In… Read More
Country Closures: Rural Communities Adapt As More Hospitals Shut Down
Carey Ellis grew up just a few houses away from the Owen County Hospital in Owenton, Kentucky, so he knows the essential role a rural hospital plays in a small… Read More
Coal Companies Belonging To WV Gov. Justice’s Family Agree To Pay Overdue Taxes In KY
Coal companies controlled by the family of West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice have agreed to a settlement covering millions of dollars in overdue property taxes in four eastern Kentucky counties:… Read More
As Calls For Action On Black Lung Disease Grow, Regulators Show Little Indication Of Change
Harold Sturgill was disabled by black lung disease when he was 58 years old. Now he advocates for disabled miners. “When it comes to the mining companies, and it comes… Read More
Federal Prosecutors Say WV Gov. Justice Responsible For Fines Against Family Company
Federal prosecutors on Tuesday said they will seek a court ruling to hold West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice and his son, Jay Justice, personally accountable for a $1.23 million civil… Read More
Kentucky Center Among The First Certified By American Society Of Addiction Medicine
A Louisville treatment center is among the first programs in the nation to be certified by the American Society of Addiction Medicine. The Volunteers of America Mid-States’ Freedom House serves women… Read More
Powering Down: Ohio Community Reckons With Coal Plant Closure
Brick buildings line the wide sidewalks of Main Street in downtown Coshocton, Ohio. On a recent spring day the dogwood trees are blooming. Bright red and white tulips dot the… Read More
Working Toward Recovery: Ohio Town Fights Addiction With Focus On Economy
This is the second story in an occasional series exploring the links between addiction recovery and a recovering economy. Addiction specialists, business leaders, law enforcement officials and other community members gathered around… Read More
A Growing Recovery: Food Service And Farming Jobs Provide A Path Out Of Addiction
This is the first story in an occasional series exploring the links between addiction recovery and a recovering economy. It’s lunch hour, and Cafe Appalachia is bustling. Located in South… Read More
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