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Miners Urge Congressional Action On Pensions, Black Lung Fund
Retired coal miners and coal community activists are on Capitol Hill this week urging action on two important issues for miners: pensions and black lung benefits. Advocates say funds supporting… Read More
Safer Direction? Top Mine Regulator Addresses Concerns About Dust And Deaths In Coal
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
Surgeon General Says Opioid Crisis Requires Fight Against Stigma
In a comprehensive new report on the opioid crisis, the U.S. surgeon general writes that stigma remains a major barrier to treatment and urges a more supportive approach to those… Read More
Senate Opioids Bill Takes Aim At Fentanyl Imports
The U.S. Senate has approved a bipartisan package to address the nation’s opioid crisis with more resources for addiction treatment and recovery and an emphasis on stopping the flow of… Read More
The New DARE: Schools Aim To Stop Next Generation Of Opioid Crisis
New data from the 2017 National Survey on Drug Use and Health show a rare bright spot amid the opioid crisis. Fewer high schoolers in the region appear to be… Read More
Orphan Wells: States Wrestle With Soaring Costs For Oil & Gas Industry Mess
William Suan is no stranger to the problems abandoned oil and gas wells can cause. “It’s just an eyesore,” he said, standing inside a barn on his cattle ranch near… Read More
Toxic “Teflon” Chemicals On EPA Regulatory Agenda
Environmental Protection Agency officials told a Congressional panel Thursday that the agency will announce by the end of the year whether it will take the next step to regulate a… Read More
Reining In Abuse: Lax Laws On Animal Welfare Affect Pets And People
Suzanna Johnson is an education officer with the Heart of Phoenix Equine Rescue in Camner, Kentucky. Johnson is looking after a pregnant horse she rescued recently. “Be good,” she instructs the mare, named… Read More
Trump Power: Industry Analysts Say New Rule Will Not Fuel Coal Comeback
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
In Ohio Valley Visits, Trump Administration Pushes Policies Supporting Mining And Metals
In back-to-back events this week President Trump and his commerce secretary visited the Ohio Valley to tout administration policies aimed at propping up two of the region’s traditional but faltering… Read More
Rural Risk: Mobile Clinics Help Tackle Multifaceted Opioid Crisis
In a room at the Letcher County Health Department in Whitesburg, Kentucky, about 20 people are learning how to use naloxone, the opioid overdose reversal medication. Among them is 18-year-old… Read More
Hazard Ahead: Ohio Valley Auto Industry Concerned About Trump Trade Policies
Automotive manufacturing leaders met in Kentucky to discuss how changes in U.S. trade policy under President Trump affect the industry and its growing presence in the Ohio Valley. Industry leaders gathered for… Read More
Federal Dust Fraud Charges Highlight Black Lung Threat For Miners
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
Rural Counties Under Stress From Justice Companies’ Unpaid Taxes In Several States
In October, 2016, NPR, Ohio Valley ReSource and its partners reported that West Virginia billionaire coal baron Jim Justice, who was running for governor as a Democrat, owned companies that owed… Read More
Win For Wetlands: Program Helps Farmers Conserve More Flood Prone Land
West Kentucky farmer Judy Wilson says her family is a bit of a sundry bunch. “We love the farm, but we also love all the nature,” she said. Wilson is… Read More
Your Voice Ohio Collaborative Seeking Solutions To Opioid Crisis
An Ohio-based collaborative thinks journalists can play a bigger role in solving the region’s opioid crisis. The effort starts with listening to people in some of the hardest-hit communities. A… Read More
Infection And Inequality: How The Income Gap Fuels Ohio Valley’s Hep A Outbreak
Jim Thacker is frustrated. The spokesperson for the Madison County, Kentucky, Health Department said there is a real threat of a Hepatitis A outbreak at the detention center right down the road… Read More
Study Shows Area The Size of Delaware Affected By Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining
An area roughly the size of Delaware has been mined for coal in Appalachia using mountaintop removal, according to a new study published in the journal PLOS ONE. Researchers from… Read More
Study Finds “Bright Spots” Amid Region’s Poor Health Outcomes
The Ohio Valley is not known for good health. Kentucky, Ohio, and West Virginia often rank near the bottom of states in many health rankings. But a new report shows… Read More
Battling An Outbreak: Businesses And Health Officials Respond As Ohio Valley’s Hep A Cases Climb
The low rumble of industrial fans fills the Catholic Action Center in Lexington, a shelter that provides meals and other services for homeless people. It’s mid-morning on a hot July day and… Read More
Region’s Black Lung Rates Highest In 25 Years
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
Pension Problems: Lawmakers Warn Of Economic Fallout From Failing Pensions
United Mine Workers President Cecil Roberts fired up a crowd of thousands of union workers in Columbus, Ohio, with a simple chant: “Fix it!” The rally last week came on… Read More
Hogwash: Farmers Fear Trump Trade Disputes Are Damaging Ag Markets
Jimmy Tosh sells a lot of pigs. He is owner and CEO of Tosh Farms, Tosh Pork, and Bacon By Gosh, in Henry County, Tennessee, and has 84 contracted barns in the region where farmers… Read More
Federal Prosecutor Charges Coal Company With Faking Dust Samples Amid Black Lung Surge
The U.S. Attorney for Kentucky’s Western District unsealed eight fraud indictments Wednesday against employees of the bankrupt Armstrong Energy coal company for falsifying dust monitoring samples in two Kentucky mines…. Read More
Kids First: Teachers Put Immigration Politics Aside To Focus On Migrant Students
“Be brave, have fun,” Jennie Boggess instructs as she leads a room full of young students at Camp Curiosity, hosted by the Daviess County, Kentucky, Public Schools. Boggess is the development… Read More
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