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Country Connection: Rural Residents Ask FCC To Improve Internet Access
More than two million people across the Ohio Valley live in areas that lack any optionfor fast and reliable internet service. This week some of them had a chance to tell… Read More
Paradise Cost: Coal, Natural Gas, And The True Price Of Power
Thanks to singer-songwriter John Prine, Paradise Fossil Plant might be the only coal-fired power plant that has a household name. “Paradise,” Prine’s 1971 ballad, drew on boyhood memories from the… Read More
Steely Ban: Ohio Valley Steel Makers Await Trump Import Decision
Steel makers and manufacturers around the Ohio Valley are waiting for a report from the Trump administration that could trigger higher tariffs on imported steel and bring mixed results for… Read More
Taking Flight: Ohio Valley’s Aerospace Exports Take Top Dollars
From the outside Summit Aviation, in the small town of Somerset, Kentucky, looks like any other nondescript, white warehouse. But inside workers craft parts for drones, weapons casings, wing stabilizers… Read More
Working With Addiction: A Popsicle Plant Helps To Lick The Opioid Crisis
If you’ve ever enjoyed a Budget Saver twin popsicle on a hot summer day, you can thank the employees of the Ziegenfelder frozen treat factory in Wheeling, West Virginia. Floor… Read More
Divestment Proposal Pits Coal States Against California
Political leaders in West Virginia and Kentucky are joining a coalition of states threatening to sue California over a program the state is pushing that would drop investments in coal…. Read More
High Hop(e)s: Craft Brewing Has Farmers Betting On Hops
The acres devoted to growing hops doubled in the U.S. in just the last five years and the trade group Hop Growers of America estimates that 95 percent of that… Read More
Labor Gains: Midwifery Goes From Horseback to Hospitals
Dressed in crisp blue scrubs, Certified Nurse Midwife JoAnne Burris walks briskly, the click of her sensible clogs a counterpoint to smooth jazz in the hall. The University of Kentucky… Read More
The Struggle To Stay: Personal Stories Behind Population Loss
Editor’s Note: Parts of Appalachia are bleeding population; the 2015 U.S. Census showed West Virginia was losing population faster than any other state. There’s a palpable struggle to leave, but… Read More
Current Events: Trump Floats Changes To Ohio River Infrastructure
When President Trump picked the Ohio Valley as the setting to promote his infrastructure plan, he also drew attention to an overlooked part of the nation’s transportation system: inland waterways…. Read More
Without A Net: Rural Residents Band Together For Internet Service
Nearly half of the people living in rural parts of United States don’t have access to broadband internet, the high speed connection required for common uses many of us take… Read More
Coal Country’s Mixed Views on Climate Accord
Many political leaders in the Ohio Valley approve of President Trump’s decision to withdraw the United States from the Paris climate agreement. But surveys indicate that public opinion across the… Read More
Growing Hazards: Safety Rules Often Don’t Apply To Farming…
One of the Most Dangerous Jobs Jeanna Glisson has two lives: her life before August 20th, 2007, and her life after. That day is so vivid, Glisson can still hear… Read More
Trump Budget Cuts Would Hit Trump Country Hardest
The true costs of the deep cuts in President Donald Trump’s proposed budget would fall disproportionately on many of the poor and working class people in the Ohio Valley region… Read More
Death By The Numbers: Region’s Grim Statistics Heighten Health Debate
As Congress considers repealing the Affordable Care Act, health professionals in Kentucky, Ohio, and West Virginia grapple with what that might mean for a region where many depend on the… Read More
Mending Mining Country: Three Ways Trump Could Help Miners And Coal Communities
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
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
Heart Of The Matter: Needle Drug Use Brings Spike In Heart Infections
The Ohio Valley’s addiction crisis has brought another health problem, as rising numbers of needle drug users are contracting a serious form of heart infection called endocarditis. The rate of… Read More
McConnell’s Dual Role In Miners’ Benefits Saga
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
Bright Spots: Positive Outliers In A Region Plagued By Poor Health
By most measures, health outcomes in the Ohio Valley region are not very good, with many parts of Kentucky, Ohio, and West Virginia ranking near the bottom among states. But… Read More
Mind The Gap: Why The ‘Wage Gap’ Still Divides Us On Payday
McKenzie Cantrell is an employment lawyer affiliated with the Maxwell Street Legal Clinic, in Lexington, Kentucky, where she works with low-income refugees and immigrants to uncover instances of wage theft… Read More
Hunger Gains: Budget Cuts Imperil Nutritious Food Aid
At a moment when food aid agencies are working to provide healthier food to the poor and the elderly, President Donald Trump has proposed a 21 percent cut in funding… Read More
Free Trade And Food: Farmers Grow Nervous About NAFTA’s Future
Farmers in the Ohio Valley are waiting to see how President Trump’s choice to lead the Agriculture Department might affect their fortunes. Concerns over trade have held up a confirmation… Read More
Black Lung Update: Federal Researchers Seek Allies In Appalachia
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
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
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