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![Clendenin, WV faced intense rainfall that led to deadly flooding in June 2016.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/flood-resiliency-clendenin-e1580579680899-900x422.jpg)
After Deadly Floods, West Virginia Created A Resiliency Office. It’s Barely Functioning.
By: Brittany Patterson | Ohio Valley ReSource
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The rain came hard and fast early on the morning of June 23, 2016. By 2 p.m., water was knee deep in Bill Bell’s appliance store on Main Street in… Read More
![The coal power station on the border between WV and PA](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/lbl5-e1529505124239-900x422.jpg)
Report Finds Many Ohio Valley Communities At Deep Disadvantage in Health, Wealth
By: Becca Schimmel | Ohio Valley ReSource
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A new report finds the Ohio Valley has some of the most disadvantaged communities in the country. The study comes from the University of Michigan’s Poverty Solutions, an initiative to eliminate or… Read More
![A Big Sandy Crayfish](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Big_Sandy_Crayfish_Guenter_Schuster_FPWC-e1580324266460-900x422.jpg)
New Protections Proposed For Imperiled Crayfish Species
By: Brittany Patterson | Ohio Valley ReSource
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The U.S. Fish and Wildlife service is proposing new protections for two threatened species of crayfish found in the Appalachian coalfields. Under the new proposed rule, published Tuesday in the Federal… Read More
![A towing vessel and barges moving through the area monitored by the Louisville Vessel Traffic Service on Dec. 22, 2017. (Photo by Alexandra Kanik/KyCIR)](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/river-safety-louisville-barge-e1579970235126-900x422.jpg)
High Waters, More Hazardous Cargo Complicate Job of Keeping Ohio Watershed Safe
By: Alexandra Kanik | KyCIR
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Just before dawn in January 2018, 27 barges were floating like a net along the banks of the Ohio River, downstream of the city of Pittsburgh. Instead of fish, the… Read More
![Miners assemble on railroad tracks to block a shipment of coal from a Blackjewel mine.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/more-miners-on-trax-e1564575630626-900x422.jpg)
Bankrupt Blackjewel Coal Still Racking Up Environmental Violations, Officials Warn
By: Sydney Boles | Ohio Valley ReSource
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An attorney for the Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet told a federal judge Wednesday that the bankrupt coal company Blackjewel has accrued nearly 300 environmental violations since it entered bankruptcy… Read More
![Water pouring into water](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/waterpure-e1462981349955-900x422.jpg)
New Testing Reveals ‘Forever Chemicals’ In More Water Systems Across OH, PA, U.S.
By: Brittany Patterson | Ohio Valley ReSource
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New testing by the Environmental Working Group has identified the presence of toxic fluorinated chemicals, broadly known as PFAS, in the tap water of dozens of cities across the U.S. where… Read More
![Tony Silvernail with a handful of crumbled hemp, on his farm near Frankfort, Kentucky.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/IMG_8809-e1570832660814-900x422.jpg)
Hemp Prices Crash Leaving Ohio Valley Farmers Feeling Burned
By: Liam Niemeyer | Ohio Valley ReSource
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Ohio Valley farmers planted more than 27,000 acres of hemp last year — about four times more than in 2018 — to cash in on a booming market for popular… Read More
![A grocery store](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/AP98123101564-900x422.jpg)
Grocers in Rural Coal Country Struggle to Stay in Business
By: Sydney Boles | Ohio Valley ReSource
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There’s a picture frame on the wall next to the customer service desk in the IGA in Inez, Kentucky. Inside the frame is a scrap of beige meat-counter paper, on… Read More
![Miners and supporters block the railroad in Pike Co., KY](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/IMG_0400-scaled-e1579030491401-900x422.jpg)
More Unpaid Appalachian Miners Stage a Coal Train Blockade
By: Sydney Boles | Ohio Valley ReSource
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For the second time since summer, eastern Kentucky coal miners are blockading a railroad track to protest unpaid wages. The new blockade, which was started Monday afternoon by Quest Energy… Read More
![The U.S. Capitol](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/AP_18362593913621-e1546038047415-900x422.jpg)
Regional Reaction to Iran: Ohio Valley Lawmakers Split on U.S. Killing of Iranian Commander
Congressional members around the Ohio Valley offered mixed reactions to the U.S. airstrike that killed one of Iran’s top military officers and pushed the two countries closer to war. Most… Read More
![PROACT Executive Director Micheal Haney (center right) with other recipients of the Innovation Now Awards in West Virginia](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/WV-Awards-e1576873241947-900x422.jpg)
Innovating Recovery: Group Highlights New Approaches To Addiction Crisis
By: Aaron Payne | Ohio Valley ReSource
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After years of leading the nation in overdose death rates, Ohio Valley communities are looking for new ways to deal with the addiction crisis. A national nonprofit organization promotes and… Read More
![Retired miners begin a meeting with the pledge of allegiance.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/trump-coal-miner-pledge-e1546990921754-900x422.jpg)
After Nearly A Decade Of Anxiety Over Pensions, Coal Miners See Light At The End Of The Tunnel
By: Becca Schimmel | Ohio Valley ReSource
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Union coal miners and retirees breathed a collective sigh of relief after the U.S. Senate passed a spending bill that includes support for miners’ pensions, which had been at risk… Read More
![A man stands in front of a levee](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/levees-huntington-5-scaled-e1576869400348-900x422.jpg)
Rising Waters: Aging Levees, Climate Change And The Challenge To Hold Back The Ohio River
By: Liam Niemeyer | Ohio Valley ReSource
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When 78-year-old Jim Casto looks at the towering floodwalls that line downtown Huntington, West Virginia, he sees a dark history of generations past. The longtime journalist and local historian is… Read More
![Volunteers swim in Peachtree Falls after cleaning up trash in the nearby creek.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/coalriver-mnt-watch-swim-e1576269372594-900x422.jpeg)
Two Decades of Resistance: Coal River Mountain Watch Takes Stock at 20
Coal River Mountain Watch’s history of resistance to mountaintop coal mining is plastered across the wood-paneled walls of the group’s modest office in Raleigh County, West Virginia. Framed photos, many… Read More
![A mountaintop removal mine site in southern West Virginia.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Mountaintop-removal-w-dragline-900x422.jpg)
Study Shows Surface Coal Miners are Exposed to Toxic Dust that Causes Black Lung
By: Sydney Boles | Ohio Valley ReSource
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Appalachian surface coal miners are consistently overexposed to toxic silica dust, according to new research from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, and surface mine dust contains more silica… Read More
![Participants documented many exposures to cigarette smoke. Kentucky and West Virginia have the nation’s highest smoking rates.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/mountain-smoking-e1575739481643-900x422.jpg)
Mountain Air: Youth Help Identify Causes of Ohio Valley’s High Lung Disease Rates
By: Sydney Boles | Ohio Valley ReSource
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Isabella Back, 18, pulls her jacket tight around herself as she crosses the gravel driveway. “So we’re going about 10 feet from my house to my dad’s workshop,” she says,… Read More
![CBD oil from hemp on the shelves in Winkin’ Sun Hemp Company.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Hemp-Pic-_1-e1565802270820-900x422.jpg)
While FDA Warns CBD Companies, Ohio Valley Industry Continues to Grow
By: Liam Niemeyer | Ohio Valley ReSource
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration sent out 15 letters last week warning some companies that sell cannabidiol, or CBD, about making unfounded medical claims regarding the effects of the hemp-derived compound…. Read More
![The Chemours facility, formerly the Dupont company’s site](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Chemours-e1574464604132-900x422.jpg)
‘Dark Waters’ Puts PFAS Saga on Big Screen as Ohio Valley Contamination Comes to Light
By: Brittany Patterson | Ohio Valley ReSource
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The new film “Dark Waters” depicts the real-life story of the 20-year battle waged by attorney Rob Bilott against chemical giant DuPont. We meet Bilott, played by Mark Ruffalo, as… Read More
![An X-ray image of an Appalachian coal miner with black lung lesions.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Forehand-Lung-with-opacities-outlined-1-e1531342312952-900x422.jpg)
MSHA Comment Period Shows Divide on Measures to Protect Miners Health
By: Sydney Boles | Ohio Valley ReSource
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The comment period has closed for the Mine Safety and Health Administration’s proposed rule on respirable silica, a major contributor to skyrocketing rates of lung disease among coal miners. The… Read More
![Murray Energy CEO Bob Murray speaks at the EnVision Forum](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/IMG_0131-e1571761099309-900x422.jpg)
Black Lung Trust Fund Likely Burdened by Murray Bankruptcy
By: Sydney Boles | Ohio Valley ReSource
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The recent bankruptcy of Murray Energy is likely to significantly increase the debt of a struggling federal trust fund that supports disabled miners’ health care expenses. According to court filings, Murray… Read More
![The Paducah Water lab tests a variety of different water samples](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/ewg-water-lab-e1569619193459-900x422.jpg)
Ohio Valley Residents Among Millions in America Lacking Access to Clean Water, Sanitation
By: Brittany Patterson | Ohio Valley ReSource
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Communities across the Ohio Valley are among an estimated 2 million Americans that do not have consistent access to clean drinking water and basic indoor plumbing, according to a report… Read More
![Kristi Reyes now spends time with her grandson in her new home.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Photo-1-4-e1573854987108-900x422.jpg)
Homelessness and Health Costs: This Kentucky Mom Faced Cancer While Living in Her Car
By: Mary Meehan | Ohio Valley ReSource
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Cancer was what finally pushed Kristi Reyes into living in her car. The mother of four had worked all her life, starting at age 7 when she helped out at… Read More
![A scene from inside Portal 31.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/portal31-miner-shadow-e1573255243577-900x422.jpg)
Portal 31: How A Closed Mine Opened New Prospects For One Coal Town
By: Brittany Patterson | Ohio Valley ReSource
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Devin Mefford is sitting in the squat metal buggy of a modified mantrip, the train-like shuttle coal miners use to travel underground. Mefford is dressed for work, in a hardhat… Read More
![Piles of coal](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Coal-900x422.jpg)
EPA Proposes Changes to Federal Coal Ash, Wastewater Rules
By: Brittany Patterson | Ohio Valley ReSource
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Federal environmental regulators released proposed changes to two rules related to the disposal of coal ash and wastewater from coal-fired power plants. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Monday announced its third… Read More
![Retired Kentucky miner Virgil Stanley at a UMWA rally for pension protections.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Virgil2-e1572649697548-900x422.jpg)
Murray Energy’s Bankruptcy Could Bring Collapse of Coal Miners’ Pensions
By: Becca Schimmel | Ohio Valley ReSource
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The recent bankruptcy of Ohio Valley coal giant Murray Energy has renewed fears about the already shaky financial foundations of the pension plan that tens of thousands of miners and their families… Read More
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