May 13
Impact

Join The ReSource For “Coal’s Deadly Dust” Film Screening And Meet NPR’s Howard Berkes

By Jeff Young

Congressional Leaders Seek Investigation Into Russian Investment In KY Aluminum Mill

Economy

A group of Congressional leaders asked the Trump administration to review a Russian company’s investment in a new Kentucky aluminum mill. The request comes from eight prominent Democratic lawmakers with leadership roles in committees with oversight, banking and national security responsibilities, including Ohio Sen.Sherrod Brown and House Intelligence Committee Chair Rep. Adam Schiff. The lawmakers […]

By Sydney Boles

A Growing Recovery: Food Service And Farming Jobs Provide A Path Out Of Addiction

Agriculture

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 Charleston, West Virginia, the former church turned restaurant has a funky, yet calming vibe. Twinkle lights and mismatched dining room sets dot the space. For […]

By Brittany Patterson and Liam Niemeyer

Capito Among Senators Seeking Faster EPA Action On PFAS Chemical Pollution

Energy & Environment

A bipartisan group of U.S. Senators including West Virginia Republican Shelley Moore Capito this week introduced two bills aimed at further regulating a group of toxic chemicals known as PFAS. The chemicals include PFOA, or C-8, used to make nonstick products and other similar chemicals used in flame retardants. They have been detected in at […]

By Brittany Patterson
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