News - Ohio Valley ReSource

May 17

Agriculture

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 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

May 17

Agriculture

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

By Brittany Patterson and Liam Niemeyer

May 17

Economy

Congressional Leaders Seek Investigation Into Russian Investment In KY Aluminum Mill

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

May 17

Economy

Congressional Leaders Seek Investigation Into Russian Investment In KY Aluminum Mill

Sydney Boles

May 16

Energy & Environment

Capito Among Senators Seeking Faster EPA Action On PFAS Chemical Pollution

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

May 16

Energy & Environment

Capito Among Senators Seeking Faster EPA Action On PFAS Chemical Pollution

Brittany Patterson

May 15

Energy & Environment

As Ohio Valley Ponders Plastics Growth, Report Warns Of Threat to Climate

As a new plastics industry emerges in the Ohio Valley, a report by environmental groups warns that the expansion of plastics threatens the world’s ability to keep climate change at bay. The report released Wednesday by the Center for International Environmental Law, Environmental Integrity Project, FracTracker Alliance, and others used publicly available emissions data and […]

By Brittany Patterson

May 15

Energy & Environment

As Ohio Valley Ponders Plastics Growth, Report Warns Of Threat to Climate

Brittany Patterson

May 13

Impact

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

Join Louisville Public Media, Appalshop, and the Ohio Valley ReSource for free screenings and panel discussions of the FRONTLINE/NPR film “Coal’s Deadly Dust,” an investigation of the rise of severe black lung disease among coal miners, and the failure of regulators and the mining industry to respond. These special events allow you to hear from […]

By Jeff Young

May 13

Impact

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

Jeff Young

May 10

Economy

From Russia, With Loot: KY Aluminum Company’s New Russian Partner Raises Concerns

A large whiteboard in an Ashland, Kentucky, unemployment office is covered with a list of companies that are currently hiring. Senior career counselor Melissa Sloas said that just a few years ago, that board was a lot emptier. This corner of eastern Kentucky has long struggled to make up for losses in mining and manufacturing. […]

By Sydney Boles

May 10

Economy

From Russia, With Loot: KY Aluminum Company’s New Russian Partner Raises Concerns

Sydney Boles

May 9

Agriculture

Farmers, Economists See More Economic Pain From Trump’s Increased Tariffs

Ohio Valley farmers say the latest tariff escalation between the Trump administration and China could continue to hurt their businesses, with many farmers already facing financial struggles. As Chinese officials visit Washington, D.C., for more trade talks, the Trump administration announced this week increased tariffs, planned to go into effect Friday, on $200 billion […]

By Liam Niemeyer

May 9

Agriculture

Farmers, Economists See More Economic Pain From Trump’s Increased Tariffs

Liam Niemeyer

May 8

Economy

Retired Miners Make One More Push For Pension Protection On Capitol Hill

Retired coal miners joined lawmakers from the Ohio Valley on Capitol Hill Wednesday for another attempt to protect miners’ pensions. Pensions are at risk because of a downturn in the coal market, the lingering effects of the 2008 recession, and coal company bankruptcies which have all reduced the amounts companies paid into a shared, or […]

By Becca Schimmel

May 8

Economy

Retired Miners Make One More Push For Pension Protection On Capitol Hill

Becca Schimmel

May 7

Energy & Environment

Justice Dept. Seeks $4.7M In Overdue Mine Safety Fines From WV Gov. Justice’s Family Companies

The U.S. Department of Justice has filed a civil lawsuit against 23 coal companies owned by the family of West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice, seeking more than $4.7 million in unpaid fines and fees for mine safety and health violations. The delinquent fines were brought to light by investigations by NPR and the Ohio Valley […]

By Brittany Patterson

May 7

Energy & Environment

Justice Dept. Seeks $4.7M In Overdue Mine Safety Fines From WV Gov. Justice’s Family Companies

Brittany Patterson

May 3

Energy & Environment

Remembering A Coal Miner Who Stood Up For Those With Black Lung

Robert Bailey started mining coal in southern West Virginia’s McDowell County in the 1970s. By the time he retired from the Patriot Coal Company 36 years later he was already having trouble breathing. By the time I first interviewed Bailey in 2014, his black lung disease had become severe. “I’m in the process of a […]

By Jessica Lilly

May 3

Energy & Environment

Remembering A Coal Miner Who Stood Up For Those With Black Lung

Jessica Lilly