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Jul 31

Economy

Kentucky Homeless Services Systems Can’t Handle The Coming “Tsunami of Evictions,” Advocates Warn

Nearly 1 million renter households across the Ohio Valley are unable to pay rent and at risk of eviction, according to research firm Stout. That amounts to 42 percent of renter households in Kentucky, 46 percent in Ohio and 47 percent in West Virginia. “The homeless services system is not designed to handle a tsunami […]

By Sydney Boles

Jul 31

Economy

Kentucky Homeless Services Systems Can’t Handle The Coming “Tsunami of Evictions,” Advocates Warn

By Sydney Boles

Jul 28

Energy & Environment

Mine Safety Agency Should Do More to Protect Coal Miners in the Pandemic, Oversight Office Finds

The federal Mine Safety and Health Administration has not done enough to protect coal miners during the coronavirus pandemic, according to a report from an oversight agency released Tuesday. Through interviews with MSHA officials and union representatives, as well as reviews of state and national policies, the Department of Labor’s Office of the Inspector General […]

By Sydney Boles

Jul 28

Energy & Environment

Mine Safety Agency Should Do More to Protect Coal Miners in the Pandemic, Oversight Office Finds

Sydney Boles

Jul 24

Economy

“No Pay, We Stay.” A Look Back At Miners’ Protest That Rocked Appalachia

It’s a quiet, foggy morning on Highway 119 in Cumberland, Kentucky. A railroad track runs along the highway, and here, Sand Hill Bottom Road crosses the tracks and turns to the right, leaving a rough triangle of gravel spattered with trash. You can hear crickets chirping, birds twittering, cars passing on 119. A billboard advertises […]

By Sydney Boles

Jul 24

Economy

“No Pay, We Stay.” A Look Back At Miners’ Protest That Rocked Appalachia

Sydney Boles

Jul 24

Democracy & Civic Life

Power Failure: A Massive Bribery Scheme Could Change Ohio Valley Energy Systems

One of the country’s largest investor-owned electric utilities, with a large presence in the Ohio Valley, has emerged at the center of a $60 million bribery and racketeering scheme related to Ohio’s controversial energy bill that bailed out several struggling nuclear and coal plants On Tuesday, federal investigators arrested one of Ohio’s top lawmakers, House […]

By Brittany Patterson

Jul 24

Democracy & Civic Life

Power Failure: A Massive Bribery Scheme Could Change Ohio Valley Energy Systems

Brittany Patterson

Jul 24

Economy

No Pay, We Stay: A Look Back at the 2019 Protest that Rocked Appalachia

By Sydney Boles

Jul 24

Economy

No Pay, We Stay: A Look Back at the 2019 Protest that Rocked Appalachia

Sydney Boles

Jul 23

Energy & Environment

Coal Company Rhino Resource Partners Files For Bankruptcy

Kentucky-based coal company Rhino Resource Partners LP filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on Wednesday, joining a growing list of Ohio Valley coal producers seeking financial restructuring as the U.S. coal industry continues to struggle. According to court documents, the company and its subsidiaries currently employ about 550 workers at underground and surface mines located in […]

By Brittany Patterson

Jul 23

Energy & Environment

Coal Company Rhino Resource Partners Files For Bankruptcy

Brittany Patterson

Jul 21

Energy & Environment

Plan To ‘Reimagine Appalachia’ Touts Jobs, Justice and Sustainability For The Ohio Valley

A coalition of progressive policy and environmental groups has released a “blueprint” that provides a framework for how Ohio Valley communities could reap the benefits of federal action to address climate change and the COVID-19 pandemic. The plan, titled “Reimagine Appalachia” envisions a future economy for the traditionally extraction-based economies of Kentucky, Ohio, West Virginia […]

By Brittany Patterson

Jul 21

Energy & Environment

Plan To ‘Reimagine Appalachia’ Touts Jobs, Justice and Sustainability For The Ohio Valley

Brittany Patterson

Jul 19

Health

Surging Coronavirus Cases Threaten To Derail Reopening In Ohio Valley

At the Community Farmers Market in Bowling Green, Kentucky, vendors and shoppers are adjusting to the new normal during the coronavirus pandemic. That includes wearing face coverings, maintaining distance, and taking other precautions to avoid spreading the virus. Market manager Susan Warrell said their first days under the state’s recent mask mandate were a challenge, […]

By Aaron Payne

Jul 19

Health

Surging Coronavirus Cases Threaten To Derail Reopening In Ohio Valley

Aaron Payne

Jul 19

Health

Q&A: Pandemic Expert on Ohio Valley Mask Orders, School Reopening

Dr. Gerald Keusch is a professor of medicine and international health at Boston University, and the director of the Collaborative Research Core at BU’s National Emerging Infectious Disease Laboratory. He answered your questions back in April, and joined us again to discuss masking orders, school reopening, and the politicization of science. The conversation has been […]

By Sydney Boles

Jul 19

Health

Q&A: Pandemic Expert on Ohio Valley Mask Orders, School Reopening

Sydney Boles

Jul 15

Energy & Environment

Ohio Valley Coal Groups React To Biden’s Clean Energy, Climate Plan

Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden’s $2 trillion clean energy plan is drawing praise from organizations that work with coal communities on economic transition, but mixed reactions from union officials and industry groups. The plan, released Tuesday, would boost investment in clean energy and rebuild infrastructure in order to reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2050.The […]

By Brittany Patterson

Jul 15

Energy & Environment

Ohio Valley Coal Groups React To Biden’s Clean Energy, Climate Plan

Brittany Patterson