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Dec 5

Agriculture

New SNAP Rule Could Hit Ohio Valley Hardest

The U.S. Department of Agriculture estimates almost 700,000 people across the country will lose food stamps in a new Trump Administration rule announced Wednesday. Regional anti-hunger advocates and policy analysts say the Ohio Valley — and Appalachia in particular — could be disproportionately affected by this rule. In general, the rule will make it harder […]

By Liam Niemeyer

Dec 5

Agriculture

New SNAP Rule Could Hit Ohio Valley Hardest

By Liam Niemeyer

Dec 2

Agriculture

While FDA Warns CBD Companies, Ohio Valley Industry Continues To Grow

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. Many users claim CBD has a wide range of medicinal benefits but there is little evidence. Despite this warning, the burgeoning industry in […]

By Liam Niemeyer

Dec 2

Agriculture

While FDA Warns CBD Companies, Ohio Valley Industry Continues To Grow

Liam Niemeyer

Nov 26

Health

Study Shows Ohio Valley’s Premature Deaths Driving Down National Longevity Rates

A new medical study shows that after decades of increasing life expectancy across the country, people are living shorter lives. And that trend is in part driven by premature deaths among people in the Ohio Valley due to the opioid epidemic, suicide and alcohol abuse. The article published Tuesday in the Journal of the American […]

By Mary Meehan

Nov 26

Health

Study Shows Ohio Valley’s Premature Deaths Driving Down National Longevity Rates

Mary Meehan

Nov 25

Infrastructure

Rural Water Loss Investigation Reveals Widespread Financial Challenges

Kentucky’s Public Service Commission released results of a months-long investigation into high rates of water loss in certain rural water districts. The findings point to systematic financial and managerial challenges facing rural districts, and solutions would likely require sweeping legislative change. The PSC launched its investigation in March after 11 rural districts, most of them […]

By Sydney Boles

Nov 25

Infrastructure

Rural Water Loss Investigation Reveals Widespread Financial Challenges

Sydney Boles

Nov 22

Energy & Environment

‘Dark Waters’ Puts PFAS Saga On Big Screen As Ohio Valley Contamination Comes To Light

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 a young corporate defense lawyer living in Cincinnati. His grandmother, who lives in Parkersburg, West Virginia, gives his phone number to local farmer, Earl Tennant. […]

By Brittany Patterson

Nov 22

Energy & Environment

‘Dark Waters’ Puts PFAS Saga On Big Screen As Ohio Valley Contamination Comes To Light

Brittany Patterson

Nov 22

Health

MSHA Comment Period Shows Divide on Measures to Protect Miners Health

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 49 relevant comments included a striking testimony from an anonymous coal miner sharing details of the ways in which current mine operators cheat on dust […]

By Sydney Boles

Nov 22

Health

MSHA Comment Period Shows Divide on Measures to Protect Miners Health

Sydney Boles

Nov 19

Energy & Environment

Black Lung Trust Fund Likely Burdened by Murray Bankruptcy

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 Energy could be responsible for as much as $155 million under the Black Lung Act and general workers’ compensation, but testimony from the Government Accountability […]

By Sydney Boles

Nov 19

Energy & Environment

Black Lung Trust Fund Likely Burdened by Murray Bankruptcy

Sydney Boles

Nov 18

Energy & Environment

Ohio Valley Residents Among Millions In America Lacking Access To Clean Water, Sanitation

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 published Monday by two nonprofits, DigDeep and the US Water Alliance. The report titled, “Closing the Water Access Gap in the United States,” synthesized data […]

By Brittany Patterson

Nov 18

Energy & Environment

Ohio Valley Residents Among Millions In America Lacking Access To Clean Water, Sanitation

Brittany Patterson

Nov 15

Health

Homelessness And Health Costs: This Kentucky Mom Faced Cancer While Living In Her Car

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 her family’s furniture store. Most of her work was in retail. It was paycheck-to-paycheck but she kept her kids together and a roof over their […]

By Mary Meehan

Nov 15

Health

Homelessness And Health Costs: This Kentucky Mom Faced Cancer While Living In Her Car

Mary Meehan

Nov 8

Economy

Portal 31: How A Closed Mine Opened New Prospects For One Coal Town

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 and a navy shirt and pants with lime green reflective stripes. It’s a uniform his father and grandfather — both Kentucky coal miners — would […]

By Brittany Patterson

Nov 8

Economy

Portal 31: How A Closed Mine Opened New Prospects For One Coal Town

Brittany Patterson