Jun 17 Energy & Environment Hot Mess: States Struggle to Deal With Radioactive Fracking Waste This piece was produced in partnership with the Center for Public Integrity, a nonpartisan, nonprofit investigative news organization. The Marcellus Shale has transformed the Appalachian Basin into an energy juggernaut. Even amid a recent drilling slowdown, regional daily production averages enough natural gas to power more than 200,000 U.S. homes for a year. But the rise […] By Jie Jenny Zou Jun 17 Energy & Environment Hot Mess: States Struggle to Deal With Radioactive Fracking Waste Jie Jenny Zou
Jun 15 Energy & Environment Hot Mess: Mapping the Route of Radioactive Waste Because hydraulic fracturing, or “fracking,” concentrates radioactive materials naturally found deep in the earth, these wastes can present special hazards to public health and the environment. By Alexandra Kanik Jun 15 Energy & Environment Hot Mess: Mapping the Route of Radioactive Waste Alexandra Kanik
Jun 9 Resource Shift Introducing the Ohio Valley ReSource Welcome to the Ohio Valley ReSource, a journalism partnership that aims to rethink how we use our resources in a shifting economy. With support from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting seven public media outlets in Kentucky, Ohio, and West Virginia formed the ReSource to strengthen coverage of the area’s economic transition and the social changes […] By Jeff Young Jun 9 Resource Shift Introducing the Ohio Valley ReSource Jeff Young