Feb 14 Energy & Environment Fracking Waste Disposal: Still A Hot Mess The slogan for Estill County is “where the bluegrass kisses the mountains.” But since 2015 the county, population 15,000, is widely known as the place where radioactive material generated by the oil and gas industry in a process known as fracking was dumped near some schools. As the Ohio Valley ReSource reported in 2016, tons […] By Mary Meehan Feb 14 Energy & Environment Fracking Waste Disposal: Still A Hot Mess Mary Meehan
Jun 17 Energy & Environment Hot Mess: How Radioactive Fracking Waste Wound Up Near Homes And Schools The energy that lights up, turns on, cools and heats our lives leaves a trail of waste. Natural gas is no exception. The waste from the gas drilling known as “fracking” is often radioactive. The gas industry produces thousands of tons of this “hot” waste and companies and state regulators throughout the Ohio River valley […] By Glynis Board Jun 17 Energy & Environment Hot Mess: How Radioactive Fracking Waste Wound Up Near Homes And Schools Glynis Board
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
Dec 11 Democracy & Civic Life A Blackface Photo Resurfaces, And A Kentucky Town Confronts Its Racial Trauma Holiday light displays are spread out across Bob Noble park in Paducah, Kentucky, lighting up the barren trees at night for the community to drive by. The park has long been a gathering place for the small city, with performances at an amphitheater and swimming during the summer. Shirley Massie, 76, sits at one the […] By Liam Niemeyer Dec 11 Democracy & Civic Life A Blackface Photo Resurfaces, And A Kentucky Town Confronts Its Racial Trauma Liam Niemeyer
Nov 14 Energy & Environment The water is cleaner but the politics are messier: A look back at the Clean Water Act movement after 50 years In June 1969, a Time Magazine article garnered national attention when it brought to light the water quality conditions in Ohio: a river had literally caught fire. Oil-soaked debris ignited after sparks, likely from a passing train, set the slick ablaze. Local media actually didn’t spend much time reporting on the fire. This was, after […] By Lucia Walinchus Nov 14 Energy & Environment The water is cleaner but the politics are messier: A look back at the Clean Water Act movement after 50 years Lucia Walinchus
Jun 17 Resource Shift Five Years Of The Ohio Valley ReSource The Ohio Valley ReSource marks its fifth anniversary this month. With your help, this collaboration among seven public media stations in three states is still doing the job it set out to do in June, 2016: to tell the untold stories in the under-served parts of our region. On June 17, 2016, the ReSource published […] By Jeff Young Jun 17 Resource Shift Five Years Of The Ohio Valley ReSource Jeff Young
Apr 20 Impact ReSource Reporter Honored For Investigation Of Frack Waste Ohio Valley ReSource energy and environment reporter Glynis Board earned top honors in competition among the Virginias Associated Press Broadcasters for her investigation of illegal dumping of fracking waste. The story, titled “Hot Mess: How Radioactive Fracking Waste Wound Up Near Homes And Schools,” was the first piece the ReSource aired upon launch in June, […] By Jeff Young Apr 20 Impact ReSource Reporter Honored For Investigation Of Frack Waste Jeff Young
Dec 22 Energy & Environment In the Southwest and Appalachia, Indigenous Organizers Want a New Economy for Their Coalfield Communities Carol Davis has noticed the West drying up. Where she lives, in the Four Corners area of New Mexico and on the Navajo Nation, years of drought have left former oases dusty and dry. Though the drought has some roots in wider climate issues, Carol says much of the groundwater in her area has dried […] By Katie Myers Dec 22 Energy & Environment In the Southwest and Appalachia, Indigenous Organizers Want a New Economy for Their Coalfield Communities Katie Myers
May 21 Coronavirus New Data Shows Ohio Valley’s Black Residents Lag In COVID Vaccination Rates Black and Hispanic Americans in the Ohio Valley are getting vaccinated against COVID-19 at a lower rate than are white Americans, according to data obtained by Kaiser Health News, which offers a more detailed view of vaccination progress among different groups. The data shows that vaccination rates vary across races and ethnicities in the Ohio […] By Suhail Bhat May 21 Coronavirus New Data Shows Ohio Valley’s Black Residents Lag In COVID Vaccination Rates Suhail Bhat