Feb 12 Energy & Environment Coal Community Leaders Urge Congress To Include Them In Climate Action Economic development leaders from the Ohio Valley’s coal communities used a Congressional hearing on climate change Tuesday to say that their communities must be central to conversations about climate solutions. Testifying at a House Natural Resources subcommittee hearing on climate change and energy transitions, Peter Hille, president of the Berea, Kentucky-based Mountain Association for Community […] By Brittany Patterson Feb 12 Energy & Environment Coal Community Leaders Urge Congress To Include Them In Climate Action Brittany Patterson
Feb 8 Agriculture Hemp’s Heyday: It’s Finally Legal. Now, Can Ohio Valley Farmers Cash In? Inside Winkin’ Sun Hemp Company in downtown Wheeling, West Virginia, store owner Doug Flight tries to position himself in front of a camera crew. His experience with growing and selling hemp spans years. But memorizing lines for what he says could be the first hemp TV commercial in the state is another issue. “I know, […] By Liam Niemeyer Feb 8 Agriculture Hemp’s Heyday: It’s Finally Legal. Now, Can Ohio Valley Farmers Cash In? Liam Niemeyer
Feb 1 Economy Coal Comeback? Coal At New Low After Two Years Under Trump It’s been two years since President Donald Trump took office and began rolling back environmental regulations on the coal industry. At a November rally in Huntington, West Virginia, the president took credit for a coal comeback in front of a cheering crowd. “We’ve ended the war on beautiful, clean coal and we’re putting our coal […] By Brittany Patterson Feb 1 Economy Coal Comeback? Coal At New Low After Two Years Under Trump Brittany Patterson
Feb 1 Agriculture Farmers Still Dealing With Effects Of Government Shutdown The federal government shutdown is over but some Ohio Valley farmers are still dealing with its effects as they try to sign up for federal relief payments and find ways to substitute for missing information caused by a delay in important government reports. The American Farm Bureau Federation said 62 reports were delayed during the shutdown. These […] By Liam Niemeyer Feb 1 Agriculture Farmers Still Dealing With Effects Of Government Shutdown Liam Niemeyer
Oct 12 Health The Doctor And The Epidemic: Three Years At Ground Zero Of The Opioid Crisis When Dr. Rahul Gupta started work as West Virginia’s chief health officer his state was already ground zero for the opioid epidemic, with some of the nation’s highest rates of addiction and overdose fatalities. That was 2015, and 735 state residents died from overdoses that year. Preliminary data for 2017 show there were 1,011 […] By Aaron Payne Oct 12 Health The Doctor And The Epidemic: Three Years At Ground Zero Of The Opioid Crisis Aaron Payne
Aug 8 Economy Rural Counties Under Stress From Justice Companies’ Unpaid Taxes In Several States In October, 2016, NPR, Ohio Valley ReSource and its partners reported that West Virginia billionaire coal baron Jim Justice, who was running for governor as a Democrat, owned companies that owed roughly $15 million in overdue taxes and mine safety fines. This week, Gov. Justice, who is now a Republican, made an announcement about those […] By Jeff Young Aug 8 Economy Rural Counties Under Stress From Justice Companies’ Unpaid Taxes In Several States Jeff Young
Aug 6 Economy WV Gov. Justice Says His Company’s Delinquent Taxes Are Now Paid In His State West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice said money his family’s coal companies owe in West Virginia has been paid. At a Monday news conference, West Virginia revenue officials said the obligations from Justice’s companies had been paid, including fines and taxes. “The state is completely and totally satisfied with the resolution of these matters,” Revenue Secretary […] By Dave Mistich Aug 6 Economy WV Gov. Justice Says His Company’s Delinquent Taxes Are Now Paid In His State Dave Mistich
Mar 31 Economy Revenue Stream: How An Environmental Law Creates Jobs In Coal Country When President Donald Trump visited Kentucky for a recent rally he returned to a common theme from his campaign: environmental regulations are job-killers. “I have already eliminated a devastating anti-coal regulation,” he said, referring to a measure he recently signed overturning a Department of Interior stream protection rule. “And that is just the beginning,” the […] By Glynis Board Mar 31 Economy Revenue Stream: How An Environmental Law Creates Jobs In Coal Country Glynis Board
Oct 6 Economy Justice Delayed: Billionaire Candidate’s Coal Companies Owe $15M in Taxes, Fines The Democratic candidate for governor in West Virginia has never held public office. Jim Justice is instead running on his record as a businessman. He runs coal mines, farms, and a luxury resort, and according to Forbes, he’s also the wealthiest person in the state, worth $1.56 billion. A review of records by NPR and […] By Benny Becker Oct 6 Economy Justice Delayed: Billionaire Candidate’s Coal Companies Owe $15M in Taxes, Fines Benny Becker
Oct 6 Energy & Environment Justice Timeline By Alexandra Kanik Oct 6 Energy & Environment Justice Timeline Alexandra Kanik