Appalachia

Natural Gas Industry Again Beats a Tiny West Virginia County That Wanted to Control Its Destiny

A federal judge ruled that Fayette County must allow a natural gas compressor station, saying the federal Natural Gas Act takes precedence over local zoning rules. A West Virginia county, whose elected leaders have vocally resisted natural gas industry operations, has again been told by a federal judge that it […]

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Trump Power: Industry Analysts Say New Rule Will Not Fuel Coal Comeback

When President Trump wants to talk coal, he comes to West Virginia. So it was not surprising that the president visited Charleston just hours after his administration unveiled a long-awaited overhaul of the Obama administration’s signature climate change regulation, the Clean Power Plan. “We’re cancelling Obama’s illegal, anti-coal-destroying regulations. The […]

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Michael’s Place Saved My Life. I Can’t Stop Thinking About People Caught in their Addiction Who Won’t Have the Same Opportunity.

Editor’s Note: As journalists, we spend a lot of time talking with officials and community members and distilling it into stories that explore important issues of our time. But we realize that sometimes it is just more powerful to hear it straight from the source. This is one of those […]

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