For many people in central Appalachia, coal mining doesn’t just mean jobs or the ability to earn a good living right out of high school. For some, coal is an identity, a culture, and one that is not exclusive to the coalfields of West Virginia, Virginia and Kentucky. West Virginia […]
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Inside Appalachia: How Drinking Water Systems Are Failing Rural Residents
Inside Appalachia is a production of West Virginia Public Broadcasting. Listen to the full episode below. For many families in parts of eastern Kentucky and southern West Virginia, the absence of clean, reliable drinking water has become part of daily life. In this episode of the podcast Inside Appalachia, we hear from folks like Blaine Taylor, a 17-year-old resident of Martin County, Kentucky, who […]
Read MoreInside Appalachia: Traditions Make Holiday Season Special
This week, West Virginia Public Broadcasting has put together a special holiday episode of the podcast Inside Appalachia about seasonal traditions. Holidays in these mountains have always been meaningful. In Appalachia, it’s usually a time to go home, or to carry on traditions of home in a new way. Most […]
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