Lovey Cooper
8 posts
Q&A: ProPublica and the Gazette-Mail’s Guide to Every Natural Gas Well in WV
In West Virginia, natural gas is booming. For landowners, natural gas development on private land previously meant hidden…
March 12, 2019
In Case You Missed It: Our Top 5 Stories of 2018
From the outside looking in, this year was a hectic one in Appalachia. From the fight for water…
December 26, 2018
Water Utilities
This piece is intended to accompany “Water In Appalachia Needs a Trillion Dollar Solution” by Jan Pytalski, the first…
July 9, 2018
Infrastructure Initiative
This piece is intended to accompany “Water In Appalachia Needs a Trillion Dollar Solution” by Jan Pytalski, the first…
July 9, 2018
The Problem with Expecting God and an Elegy to ‘Bridge the Divide’
“I know we can’t bridge it, but how do we help make it better?” That’s how journalist Salena…
April 11, 2018
Mitch McConnell Declares ‘War on Coal’ Over as Mining Deaths Soar
The so-called “war on coal” is now over, according to a statement from Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell,…
December 27, 2017