In the past few years, Appalachia has seen an explosion of plans for pipeline infrastructure from utilities and natural gas companies wanting to transport gas from the abundant Marcellus and Utica shale formations in Ohio, West Virginia, and Pennsylvania to markets in the Southeast, East Coast, and Midwest. “It’s a […]
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The city of Huntington, West Virginia had less than a week’s notice that the president would be hosting a re-election campaign rally in its largest downtown arena. President Trump publicly made the announcement on July 28 — amid a busy time for the President and his still-evolving administration. The announcement […]
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Despite West Virginia Sen. Shelley Moore Capito’s outspoken criticism of the GOP’s proposal to repeal the Affordable Care Act, which would leave millions of people — and hundreds of thousands of Appalachians — with no health insurance, the senator voted with her party today to begin debating how to do […]
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On July 1, Kentucky Governor Matt Bevin released a video on Facebook. In it, he sits in a black suit behind his wooden desk, surrounded by framed photos of his family, and looks directly at the camera, telling viewers the video is a public service announcement about their “friends in […]
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With bipartisan support and a focus on economic development in coal country, the Revitalizing the Economy of Coal Communities by Leveraging Local Activities and Investing More (RECLAIM) Act was supposed to fly through Congress. Instead — mostly due to heavy lobbying by the coal industry — it has been stalled […]
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No politician in the country has pushed for the repeal of the Waters of the United States Rule like West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey. Two years ago, he led a lawsuit with attorneys general from around the country to repeal the Obama-era rule (also known as WOTUS or the […]
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