This article was originally published by the Ohio Valley ReSource. Russian aluminum company Rusal announced Monday it plans to invest in a new Kentucky aluminum mill to be built near Ashland in eastern Kentucky. The $200 million investment in Braidy Industries is Rusal’s first U.S. project since the Trump administration […]
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U.S. House Subcommittee to Consider Coal Mine Reclamation Bill
This story was originally published by Ohio Valley ReSource. A congressional subcommittee heard testimony Thursday in support of a bill that would help clean up and redevelop surface mine land. The bill enjoys bipartisan support, but still faces hurdles. A 2015 report found that as many as 6.2 million acres of land […]
Read MoreSweet Equity: Ohio Valley Farmers Tapping Into Tradition
This article was originally published by Ohio Valley ReSource. When Seth Long first began experimenting with maple syrup production, he tapped hollow pegs called spiles into individual trees, collected drips of sap in milk jugs, and carried each gallon down the steep mountainside on foot. Now, Long rides an open-air […]
Read MoreToyota Driving Demand For Solar Power in Central Appalachia
This story was originally published by the Ohio Valley ReSource. Automaker Toyota is planning to announce a major investment in solar and other renewable energy in Appalachia and the Southeastern U.S. The plan includes a massive new solar facility on an old surface coal mine property in Kentucky. Sources close […]
Read MoreProfiting Off Prisoners: State Inmates Mean Big Bucks for Local Jails
Rural jails in Kentucky are increasingly relying on income derived from payments for holding state prisoners in county facilities, according to a new report by a think tank that advocates for criminal justice reform. To address overcrowding, states make payments to counties to hold convicted prisoners and pretrial detainees. States […]
Read MoreInventor, Businessman, Activist: The Remarkable Life Of Ohio Valley Native Garrett Morgan
On the night of July 24, 1916, a natural gas explosion near Cleveland trapped workers in a waterworks tunnel beneath Lake Erie. Rescuers sent in to recover the trapped men were themselves felled by “noxious fumes.” The Cleveland authorities knew just who to call: Garrett Morgan, an inventor who had […]
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