This article was produced in partnership with the Charleston Gazette-Mail, which is a member of the ProPublica Local Reporting Network. As ProPublica’s investigation detailed, EQT Corp. had been accused of deducting a variety of unacceptable charges from natural gas royalty checks. The company says it wants to “turn over a new leaf” […]
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As Top Dem on Senate Energy Committee, Manchin Prepares to Tout Region’s Resources
The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee will begin holding full hearings this week with a new top Democrat: West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin. Manchin’s ascension to lead the Senate committee devoted to energy issues drew concern from environmental groups and more left-leaning members of his own party who fear the centrist […]
Read MoreUnpacking The Ways Climate Change is Affecting West Virginia
Last week, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, or IPCC, the U.N. body that provides objective, scientific reports on climate change issued a grave warning: Humans are running out of time if we are to prevent the worst impacts of global warming. While the report took a global view, here […]
Read MoreThe Struggle to Stay
Some call it the Rappahannock Hustle, and the many who do it need no further description. It’s the way to make ends meet by stitching various small jobs, formal and informal, into a livelihood. It helps prop up the local economy. But it also hews tightly to two challenges facing […]
Read MoreA Balancing Act
This story is part of a series of special reports titled “Work in Progress,” with support from Foothills Forum and Rappahannock News looking at the dynamics of changing agricultural economies. The story was originally published by Rappahannock News. As Rappahannock ages and farmers struggle, where does business — particularly tourism — fit into the […]
Read MoreA Fraught Future?
This story is part of a series of special reports titled “Work in Progress,” with support from Foothills Forum and Rappahannock News looking at the dynamics of changing agricultural economies. The story was originally published by Rappahannock News. With many family farmers now senior citizens, agriculture in Rappahannock is heading into […]
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