This article was originally published by Ohio Valley ReSource. Early on a rainy March morning in Jackson, Kentucky, Yolanda Goff found herself abandoning her trailer on Quicksand Road forever. She didn’t think the floodwater would crest so high, but when she woke that morning, it was in the yard and […]
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This article was originally published by The Ohio Valley ReSource Jimmy McRoberts knew the North Fork Mobile Home Park was teeming with animals. Some residents, like local grandmother Penny Gozzard, had two or three beloved cats they kept a close eye on; others let their pets roam around and mingle […]
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The article was originally published by the Ohio Valley ReSource. President Joe Biden’s infrastructure plan contains tens of billions of dollars to address environmental and economic issues throughout the Ohio Valley region, according to details released Wednesday by the White House. Biden’s predecessor, Donald Trump, had promised a major infrastructure initiative, […]
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This is the first of a two-part series on water infrastructure in Appalachia, and possible solutions to problems at the federal and local level. The Problem What West Virginia faces when it comes to its streams and rivers is a historically entangled knot of cultural pride, politics and industrial interests, […]
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