Inside Appalachia is a production of West Virginia Public Broadcasting.  Listen to the full episode below. For many families in parts of eastern Kentucky and southern West Virginia, the absence of clean, reliable drinking water has become part of daily life. In this episode of the podcast Inside Appalachia, we hear from folks like Blaine Taylor, a 17-year-old resident of Martin County, Kentucky, who […]

Editor’s Note: This is the ninth story in a series titled “Stirring the Waters,” focused on the lack of clean, reliable drinking water in Eastern Kentucky and Southern West Virginia. Read the full series here.  Local officials in McDowell County called a meeting in the town of Bradshaw to talk about […]

Editor’s Note: This is the eighth story in a series titled “Stirring the Waters,” focused on the lack of clean, reliable drinking water in Eastern Kentucky and Southern West Virginia. Read the full series here.  In Southern West Virginia, reliable access to clean water doesn’t just mean getting what you pay […]

Editor’s Note: This is the seventh story in a series titled “Stirring the Waters,” focused on the lack of clean, reliable drinking water in Eastern Kentucky and Southern West Virginia. Read the full series here.  Each morning Tina Coleman turns her faucet, she waits to see what color the water will […]

Editor’s Note: This is the sixth story in a series titled “Stirring the Waters,” focused on the lack of clean, reliable drinking water in Eastern Kentucky and Southern West Virginia. Read the full series here.  David Wilburn stood in the kitchen of his Harlan County home and filled a gallon jug […]

Editor’s Note: This is the fifth story in a series titled “Stirring the Waters,” focused on the lack of clean, reliable drinking water in Eastern Kentucky and Southern West Virginia. Read the full series here.  Jimmy Kerr sat in his real estate office near Pikeville and talked of a looming crisis […]