Fact-check: Is West Virginia Poverty 5 Percent Higher than the U.S. as a Whole?

By Jamie Green & Liz Newton / November 15, 2018

Kendra Fershee, a Democrat who is challenged U.S. Rep. David […]

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Groups Say Smart Reclamation Of Mine Lands Could Be “Appalachia’s New Deal”

By Brittany Patterson / November 15, 2018

From solar farms in Virginia to a green energy subdivision […]

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State Worker Safety Plans: ‘The Good, the Bad and the Ugly’

By Jim Morris / November 15, 2018

Fifteen minutes before his shift was to end on November […]

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Food’s Place in Industry: What Appalachian Workers Ate for Lunch

By Candace Nelson / November 15, 2018

Food is part of our workplaces. Think about celebrating a […]

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Fact-check: Does West Virginia Have More Overdoses Than Any State?

By Davis Versprille / November 14, 2018

Does West Virginia have the nation’s leading rate of overdoses? […]

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Century-Old West Virginia Leases Yield Paltry Gas Royalties. A Suit Could Cut Others’ Payouts to a Trickle, Too.

By Ken Ward Jr. & The Charleston Gazette-Mail / November 14, 2018

This article was produced in partnership with the Charleston Gazette-Mail, which […]

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A Teenager Dies On The Job. His Family’s Work Begins.

By Jeff Young / November 14, 2018

Grant Oakley’s second day of work was the last day […]

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Reclamation Day: ‘Fallout 76’ Released to the Public

By John Barton / November 13, 2018

Imagine a world devastated by nuclear war. You’re one of […]

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How Kentucky Is Failing Its Workers

By Eleanor Klibanoff / November 13, 2018

While most of the Meade County public works crew finished […]

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