It is a hot, muggy day along the Monongahela River. Zoma Archambault is standing on a small, sandy beach about 10 minutes from Morgantown. It is one of the few along the river, as much of it is covered in thick brush and mud. The beach used to be an […]
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This article was originally published by Ohio Valley ReSource. Down bumpy back roads deep in central West Virginia, a flat, bright green pasture opens up among the rolling hills of coffee-colored trees. Wildflowers and butterflies dot the pasture, but West Virginia University Professor Jeff Skousen is here for something else […]
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A federal court has thrown out two key permits for the 600-mile Atlantic Coast Pipeline. U.S. 4th Circuit Court Chief Judge Robert Gregory said in an opinion issued Friday that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service didn’t adhere to its mandate to protect endangered species when it fast-tracked reissuing two permits to […]
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Rural communities are understandably concerned about the way local development of renewable energy can affect their lives. In Minnesota, the Rural Energy Dialogues offer a way for communities to name their concerns, learn more about the issues and make decisions that reflect their values and identity. In small towns across […]
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In 2014, a coal cleaning chemical leaked into the Elk River in Charleston, West Virginia, the drinking water supply for tens of thousands of people in the Kanawha Valley. The chemical couldn’t easily be removed from the water and people in the valley spent more than week unable to drink, […]
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This article was originally published by the Ohio Valley ReSource. Declining coal tax revenues place coal-reliant counties in Appalachia at risk of fiscal collapse, according to new research from the centrist Brookings Institution and Columbia University. Policies designed to prevent further climate change would accelerate that decline, the report found, […]
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