Just a few months ago, the U.S. coal mining industry was on track for its safest year in history. But in an eleven-day span in late December, three miners died after separate incidents, bringing the total number of fatalities in 2018 to 12, even as coal mining employment continued its […]
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Making Snow in a Warming World: Winter Sports Industry Prepares for Climate Change
The days have gotten shorter across Appalachia and the temperatures dropped which for many means the start of one thing — snow season. It means strapping on skis or hopping onto a sled to tear into soft, fluffy powder. That’s the case for Greg Corio, who for almost two decades […]
Read MoreFact-check: Does the U.S. Spend More on Potato Chips than Energy Research?
U.S. Rep. David McKinley, R-W.Va., said in a recent tweet that “our country spends more on potato chips than we do on ALL energy R&D,” or research and development. That struck us as a creative comparison. But is it correct? We took a closer look. (McKinley’s office did not respond to an […]
Read More‘Who’s Going to Pay for It?’: No Easy Answers to Resolve Water Issues
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 […]
Read MoreSearch for Central Water System Proves Futile For One Family
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 […]
Read MoreIn Southern W.Va., Days Without Water Are a Way Of Life
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 […]
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