Celebrating A New Pope And The Taste Of Mothman, This West Virginia Week
A new pope, a new effort to save pets in the Mountain State and a new potato chip -- a lot to report on this West Virginia Week.
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Looking Back At 2020, Inside Appalachia
This week on Inside Appalachia, during a pandemic, where do you give birth? Also, we’ll have the story of a family that cultivated an heirloom tomato in West Virginia. It took a lot of work. And, a musical tradition brought people together — even when they couldn’t gather in person.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsA Class Project Discusses Being Inside Appalachia
This week, a southern Ohio college writing class recently learned about the idea of Appalachian identity and then told us what they thought. Kentucky has a new poet laureate so we listen back to a 2020 conversation with author Silas House, about growing up in the mountains. And in Harlan Kentucky, a mural sparked strong opinions over possums.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsEPA Reaches Settlement With Koppers Inc. Over W.Va. And Pa. Facilities
A Pittsburgh-based chemical and materials company has agreed to pay nearly $1 million for failing to follow state and federal laws for preventing and responding to oil spills, under a settlement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsCourt Says Lawsuit Against W.Va. DEP Over Mine Reclamation Fund Can Proceed
A federal court has ruled that a lawsuit brought by environmental groups over West Virginia’s coal mine reclamation fund can continue.
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Court Again Bars Mountain Valley Pipeline From Stream, River Construction
A federal appeals court has cemented a prohibition against construction of the Mountain Valley Pipeline across streams, rivers and wetlands.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsEx-Massey Energy CEO Draws Thousands of Votes For President In Closely Contested States
Former coal executive Don Blankenship, who went to prison for his role in the Upper Big Branch Mine disaster in West Virginia, drew about 55,000 votes Tuesday as a third-party candidate for president, including thousands of votes in closely contested states.
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