Marshall Professor Weighs In On Significance Of Nation’s Founding – 250 Years Later, This West Virginia Morning

WVPB had a conversation with Us & Them host Trey Kay earlier this week on the significance today of the 250th anniversary of America’s founding. This week, WVPB is hosting a special screening event at Marshall University with excerpts from Ken Burns’ The American Revolution, and Kay will lead a panel discussion. We once again hear from Kay, this time speaking with one of the panelists — Marshall University political science professor George Davis — about why revisiting the nation’s founding story still matters.

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Energy & Environment WVPB Staff, Mar. 04, 2026

How Climate Change Might Affect Spring Flowers, This West Virginia Morning

After a frigid winter, we are now in the month that will bring us spring. The Allegheny Front, a public radio program based in Pittsburgh, that reports on environmental issues in the region, brings us this look at how climate change might affect just how early spring flowers bloom.

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Energy & Environment Eric Douglas, Mar. 03, 2026

Hope Gas Announces $250M Pipeline Expansion

Hope Gas is moving forward with a $250 million pipeline project that will expand access and energy reliability to manufacturing facilities in Mason County.

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Energy & Environment Curtis Tate, Feb. 25, 2026

Mitchell Cooling Tower Project Cost May Not Be Equal On Kentucky, W.Va. Customer Bills

Kentucky Power customers will pay $3 more each month for a new cooling tower at the Mitchell plant than West Virginia customers will pay.

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Energy & Environment Wendy Welch, Feb. 21, 2026

Wyoming County Coffee Shop Steps Up To Help In Flood Recovery

Volunteers trying to help a Wyoming County community recover from the February 2025 floods have found distrust hampering their efforts. According to one pastor, the town of Oceana did not qualify for a disaster declaration because too few people – wary of volunteers and the application process – did not declare the damage to their homes.

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Energy & Environment Bill Lynch, Feb. 21, 2026

A Year After The Floods, Trump And Coal, This West Virginia Week

On this West Virginia Week, last winter’s floods are remembered, Trump signs an order aimed at supporting the coal industry, and the federal government wants information on hundreds of thousands of West Virginia voters.

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Energy & Environment Curtis Tate, Feb. 20, 2026