On this West Virginia Morning, Morgantown voters will vote today on a proposed camping ban the Morgantown City Council passed in September, purportedly to curb homelessness. But housing advocates worry it would only exacerbate the difficulties those experiencing homelessness face.
Morgantown is not alone; camping bans have been popping up across West Virginia and the United States. In nearby Tennessee, the state legislature has already made camping on public property a felony. WPLN’s Cynthia Adams walks us through the newest laws impacting those experiencing homelessness in Tennessee, and the fallout so far.
Also in this episode, the Youghiogheny River stretches through southwestern Pennsylvania from the Monongahela River. It has been a decades-long focus for writer and photographer Tim Palmer. Kara Holsopple with The Allegheny Front, an environmental public radio program based in Pittsburgh, brings us a story on what Palmer’s efforts to document the river have entailed.
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Maria Young produced this episode.
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