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  • Photo Essay: Floods ‘People Living In The Aftermath’

    WVPB asked photojournalist and West Virginia native Roger May to go back home and take a hard look at how residents are still struggling to find normalcy nine months after flooding hit southern West Virginia. May specializes in turning his camera on the places that shaped him — revealing the humanity behind statistics. He worked primarily in Mingo, Logan, McDowell and Wyoming counties.

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  • How Rapping Boosts A Virginia MC’s Mental Health

    A couple years ago, Inside Appalachia Host Mason Adams reported on one of Appalachia’s most influential music recording studios. Since that story aired in the summer of 2023, Byron Mack has been through some changes.

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  • These Coal Plants Lose Money. Other States Have Walked Away, But W.Va. Hasn’t

    Public anger is growing over rising electricity prices nationwide. In West Virginia, Appalachian Power customers have been paying hundreds of millions of dollars in hidden costs.

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  • Across W.Va., Localities Look For New Ways To Help People In Crisis

    Communities in Appalachia have long dealt with higher rates of substance use disorder and mental health challenges. The COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated the problem. Localities in West Virginia are trying something new to help people in crisis — and so far, it seems to be working.

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  • Trump EPA Proposes Rollback Of Biden Power Plant Emissions Rules

    EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin said Wednesday that the agency plans to eliminate the Biden administration’s limits on carbon dioxide from power plants, including existing coal plants and some new gas plants.

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  • Former House Minority Leader Doug Skaff Dies At 48

    Former House Minority Leader Doug Skaff has died, according to a social media post from Gov. Patrick Morrisey. Skaff was 48.

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