Jim Lewis, Charleston Priest And Activist, Dies At 90
A longtime Charleston priest, activist and central figure in one of West Virginia’s most turbulent cultural conflicts has died. The Rev. Jim Lewis was 90.
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The Connection Between Pollution And Lung Cancer, This West Virginia Morning
We’ve long known that smoking can cause lung cancer. But what about air pollution? As The Allegheny Front reports, a new Appalachian study finds a connection.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsA Conversation With ‘Verity Vox And The Curse Of Foxfire’ Author, This West Virginia Morning
"Verity Vox and the Curse of Foxfire" is a young adult novel set in Appalachia. Written by West Virginia native Don Martin, the book follows the story of a witch-in-training who uses her magic to help a forgotten mountain coal town. It was an instant New York Times bestseller after it was released last year. Inside Appalachia Producer Bill Lynch spoke with Martin about the book and his podcast "Head on Fire."
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsRegulators Reaffirm Approval For Microgrid Generator, Data Center In Tucker County
Thursday’s decision came following a two-day hearing held in December at the DEP headquarters in Charleston where the citizen groups argued for the release of all redacted information in the site’s air quality permit application.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsThese 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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‘Real Concerns For Their Future.’ Why Four W.Va. Families Sued A Big Gas Producer
Curtis Tate spoke with Quinn Glabicki with Public Source, a nonprofit news site in Pittsburgh, about his reporting on the families.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsPSC Says Appalachian Power Can Issue Bonds To Cover Expenses
The company will bundle $2.4 billion in expenses, including fuel costs, storm recovery costs and environmental compliance costs and issue bonds that will be paid back over 20 years.
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