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The Changing Appalachian Farmstand, This West Virginia Morning

Roadside farmstands with homemade jams and bread are a common sight in Appalachia. Because they’re unmanned, many of them work on the honor system: Take a carton of berries, leave some cash. But the humble farm stand is changing to keep up with an increasingly cash-free society. Folkways Reporter Wendy Welch recently visited a stand in Wythe County, Virginia and has this.

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Kentucky Power Notifies Kentucky PSC Of Mitchell Cooling Tower Project

Kentucky Power has formally notified state regulators of its plan to build a new cooling tower at its Mitchell plant in West Virginia.

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Unprofitable Out-Of-State Coal Plants Costing Kentucky Electricity Customers

Behind the rates paid by the companies’ customers is a hidden cost that doesn’t show up on their bills. Customers receive electricity from two aging, out-of-state coal plants that lose a lot of money.

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Powering Down: Ohio Community Reckons With Coal Plant Closure

Brick buildings line the wide sidewalks of Main Street in downtown Coshocton, Ohio. On a recent spring day the dogwood trees are blooming. Bright red and…

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