High Profile W.Va. Movies Highlight Growing Film Industry
Two high profile films made in West Virginia are calling attention to the state's growing film making industry.
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Environmental Groups Sue DEP Over W.Va. Coal Reclamation Fund
A new lawsuit brought by environmental groups raises the alarm over the solvency of a fund that can be used to clean up coal mining operations when mining…
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsOhio Valley Coal Companies Scored Tens Of MIllions In Paycheck Protection Loans
More than 50 Ohio Valley coal companies received loans totaling as much as $119 million through the Paycheck Protection Program meant to keep people employed during the pandemic’s economic downturn.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsClean Water Wanted: Contaminated Wells And The Legacy Of Fossil Fuel Extraction
"You seen that one with the tombstone up there?" seven-year-old Timothy Easterling asks, looking toward the grass just uphill from his home. "That's my…
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsUs & Them: Three Tales of Coal
For decades, coal was king in West Virginia. It paid good wages, paid the bills for many local services through taxes, and kept small towns alive. But…
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Remembering Ben Stout: An Environmental Legacy
The region just lost a powerhouse of environmental science and advocacy with the death of professor Benjamin Stout. Stout’s work as an educator, an expert…
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsTrump Expected to Announce Power Plant Rule Replacement at W.Va. Rally
President Donald Trump is expected to use a rally in West Virginia Tuesday to roll out a replacement for a major climate regulation that sought to limit…
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