W.Va. Photographer Joins Team USA For International Competition
A Charleston-based photographer is in Iceland this week taking part in the 2026 World Photographic Cup international photography competition.
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PSC 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.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsBiden Rule Sought To Clean Up Old Coal Ash Sites. Will It Survive?
Six such sites ring West Virginia, according to the group Earthjustice, and they pose hazards to rivers and groundwater.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsFirstEnergy Converts Berkeley County Coal Ash Landfill Into Solar Site
FirstEnergy completed construction on its third utility-scale solar site in the state, capable of supplying up to 5.75 megawatts of energy to local consumers.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsHow Appalachia Became The Site Of The Largest Industrial Spill In U.S. History — And What Happened Next
Just before Christmas 2008, Appalachia became the site of the largest industrial spill in U.S. history. A dam holding back coal ash at the Tennessee Valley Authority’s Kingston Fossil Plant ruptured. The break released over a billion gallons of toxic coal ash slurry. The spill — and what came after — are the subject of a recent book, Valley So Low: One Lawyer’s Fight for Justice in the Wake of America’s Great Coal Catastrophe. Inside Appalachia Host Mason Adams spoke with its author, Jared Sullivan.
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'Valley So Low,' Climbing Crafts And Vegan Cooking, Inside Appalachia
This week on Inside Appalachia, a new book looks into the toxic legacy of a huge industrial disaster in TN. Also, rock climbing gear wears out. But it can still live on as art. And, an eastern KY pharmacist serves vegan food for the holidays.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsMon Power Begins Construction On 3rd Solar Site In State
Mon Power is building a 5.75 megawatt solar facility on 36 acres of former coal ash landfill in Berkeley County.
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