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Eighth graders in West Virginia are required to take West Virginia Studies, and coal has shaped many facets of our state’s economy and environment. But as employment in the industry continues to decline, how are teachers and students discussing coal in classrooms today?
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsOne big takeaway from the 2016 election is that people are people -- not political categories -- which is a topic of interest for former coal miner Gary Bentley. He is from eastern Kentucky and now lives in Lexington. He has written extensively about his time underground, including in a blog series called ‘In the Black’ for the Daily Yonder.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsThe Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) announced this week $43.3 million in grants to support economic diversification in the region’s coal-impacted communities. Seven of those projects are in West Virginia.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsAmid the rolling hills and strip-mined mountain tops that stretch through Logan County, West Virginia is Route 10 -- a newer highway that was 20 years in…
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsIt’s been two years since President Donald Trump took office and began rolling back environmental regulations on the coal industry.At a November rally in…
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsCoal plant closures are expected to outpace new construction for the first time in the modern era by 2022, but that still might not be enough to meet…
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