Encore: Willie Carver Jr. And Marina Waters, Inside Appalachia

This week, in author Willie Carver, Jr.’s new book, he reconsiders a negative childhood experience with a neighborhood girl who might have just been looking for a friend. Also, a southwestern Virginia community rang the alarm after more and more of its children were diagnosed with cancer. A local journalist is trying to unravel the cause. And, the city of Asheville has a new crusading reporter. He’s a puppet.

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Energy & Environment Bill Lynch, About 11 hours ago

West Virginia Hopes For Nuclear Investment And 9/11 Remembered

On this West Virginia Week, the state signs a memorandum of understanding about nuclear energy, the Public Service Commission disputes need for a transmission line, and 9/11 is remembered.

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Energy & Environment Chris Schulz, Sep. 11, 2026

PSC Staff Submit Further Evidence Against Need For MARL Transmission Line

A staff engineer testified that there is little evidence of the project’s benefit to West Virginians and the most likely outcome of the MARL project not being built is the energizing of fewer data centers in Virginia.

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Economy WVPB Staff, Sep. 10, 2026

'Us & Them' Explores The Challenge To Stay Or Go, This West Virginia Morning

Economic growth in West Virginia ranks close to the bottom in national rankings. It’s not just losing jobs, it’s also losing young people. In the first of two new Us & Them episodes, host Trey Kay talks with several young adults from the Mountain State asking whether they will stay put or find their future elsewhere.

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Energy & Environment Chris Schulz, Sep. 09, 2026

Community Members Come Together With Goals To Affect Data Center Development

The group opposes the unchecked buildout of data centers and are seeking four key points including local control and community consent.

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Energy & Environment Eric Douglas, Sep. 09, 2026

Registration Is Open For Statewide Adopt-A-Highway Cleanup

It’s time to get your group together and sign up for the Adopt-A-Highway Fall Statewide Cleanup.

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Government WVPB Staff, Sep. 09, 2026

National Report Highlights Use Of Opioid Settlement Funds For Police Surveillance, This West Virginia Morning

As one of the hardest hit states in the country's opioid crisis, communities across West Virginia have started spending their portion of the roughly $1 billion in settlements from pharmaceutical companies and distributors. Schuyler Mitchell, assistant news director at nonprofit newsroom Mother Jones, reported last month on the use of the funds to purchase automated license plate readers, or ALPRs, from companies like Flock. She spoke to Chris Schulz about her findings.

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