Appalachian Monster Game And Nelsonville Music Festival, Inside Appalachia

This week, a new roleplaying game gives folks in the workplace a chance to be a mythical Appalachian monster. Also, southeast Ohio’s Nelsonville Music Festival celebrates its 20th anniversary in June. We talk with the founder about what keeps people coming back. And, members of a Ukrainian Catholic church in Wheeling, West Virginia, make pierogies for their community every week. What makes them so good?

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Energy & Environment Eric Douglas, May. 27, 2026

EPA To Hold Virtual Hearing On Coal Ash Rules

The U. S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is hosting an online public hearing Thursday about proposed changes to rules on coal ash impoundments.

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Energy & Environment Chris Schulz, May. 20, 2026

Mountain State Will Receive Federal Dollars To Reduce Lead Exposure In Drinking Water

Lead pipes will be replaced statewide with more than $27 million from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

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Health & Science Eric Douglas, May. 20, 2026

State Receives More Than $9 Million For PFAS Clean Up

West Virginia is set to receive nearly $9.5 million from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to help small and disadvantaged communities deal with per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS).

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Health & Science Maria Young, Apr. 29, 2026

No Chemicals Detected In Air Around Chemical Leak Site

The EPA and the DEP are monitoring conditions at the Catalyst Refiners plant where two people died in a chemical leak last week.

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Energy & Environment Maria Young, Apr. 23, 2026

Environmental Agencies On Site Of Fatal Chemical Incident

State and federal officials have launched an investigation into the cause of Wednesday's fatal chemical leak at a plant between Nitro and Institute.

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Arts & Culture WVPB Staff, Jan. 08, 2026

The History Of ‘Amazing Grace,’ This West Virginia Morning

We explore the history of a song that’s become a universal anthem of hope and forgiveness. “Amazing Grace” was first written as a Christian hymn, and its beginnings in America come in the early 1800s. That’s when people traveled to revivals to worship with preachers from various denominations.

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