Fracking

Looking Back At 2024, Inside Appalachia

This week on Inside Appalachia, a look back at some of the stories that shaped the show in 2024, like the story of an abandoned Fairmont Brine site in Marion County, West Virginia. It was a common hangout spot, but there’s a hidden danger. Also, food deserts are places where it’s hard to find nutritious food. Like disenfranchised neighborhoods in East Knoxville, TN. And, not all bamboo is invasive. In fact, there’s a species native to Appalachia.

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Foster Care Investigation Findings, Holiday Safety, and Energy Prices In This West Virginia Week

On this West Virginia Week, we’ll look back at an explosion at a fracking site. We’ll talk about a couple different things happening in the courts this past week, including a mistrial. And we’ll hear some good news about the decline in over...

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Fairmont Residents Press Agencies On Radioactive Blast

Residents are concerned about an explosion and fire last year at a facility that processes fracking waste, generated through hydraulic fracturing to recover oil and gas. 

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Explosion Raises Environmental Concerns And Football Playoffs Are Back On Track, This West Virginia Morning

On this West Virginia Morning, an explosion last year at a fracking waste disposal site near Fairmont left a lot of residents concerned about impacts to health and the environment. Also in this show, parts of the state prepare for the first winter storm of the season and high school football playoffs are back on track.

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