How The Fight Against Coal Dust Connects Coastal Virginia To Appalachia

Appalachia produces less coal than it once did, but that coal is still desired around the world for making steel. The demand is now creating problems for people who live near the terminals where coal is moved from train to ship, to then be carried overseas. Residents of Norfolk and Newport News, Virginia, say airborne coal dust from export terminals is getting on their cars, on their houses, in their lungs. Residents have started to take matters into their own hands.

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Health & Science Emily Rice, May. 29, 2024

W.Va.’s First Foster Care Ombudsman Resigns

The appointed watchdog of the West Virginia Foster Care System has resigned, effective June 6.

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Health & Science Jack Walker, May. 29, 2024

Berkeley Medical Center Operating Rooms Indefinitely Closed Due To Flooding

WVU Medicine's Berkeley Medical Center has temporarily suspended use of its operating rooms due to flooding damage to the facility's first floor.

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Health & Science Emily Rice, May. 28, 2024

Man Held At Sharpe Hospital Sues State Officials

A patient at Sharpe Hospital has filed a lawsuit against the facility, its CEO and state health officials.

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Health & Science Briana Heaney, May. 28, 2024

Big 3 Drug Companies Argue For Supreme Court To Block Possible Appeal

Depending on what the court decides, it could allow the localities to appeal an opioid case they lost two years ago.

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Health & Science Emily Rice, May. 24, 2024

A Winding Search For Accountability In The Starving Death Of Boone County Child

The advocacy organization representing those with disabilities in West Virginia has filed a notice of suit against Gov. Jim Justice, other top state officials and agencies.

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Health & Science Associated Press, May. 24, 2024

They're Not Doctors. But They're On The Front Lines Against W.Va.'s Health Struggles.

Lyle Marcum can't drive to the doctor when he's feeling ill. He couldn't go to a downtown grocery store if there was one, which there isn't. But when he has a hankering for fresh watermelon, he takes his wheelchair across the railroad tracks to where the Williamson Health and Wellness Center operates a farmers market.

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