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 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 Chris Schulz, Aug. 31, 2026

Community, Conservation Groups Ask Courts To Properly Review Challenges To Data Center Permitting

Court challenges by conservation groups to a state air quality permit as well as to redactions in the permit application were dismissed last week on procedural grounds.

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Health & Science WVPB Staff, Aug. 14, 2026

Digging Deeper Into Rising Black Lung Cases, This West Virginia Morning

A new report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) finds that black lung rates are the highest they’ve been since the 1970s. Justin Hicks and Howard Burkes reported on that for the Appalachia + Mid-South Newsroom. Inside Appalachia’s Mason Adams spoke with Hicks and Burkes to dig a little deeper.

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Energy & Environment Chris Schulz, Aug. 13, 2026

Update: Proposed Tucker County Data Center Developer Provides Proof Of Property Ownership

The DEP requested the document at the end of July after receiving correspondence questioning Fundamental’s ownership and control of their proposed building site between the towns of Thomas and Davis.

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Energy & Environment Chris Schulz, Aug. 03, 2026

As Data Centers Eye W.Va., Local Communities Feel Overlooked

Data center development is a fast-growing industry, with projects popping up in seemingly every corner of the country. But that’s not been the case in West Virginia so far. Now, state officials are rolling out the red carpet for the expensive and increasingly expansive projects.

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Government Maria Young, Jun. 22, 2026