May 17 Health Lung Transplants Rise Amid Region’s Black Lung Epidemic A new study shows that as black lung cases have surged there has also been a dramatic increase in one very expensive and risky surgical treatment — lung transplant. By Benny Becker, Ohio Valley ReSource May 17 Health Lung Transplants Rise Amid Region’s Black Lung Epidemic Benny Becker, Ohio Valley ReSource
Apr 10 Environment Ky. Lawmakers Didn’t Consult Federal Experts About Limiting Black Lung Claims Reviews NIOSH said Monday it was not consulted by Kentucky lawmakers before they passed a law that mostly limits black lung diagnoses to doctors working for coal companies. By Howard Berkes, NPR and Benny Becker, Ohio Valley ReSource Apr 10 Environment Ky. Lawmakers Didn't Consult Federal Experts About Black Lung Howard Berkes, NPR and Benny Becker, Ohio Valley ReSource
Apr 8 Environment Radiologists Call For Repeal Of Kentucky Black Lung Law The American College of Radiologists is asking Kentucky to repeal a new law that changes how coal miners receive benefits for black lung disease. By Benny Becker, Ohio Valley ReSource Apr 8 Environment Radiologists Call For Repeal Of Kentucky Black Lung Law Benny Becker, Ohio Valley ReSource
Apr 5 Economy Eastern Kentucky Prison Moves Forward As Opponents Consider Challenge The Bureau of Prisons has issued a record of decision signaling that it is moving ahead with plans to build a federal prison on the site of a former strip mine in Letcher County. By Benny Becker, Ohio Valley ReSource Apr 5 Economy Eastern Ky. Prison Moves Forward As Opponents Consider Challenge Benny Becker, Ohio Valley ReSource
Mar 29 Environment Amid Black Lung Surge, Kentucky Changes Benefits Process For Miners Lawmakers in Kentucky this week approved changes to a benefits program that critics say will make it harder for sick miners to get help. By Benny Becker, Ohio Valley ReSource Mar 29 Environment Amid Black Lung Surge, Kentucky Changes Benefits Process For Miners Benny Becker, Ohio Valley ReSource
Mar 12 Environment Changing Course: Coal Country Students Working For A Power Switch Many schools across the Ohio Valley are struggling with rising energy costs. But there’s no shortage of students who are trying to create a new energy future. By Benny Becker, Ohio Valley ReSource Mar 12 Environment Changing Course: Coal Country Students Working For A Power Switch Benny Becker, Ohio Valley ReSource
Mar 1 Environment Help On Tap For Troubled Water System In Coal Country A water system in eastern Kentucky that was on the verge of collapse could soon get much needed improvements. By Benny Becker, Ohio Valley ReSource Mar 1 Environment Help On Tap For Troubled Water System In Coal Country Benny Becker, Ohio Valley ReSource
Feb 12 Environment Living With Black Lung: Coal Miners Caught In A Surging Epidemic The central Appalachian coalfields are in the middle of an unprecedented epidemic of severe black lung disease. Here is the story of two men in the middle of it. By Benny Becker, Ohio Valley ReSource Feb 12 Environment Living With Black Lung: Coal Miners Caught In A Surging Epidemic Benny Becker, Ohio Valley ReSource
Jan 9 Education Changing Course: Federal Grant Fills Gaps In Rural School Funding A rural school collective in eastern Kentucky has received a multimillion dollar extension of a U.S. Department of Education grant. By Benny Becker, Ohio Valley ReSource Jan 9 Education Changing Course: Federal Grant Fills Gaps In Rural School Funding Benny Becker, Ohio Valley ReSource
Dec 26 Environment Burned By Coal: Coalfield Communities Facing Electricity Price Hikes The Ohio Valley region has historically had among the lowest power rates in the country, a benefit of the region’s legendary coalfields. That’s still true, but maybe not for long. By Benny Becker, Ohio Valley ReSource Dec 26 Environment Burned By Coal: Coalfield Communities Facing Electricity Price Hikes Benny Becker, Ohio Valley ReSource
Dec 20 Environment Mine Health Expert Concerned About Review Of Coal Dust Rule The Trump administration has announced a review of an Obama-era rule that protects coal miners from exposure to the dust that causes black lung disease. By Benny Becker, Ohio Valley ReSource Dec 20 Environment Mine Health Expert Concerned About Review Of Coal Dust Rule Benny Becker, Ohio Valley ReSource
Dec 11 Community Changing Course: ‘Tiny House’ Project Tackles Big Problems In Coal Country A project in three Eastern Kentucky vocational schools lets students build tiny houses and gives them experience with a wide range of construction skills. By Benny Becker, Ohio Valley ReSource Dec 11 Community 'Tiny House' Project Tackles Big Problems In Coal Country Benny Becker, Ohio Valley ReSource
Nov 27 Community Changing Course: A School Cooperative Aims To Remake Coal Communities “If I could pick up Betsy Layne and make every high school in the nation do what’s happening here,” Melinda Gates said, more schools would be meeting their goals. By Jeff Young , Mary Meehan, Ohio Valley ReSource and Benny Becker, Ohio Valley ReSource Nov 27 Community A School Cooperative Aims To Remake Coal Communities Jeff Young, Mary Meehan, Ohio Valley ReSource and Benny Becker, Ohio Valley ReSource
Oct 19 Community On Strike: Migrant Workers On Visa Program Claim Unfair Pay Workers on a tobacco farm in Garrard County, Kentucky, claim they haven't received pay guaranteed by a federal work visa program. By Benny Becker, Ohio Valley ReSource Oct 19 Community On Strike: Migrant Workers On Visa Program Claim Unfair Pay Benny Becker, Ohio Valley ReSource
Sep 26 Community A ‘Like’ From Zuck: Facebook Founder Visits Rural Kentucky Schools Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg was in West Virginia and Kentucky over the weekend to see some innovative ways that schools are using new technology. By Benny Becker, Ohio Valley ReSource Sep 26 Community Facebook Founder Visits Rural Kentucky Schools Benny Becker, Ohio Valley ReSource