May 31 Environment Wastewater Woes: For These Appalachian Towns, It’s Always Infrastructure Week A small West Virginia town needs help with a failing wastewater system that has raw sewage running through yards and streets. By Glynis Board, Ohio Valley ReSource May 31 Environment For These Appalachian Towns, It’s Always Infrastructure Week Glynis Board, Ohio Valley ReSource
May 21 Community Shine A Light: Regional Effort To Aid Puerto Rico Caught In Trump’s Solar Tariffs In rural Puerto Rico, one West Virginia businessman is trying to bring solar panel to families who are still without power since last year's storms. By Glynis Board, Ohio Valley ReSource and Rebecca Kiger May 21 Community Regional Effort To Aid Puerto Rico Caught In Trump’s Solar Tariffs Glynis Board, Ohio Valley ReSource and Rebecca Kiger
Apr 16 Economy Teachable Moment: What Teacher Protests Portend For Schools, Labor And Elections What started with grassroots activism in some rural West Virginia counties has now helped spark protests in four states and could have effects far beyond the classroom. By Glynis Board, Ohio Valley ReSource Apr 16 Economy What Teacher Protests Portend For Schools, Labor And Elections Glynis Board, Ohio Valley ReSource
Mar 26 Community Deep In Gun Country, Students Speak Out On Gun Violence With some three dozen events in the region coinciding with the national March For Our Lives protest, more students from the region are deciding to speak out. By Nicole Erwin, Ohio Valley ReSource and Glynis Board, Ohio Valley ReSource Mar 26 Community Deep In Gun Country, Students Speak Out On Gun Violence Nicole Erwin, Ohio Valley ReSource and Glynis Board, Ohio Valley ReSource
Feb 22 Health Researcher Says Compassionate Culture Can Help Stop School Shootings A school counseling expert from West Virginia University says it’s useful to look at the potential school shootings that did not happen. By Glynis Board, Ohio Valley ReSource Feb 22 Health Researcher Says Compassionate Culture Can Help Stop School Shootings Glynis Board, Ohio Valley ReSource
Dec 18 Environment Rare Opportunity: Researchers See Potential In Mining Coal Waste Coal mining waste is a long-term problem. But researchers hope to turn some of that pollution into valuable products, called rare earth elements. By Glynis Board, Ohio Valley ReSource Dec 18 Environment Rare Opportunity: Researchers See Potential In Mining Coal Waste Glynis Board, Ohio Valley ReSource
Dec 4 Environment R.I.P., CPP? Clean Energy Trend Likely To Continue Despite Trump’s Clean Power Repeal Most energy analysts do not think the Clean Power Plan’s repeal will change trends underway in the electricity industry. By Glynis Board, Ohio Valley ReSource Dec 4 Environment Clean Energy Trend Likely To Continue Despite Trump's CPP Repeal Glynis Board, Ohio Valley ReSource
Nov 28 Environment Clean Power Plan’s Repeal Gets Hearing In Coal Country A number of grassroots environment and public health organizations spoke against the repeal, while friends of coal rallied in Charleston, W.Va. By Glynis Board, Ohio Valley ReSource Nov 28 Environment Clean Power Plan’s Repeal Gets Hearing In Coal Country Glynis Board, Ohio Valley ReSource
Oct 12 Environment Coal Comfort: Trump’s EPA And Energy’s Winners And Losers A new study suggests market forces — not regulations — will make more coal power plants in the Ohio Valley Region vulnerable. By Glynis Board, Ohio Valley ReSource Oct 12 Environment Coal Comfort: Trump’s EPA And Energy’s Winners And Losers Glynis Board, Ohio Valley ReSource
Sep 28 Environment Manchin Opposes Trump’s Mine Safety Nominee West Virginia Democratic U.S. Senator Joe Manchin will not support the Trump administration’s nominee to lead the federal agency in charge of mine safety. By Glynis Board, Ohio Valley ReSource Sep 28 Environment Manchin Opposes Trump's Mine Safety Nominee Glynis Board, Ohio Valley ReSource
Sep 25 Environment The New Normal: Super Storms Highlight Importance Of Disaster Planning The hurricane season’s super-charged storms highlighted the importance of disaster planning, and it’s not just a concern for the coasts. By Glynis Board, Ohio Valley ReSource Sep 25 Environment Super Storms Highlight Importance Of Disaster Planning Glynis Board, Ohio Valley ReSource
Aug 28 Environment Strip Mining Science: Trump Administration Stops Mining Health Study The Trump administration has halted a study on the health effects of large scale strip mining. But researchers say they want the work to continue. By Glynis Board, Ohio Valley ReSource Aug 28 Environment Strip Mining Science: Trump Administration Stops Mining Health Study Glynis Board, Ohio Valley ReSource
Aug 21 Environment Trump Administration Halts Mountaintop Removal Health Study The Department of the Interior has asked the National Academy of Sciences to suspend research into the health effects of mountaintop removal coal mining. By Glynis Board, Ohio Valley ReSource Aug 21 Environment Trump Administration Halts Mining Health Study Glynis Board, Ohio Valley ReSource
Aug 17 Environment Coal Hard Cash: West Virginia Governor Wants Federal Money For Eastern Coal W.Va. Gov. Jim Justice is pushing for an estimated $4.5 billion subsidy for Appalachian coal, something he called a matter of national security. By Glynis Board, Ohio Valley ReSource Aug 17 Environment West Virginia Governor Wants Federal Money For Eastern Coal Glynis Board, Ohio Valley ReSource
Aug 9 Environment In The Pipeline: New Commission Members To Take Up Energy Projects The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission website lists 14 pending pipeline projects throughout West Virginia, Kentucky, and Ohio. By Glynis Board, Ohio Valley ReSource Aug 9 Environment In The Pipeline: New Commission Members To Take Up Energy Projects Glynis Board, Ohio Valley ReSource