May 22 Economy Survey Report Reveals Disparities In Appalachian Subregions A report from the Appalachian Regional Commission shows that Central Appalachia lags behind other parts of the region in employment, household income, and other key measures. By Sydney Boles, Ohio Valley ReSource May 22 Economy Survey Report Reveals Disparities In Appalachian Subregions Sydney Boles, Ohio Valley ReSource
May 17 Economy Congressional Leaders Seek Inquiry Into Russian Investment In Ky. Aluminum Mill The lawmakers asked the Treasury Department to look into an investment into an eastern Kentucky aluminum plant, Braidy Atlas. By Sydney Boles, Ohio Valley ReSource May 17 Economy Lawmakers Seek Inquiry Into Russian Investment In Ky. Plant Sydney Boles, Ohio Valley ReSource
May 13 Economy From Russia, With Loot: Ky. Aluminum Company’s New Russian Partner Raises Concerns The deal has raised further questions about Braidy’s financing, which already included millions from Kentucky taxpayers. By Sydney Boles, Ohio Valley ReSource May 13 Economy Ky. Aluminum Company’s New Russian Partner Raises Concerns Sydney Boles, Ohio Valley ReSource
Apr 22 Environment For Earth Day, Nature Conservancy Preserves 100,000 Acres Of Appalachian Forest And Streams The property, which is on the Kentucky-Tennessee border, is intended to preserve a wildlife corridor in the Appalachian Mountains. By Sydney Boles, Ohio Valley ReSource Apr 22 Environment Nature Conservancy Preserves 100,000 Acres Of Appalachian Forest Sydney Boles, Ohio Valley ReSource
Apr 16 Economy Kentucky Aluminum Plant Investor Is Russian Company Formerly Under U.S. Sanctions Russian aluminum company Rusal plans to invest in a Kentucky manufacturing plant. The investment is the company’s first U.S. project following relief from federal sanctions. By Sydney Boles, Ohio Valley ReSource Apr 16 Economy Kentucky Investor Is Russian Company Formerly Under U.S. Sanctions Sydney Boles, Ohio Valley ReSource
Mar 28 Environment U.S. House Subcommittee To Consider Coal Mine Reclamation Bill A congressional subcommittee will hear testimony Thursday in support of a bill that would help clean up and redevelop surface mine land. By Sydney Boles, Ohio Valley ReSource Mar 28 Environment U.S. House Subcommittee To Consider Coal Mine Reclamation Bill Sydney Boles, Ohio Valley ReSource
Mar 25 Economy Sweet Equity: Ohio Valley Farmers Tapping Into Tradition Maple syrup has been produced in the Ohio Valley for centuries. Now a new generation of farmers is tapping into that long tradition to grow a new kind of small business. By Sydney Boles, Ohio Valley ReSource Mar 25 Economy Sweet Equity: Ohio Valley Farmers Tapping Into Tradition Sydney Boles, Ohio Valley ReSource
Mar 13 Economy Toyota Plans Major Solar Array In The Ohio Valley The plan includes a massive new solar facility on an old surface coal mine property in Kentucky. By Sydney Boles, Ohio Valley ReSource Mar 13 Economy Toyota Plans Major Solar Array In The Ohio Valley Sydney Boles, Ohio Valley ReSource
Feb 26 Community Inventor, Businessman, Activist: The Remarkable Life Of Ohio Valley Native Garrett Morgan Garrett Morgan’s inventions — including the gas mask and traffic light — stand out for their contributions to public safety. By Sydney Boles, Ohio Valley ReSource Feb 26 Community The Remarkable Life Of Ohio Valley Native Garrett Morgan Sydney Boles, Ohio Valley ReSource
Feb 19 Economy Ky. Project’s Demise Linked To International Fallout From Journalist’s Murder When battery manufacturer EnerBlu announced it would suspend plans for a new factory in Pikeville, Kentucky, the company used an intriguing phrase. By Sydney Boles, Ohio Valley ReSource Feb 19 Economy Ky. Project’s Demise Linked To International Fallout From Journalist’s Murder Sydney Boles, Ohio Valley ReSource
Jan 22 Health Still Fighting: These Widows’ Stories Show Larger Effects of Black Lung Epidemic It’s most often women who care for the sick, struggle with the paperwork, and are left with the painful memories after their husbands die of black lung. By Sydney Boles, Ohio Valley ReSource Jan 22 Health These Widows' Stories Show Larger Effects of Black Lung Epidemic Sydney Boles, Ohio Valley ReSource
Dec 19 Health Amid Black Lung Surge, Pulmonary Rehab Brings Hope To Disabled Miners A clinic in Virginia is offering a new approach, and some new hope, that miners coping with black lung can reduce their suffering. By Sydney Boles, Ohio Valley ReSource Dec 19 Health Amid Black Lung Surge, Pulmonary Rehab Brings Hope To Miners Sydney Boles, Ohio Valley ReSource
Dec 17 Health Black Lung, Red Ink: Residents Press McConnell As Deadline Looms For Black Lung Fund More than 25,000 miners and their dependents rely on the federal trust fund for benefits because a responsible employer cannot be identified. By Becca Schimmel, Ohio Valley ReSource and Sydney Boles, Ohio Valley ReSource Dec 17 Health Residents Press McConnell As Deadline Looms For Black Lung Fund Becca Schimmel, Ohio Valley ReSource and Sydney Boles, Ohio Valley ReSource
Dec 10 Environment Digging For Answers: New Report Points To Industry Obfuscation Of Mining’s Health Effects A growing body of research shows that people living near mountaintop removal coal mines face increased risks of disease linked to pollutants in air and water. By Sydney Boles, Ohio Valley ReSource Dec 10 Environment New Report Points To Industry Obfuscation Of Mining’s Health Effects Sydney Boles, Ohio Valley ReSource
Nov 7 Community Rates Increase Again For ‘Grim And Desperate’ Martin County Water System Martin County, Kentucky, residents will see another increase in their monthly water bill as the beleaguered water district struggles to stay afloat. By Sydney Boles, Ohio Valley ReSource Nov 7 Community Rates Increase Again For 'Grim And Desperate' Martin County Water System Sydney Boles, Ohio Valley ReSource