Mar 28 Environment Former Blackjewel Miners Reflect On Changes In Coal Country The story of a father and son who were both laid off by Blackjewel, and whose lives have changed dramatically because of it. By Sydney Boles, Ohio Valley ReSource Mar 28 Environment Former Blackjewel Miners Reflect On Changes In Coal Country Sydney Boles, Ohio Valley ReSource
Mar 23 Environment Ohio Valley Coal Industry Braces As COVID-19 Impacts Electricity Demand, International Exports The pandemic is straining the coal sector, and experts say the already struggling industry could face intense challenges in the months ahead. By Brittany Patterson, Ohio Valley ReSource and Sydney Boles, Ohio Valley ReSource Mar 23 Environment Coal Industry Braces As COVID-19 Impacts Electricity Demand Brittany Patterson, Ohio Valley ReSource and Sydney Boles, Ohio Valley ReSource
Mar 23 Economy Anxiety In Appalachian Coal Country: First The Mines Closed, Then Came Coronavirus As the economic fallout from the coronavirus continues to reshape our lives, small-town business owners are worried about the future. By Sydney Boles, Ohio Valley ReSource Mar 23 Economy First The Mines Closed, Then Came Coronavirus Sydney Boles, Ohio Valley ReSource
Mar 14 Education Coronavirus School Closures Send Teachers, Parents Scrambling To Adjust Teachers and parents are scrambling to meet the unexpected challenges to care for, feed and educate children while they are away from school. By Becca Schimmel, Ohio Valley ReSource and Sydney Boles, Ohio Valley ReSource Mar 14 Education Coronavirus School Closures Send Teachers, Parents Scrambling Becca Schimmel, Ohio Valley ReSource and Sydney Boles, Ohio Valley ReSource
Feb 26 Health ‘Lax Oversight’ Threatens Health Fund For Miners With Black Lung, Watchdog Finds A report finds three coal company bankruptcies have added more than $800 million in costs to a program that funds health care for disabled miners. By Sydney Boles, Ohio Valley ReSource Feb 26 Health 'Lax Oversight' Threatens Health Fund For Miners With Black Lung Sydney Boles, Ohio Valley ReSource
Feb 24 Health Black Lung Benefits Drop For Kentucky Coal Miners After Controversial Law Change Since the change, the percentage of Kentucky miners diagnosed with black lung fell from 54 percent before the law change to just 26 percent. By Sydney Boles, Ohio Valley ReSource Feb 24 Health Black Lung Benefits Drop For Ky. Coal Miners After Law Change Sydney Boles, Ohio Valley ReSource
Feb 7 Environment States Of Emergencies Declared Amid Eastern Kentucky Floods Heavy rains caused extensive flooding across eastern Kentucky this week, and officials say it could take weeks to fix some of the damage. By Sydney Boles, Ohio Valley ReSource Feb 7 Environment States Of Emergencies Declared Amid Eastern Kentucky Floods Sydney Boles, Ohio Valley ReSource
Feb 5 Health Scientists, Mine Safety Officials Discuss Black Lung Protections The new partnership is designed to discuss ways to better protect coal miners from the dust that causes black lung disease. By Sydney Boles, Ohio Valley ReSource Feb 5 Health Scientists, Mine Safety Officials Discuss Black Lung Protections Sydney Boles, Ohio Valley ReSource
Feb 4 Economy CEO Ousted At Kentucky Aluminum Company Amid Questions About Controversial Funding Braidy Industries’ interim CEO said he appreciated Craig Bouchard’s hard work for the company. Bouchard is refusing to step down. By Sydney Boles, Ohio Valley ReSource Feb 4 Economy CEO Ousted At Kentucky Aluminum Company Sydney Boles, Ohio Valley ReSource
Jan 20 Economy Grocers In Rural Coal Country Struggle To Stay In Business With the closing of the IGA, folks in Inez must travel to another store in Warfield, 10 miles away over treacherous mountain roads. By Sydney Boles, Ohio Valley ReSource Jan 20 Economy Grocers In Rural Coal Country Struggle To Stay In Business Sydney Boles, Ohio Valley ReSource
Jan 14 Environment More Unpaid Appalachian Miners Stage A Coal Train Blockade Another group of coal miners in eastern Kentucky is blocking a trainload of coal to protest their lack of pay. By Sydney Boles, Ohio Valley ReSource Jan 14 Environment More Unpaid Appalachian Miners Stage A Coal Train Blockade Sydney Boles, Ohio Valley ReSource
Jan 10 Health Rural Americans Increasingly Concerned About Opioid Addiction, Study Finds An open-ended survey of 2700 rural adults found that 25 percent of rural Americans said drug addiction was their biggest concern. By Sydney Boles, Ohio Valley ReSource Jan 10 Health Rural Americans Increasingly Concerned About Opioid Addiction Sydney Boles, Ohio Valley ReSource
Dec 18 Environment Conservation Groups Concerned About Cleanup Costs For Bankrupt Blackjewel Coal Environmental groups sparred with coal company Blackjewel Tuesday over damage left behind in the coal company’s ongoing bankruptcy. By Sydney Boles, Ohio Valley ReSource Dec 18 Environment Groups Concerned About Cleanup Costs For Blackjewel Coal Sydney Boles, Ohio Valley ReSource
Dec 11 Environment Watchdog Group Calls Decreased Tax On Coal A ‘Blatant Subsidy’ For The Coal Industry The analysis reflects a growing concern about the fiscal health of a federal fund that supports tens of thousands of disabled coal miners. By Sydney Boles, Ohio Valley ReSource Dec 11 Environment Group Calls Decreased Coal Tax 'Blatant Subsidy' For The Industry Sydney Boles, Ohio Valley ReSource
Dec 10 Environment Study Shows Surface Coal Miners Are Exposed To Toxic Dust That Causes Black Lung The research is the first to specifically analyze long-term data on exposure to toxic silica dust for workers at surface mines. By Sydney Boles, Ohio Valley ReSource Dec 10 Environment Study: Surface Coal Miners Are Exposed To Toxic Dust, Too Sydney Boles, Ohio Valley ReSource