Sep 13 Health Remembering A Miner Who Personified Coal’s Contributions And Costs Charles Wayne Stanley ran underground mining machines for some 20 years, cutting coal from beneath the hills where Virginia meets Kentucky along the Cumberland ridge. He spent another decade as a roof bolter, work that kept the rock above from falling in on his fellow miners. Stanley was 53 when the Ohio Valley ReSource and […] By Jeff Young Sep 13 Health Remembering A Miner Who Personified Coal’s Contributions And Costs Jeff Young
Aug 28 Environment ‘False Hope’ Or Four More Years? Ohio Valley Stakeholders Reflect On Trump Energy Policy Many in Ohio Valley coal regions are reading the tea leaves on what another four years of a Trump administration might look like. By Sydney Boles, Ohio Valley ReSource Aug 28 Environment Ohio Valley Stakeholders Reflect On Trump Energy Policy Sydney Boles, Ohio Valley ReSource
Aug 24 Environment ‘The Proof Is In The Pudding:’ Coal Country Responds To Democrats’ Clean Energy Transition As the 2020 election season heats up, groups are urging politicians to deliver on party promises as the energy transition accelerates. By Brittany Patterson, Ohio Valley ReSource Aug 24 Environment Coal Country Responds To Democrats' Clean Energy Transition Brittany Patterson, Ohio Valley ReSource
Jul 28 Environment ‘No Pay, We Stay.’ A Look Back At Miners’ Protest That Rocked Appalachia One year ago, Cumberland, Ky. played host to a two-month long protest of a kind that hadn’t been seen in coal country for decades. By Sydney Boles, Ohio Valley ReSource Jul 28 Environment 'No Pay, We Stay.' A Look Back At Miners’ Protest That Rocked Appalachia Sydney Boles, Ohio Valley ReSource
Jul 7 Economy Ohio Valley Coal Companies Get Tens Of Millions In Paycheck Protection Loans More than 50 Ohio Valley coal companies received loans totaling as much as $119 million through the Paycheck Protection Program meant to keep people employed during the pandemic’s economic downturn. Congress passed the PPP in March to help businesses keep employees on the payroll and out of unemployment lines. The data released by the Small […] By Sydney Boles, Ohio Valley ReSource Jul 7 Economy Ohio Valley Coal Companies Get Tens Of Millions In Paycheck Protection Loans Sydney Boles, Ohio Valley ReSource
Jun 29 Economy Coal Towns Were Counting On Tourism For New Jobs. Then Coronavirus Hit. The pandemic added to the challenge for coal communities trying to diversify their economies. But it also may unlock new opportunities. By Brittany Patterson, Ohio Valley ReSource Jun 29 Economy Coal Towns Were Counting On Tourism. Then Coronavirus Hit. Brittany Patterson, Ohio Valley ReSource
May 27 Education Coal Executives Face Fines, Possible Jail Time, Over Failure to Pay Executives with Indiana-based company American Resources Corporation will face daily fines of $2,500 if they continue to flout court orders. By Sydney Boles, Ohio Valley ReSource May 27 Education Coal Executives Face Fines, Possible Jail Time, Over Failure to Pay Sydney Boles, Ohio Valley ReSource
May 5 Health Coal And COVID-19: Lung Impairment Makes Miners Especially Vulnerable To Coronavirus Coal mines have been designated essential to keep the nation’s energy supply stable. But no one is regulating sanitation to keep the workers safe. By Sydney Boles, Ohio Valley ReSource May 5 Health Lung Impairment Makes Miners Especially Vulnerable To Coronavirus Sydney Boles, Ohio Valley ReSource
Apr 14 Environment W.Va.’s Longview Power Declares Bankruptcy Citing Low Energy Prices, Coronavirus Longview Power was hailed by the Trump administration as a model for coal’s future. By Brittany Patterson, Ohio Valley ReSource Apr 14 Environment Longview Power Declares Bankruptcy Citing Low Energy Prices, Coronavirus Brittany Patterson, Ohio Valley ReSource
Apr 5 Arts and Culture Coal Country: Can A Play About A Mine Disaster Help Bridge A National Divide? “Coal Country" introduced New York theater-goers to the real lives of families affected by the tragedy at the Upper Big Branch mine. By Jeff Young Apr 5 Arts and Culture Can A Play About A Mine Disaster Help Bridge A National Divide? Jeff Young
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 26 Health UMWA Wants More Coronavirus Protection For Coal Miners The union is asking federal regulators to set uniform, enforceable guidelines to help protect coal miners from contracting COVID-19. By Brittany Patterson, Ohio Valley ReSource Mar 26 Health UMWA Wants More Coronavirus Protection For Coal Miners Brittany Patterson, 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 2 Environment Clean Water Wanted: Contaminated Wells And The Legacy Of Fossil Fuel Extraction In areas affected by extraction industries, many wells are now running dry or showing unsafe levels of contaminants like arsenic and lead. By Benny Becker, Ohio Valley ReSource Mar 2 Environment Contaminated Wells And The Legacy Of Fossil Fuel Extraction Benny Becker, 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