Sep 5 Environment While ‘Zombie’ Mines Idle, Cleanup And Workers Remain In Limbo Instead of properly closing these mines, their owners are idling them indefinitely. By Mark Olalde, Center for Public Integrity and Joe Yerardi, Center for Public Integrity Sep 5 Environment While 'Zombie' Mines Idle, Cleanup And Workers Remain In Limbo Mark Olalde, Center for Public Integrity and Joe Yerardi, Center for Public Integrity
Sep 5 Environment Idle Lands: Justice Coal Group Top User Of Loophole Allowing Mine Lands To Sit Idle Central Appalachia is home to about half of all idled coal mines in the country. This throws communities into limbo while cleanup is delayed. By Brittany Patterson, Ohio Valley ReSource Sep 5 Environment Justice Coal Group Top User Of Loophole Allowing Mine Lands To Sit Idle Brittany Patterson, Ohio Valley ReSource
Aug 23 Environment Sanders Visits Coal States On Heels Of Climate Plan Release Sanders' detailed climate plan released Thursday calls climate change “the single greatest challenge facing our country.” By Brittany Patterson, Ohio Valley ReSource and Sydney Boles, Ohio Valley ReSource Aug 23 Environment Sanders Visits Coal States On Heels Of Climate Plan Release Brittany Patterson, Ohio Valley ReSource and Sydney Boles, Ohio Valley ReSource
Aug 5 Environment Mussel Woman: Biologist Passes Along Pearls Of Wisdom About Threatened Mussels Janet Clayton is sounding an alarm about the mussel population decline she has documented, and what that says about river quality. By Brittany Patterson, Ohio Valley ReSource Aug 5 Environment Mussel Woman: Biologist Passes Along Pearls Of Wisdom About Mussels Brittany Patterson, Ohio Valley ReSource
Jul 29 Environment Power Plant: How A Grass Might Generate Fuel And Help Fix Damaged Mine Lands Researchers see potential in a plant called giant miscanthus to both create economic opportunity in Appalachia and help reduce emissions. By Liam Niemeyer, Ohio Valley ReSource Jul 29 Environment How A Grass Might Generate Fuel And Help Fix Damaged Mine Lands Liam Niemeyer, Ohio Valley ReSource
Jul 22 Health Coal Miners To Hit Capitol Hill For Black Lung Funding Appalachian coal miners will be in Washington D.C. this week to ask lawmakers to support the black lung disability trust fund. By Sydney Boles, Ohio Valley ReSource Jul 22 Health Coal Miners To Hit Capitol Hill For Black Lung Funding Sydney Boles, Ohio Valley ReSource
Jul 1 Environment My Cold Kentucky Home: Coal Country Turning To Solar As Heating And Housing Costs Climb Stagnating incomes and high unemployment have left many in rural Appalachia struggling to cover basic expenses. Housing is no exception. By Sydney Boles, Ohio Valley ReSource Jul 1 Environment Coal Country Turning To Solar As Heating And Housing Costs Climb Sydney Boles, Ohio Valley ReSource
Jun 26 Economy New Economic Data Show Appalachia’s Struggles Amid Coal’s Decline An report shows that while Appalachia is seeing some economic improvement, the heart of the region is still struggling. By Becca Schimmel, Ohio Valley ReSource Jun 26 Economy New Economic Data Show Appalachia’s Struggles Amid Coal’s Decline Becca Schimmel, Ohio Valley ReSource
Jun 19 Environment Trump Administration Replaces Obama-Era Climate Change Rule On Power Plants The U.S. EPA Wednesday released its long-awaited final replacement for the Obama administration’s signature climate change regulation. By Brittany Patterson, Ohio Valley ReSource Jun 19 Environment Trump Administration Replaces Obama-Era Rule On Power Plants Brittany Patterson, Ohio Valley ReSource
Jun 11 Environment Coal Companies Belonging To W.Va. Gov. Justice’s Family Agree To Pay Overdue Taxes In Ky. Checks totaling $1.2 million from Justice entities began rolling in last week, officials in Harlan, Knott, Magoffin, and Pike counties said. By Brittany Patterson, Ohio Valley ReSource Jun 11 Environment W.Va. Gov.’s Coal Companies Agree To Pay Overdue Taxes In Ky. Brittany Patterson, Ohio Valley ReSource
Jun 10 Environment Amid Calls For Action On Black Lung, Regulators Show Few Signs Of Changes Mine safety regulators show little indication they will increase protection for miners. By Sydney Boles, Ohio Valley ReSource Jun 10 Environment Amid Call For Action On Black Lung, Regulators Show Few Signs Of Change Sydney Boles, Ohio Valley ReSource
Jun 3 Economy Powering Down: Ohio Community Reckons With Coal Plant Closure In just a little more than a decade more than 500 coal generators have closed as companies switch to cheaper natural gas and renewable energy. By Brittany Patterson, Ohio Valley ReSource Jun 3 Economy Powering Down: Ohio Community Reckons With Coal Plant Closure Brittany Patterson, Ohio Valley ReSource
May 22 Economy Facing Second Lawsuit From Feds, Justice Coal Companies File Suit Of Their Own Coal companies owned by the family of West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice have filed a lawsuit against federal surface mining regulators. By Brittany Patterson, Ohio Valley ReSource May 22 Economy Facing 2nd Lawsuit From Feds, Justice Companies File Their Own suit Brittany Patterson, Ohio Valley ReSource
May 8 Environment DOJ Seeks Overdue Mine Safety Fines From WV Gov. Justice’s Family Companies The delinquent fines were brought to light by NPR and the Ohio Valley ReSource as the companies’ debts ballooned to more than $4 million. By Brittany Patterson, Ohio Valley ReSource May 8 Environment Justice Dept. Seeks Overdue Fines From WV Gov. Justice Brittany Patterson, Ohio Valley ReSource
Apr 8 Environment Mine Safety Debt For WV Gov. Justice’s Family Companies Grows to $4M That $4.3 million is far more than the companies owed when Justice ran for governor in 2016, when he pledged to make good on such debts. By Alexandra Kanik and Brittany Patterson, Ohio Valley ReSource Apr 8 Environment Mine Safety Debt For WV Gov. Justice’s Family Companies Grows to $4M Alexandra Kanik and Brittany Patterson, Ohio Valley ReSource