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
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 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 27 Environment Federal Prosecutor Adds Charges In Kentucky Coal Dust Fraud Case A federal prosecutor announced new charges against a senior coal company official for conspiring to falsify the required monitoring of coal dust. By Becca Schimmel, Ohio Valley ReSource Feb 27 Environment Federal Prosecutor Adds Charges In Kentucky Coal Dust Fraud Case Becca Schimmel, Ohio Valley ReSource
Feb 19 Environment Researchers Predict Indiana Coal Will Be Replaced By 2080 As energy demands change and coal fired power plants reach the end of their lifespans, researchers believe coal will be replaced by natural gas, wind and solar by 2080. By Ryan Van Velzer Feb 19 Environment Researchers Predict Indiana Coal Will Be Replaced By 2080 Ryan Van Velzer
Feb 13 Environment Coal Community Leaders Urge Congress To Include Them In Climate Action Economic development leaders from the Ohio Valley’s coal communities say that their communities must be central to conversations about climate solutions. By Brittany Patterson, Ohio Valley ReSource Feb 13 Environment Coal Community Leaders Urge Congress To Include Them In Climate Action Brittany Patterson, Ohio Valley ReSource
Feb 13 Environment President Trump And Allies Push To Save A Very Specific Coal Plant Trump and other Republicans are pressuring the Tennessee Valley Authority not to close a coal plant in Kentucky. A major Trump backer supplies the plant with most of its coal. By Jeff Brady, NPR Feb 13 Environment President Trump And Allies Push To Save A Very Specific Coal Plant Jeff Brady, NPR
Feb 4 Economy Coal Comeback? Coal At New Low After Two Years Under Trump After two years under President Trump, more coal power plants are closing down and coal employment is at an all-time low. By Brittany Patterson, Ohio Valley ReSource Feb 4 Economy Coal Comeback? Coal At New Low After Two Years Under Trump Brittany Patterson, 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
Jan 9 Environment Crews Begin Ohio River Coal Barge Recovery Operation A spokesman with the Army Corps of Engineers says the recovery operation could take weeks. By Kyeland Jackson Jan 9 Environment Crews Begin Ohio River Coal Barge Recovery Operation Kyeland Jackson
Dec 28 Environment Update: Two More Barges Sink In Ohio River After Bridge Accident Fifteen coal barges broke free from a tug boat headed north up the Ohio River earlier this week. Six barges were recovered while another nine floated downriver. By Ryan Van Velzer Dec 28 Environment Update: Two More Barges Sink In Ohio River After Bridge Accident Ryan Van Velzer
Dec 7 Environment Recut: Why Is The Groundwater Polluted Around This Power Plant? Coal ash in unlined landfills may have been polluting local groundwater for as long as 18 years. By Laura Ellis Dec 7 Environment Recut: Why Is The Groundwater Polluted Around This Power Plant? Laura Ellis
Oct 10 Environment Kentucky Unlikely To Meet New Climate Change Goal Kentucky has just 12 years to drastically reduce its reliance on fossil fuels to do its part to save the planet from the worst impacts of climate change, according to a new report. By Ryan Van Velzer Oct 10 Environment Kentucky Unlikely To Meet New Climate Change Goal Ryan Van Velzer