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
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 17 Economy Just Transition: Amid Climate Debate And Coal’s Decline, West Virginia Considers Its Future What constitutes a “just transition” for coal country, and how can regions that depend on coal actually get there? By Brittany Patterson, Ohio Valley ReSource Feb 17 Economy Amid Climate Debate And Coal’s Decline, W.Va. Considers Its Future Brittany Patterson, 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
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 8 Environment Study Finds Coal Closures Saved Thousands Of Lives A new study finds the closure of coal-fired power plants led to the avoidance of 5,300 deaths in West Virginia, Kentucky and Ohio. By Brittany Patterson, Ohio Valley ReSource Jan 8 Environment Study Finds Coal Closures Saved Thousands Of Lives Brittany Patterson, Ohio Valley ReSource
Jan 1 Ohio Valley ReSource 2020 Hindsight: The Ohio Valley’s Decade In Data As 2019 gives way to a new decade, the country is a radically different place than it was in 2009, and the Ohio Valley is no exception. By Becca Schimmel, WKU Public Radio Jan 1 Ohio Valley ReSource 2020 Hindsight: The Ohio Valley’s Decade In Data Becca Schimmel, WKU Public Radio
Nov 25 Health MSHA Comment Period Shows Divide On Measures To Protect Miners Health Comments included a striking testimony from a coal miner sharing details of the ways in which mine operators cheat on dust monitoring. By Sydney Boles, Ohio Valley ReSource Nov 25 Health Comment Period Shows Divide On Measures To Protect Miners Health Sydney Boles, Ohio Valley ReSource