Jun 20 Environment Coal Ash Uncovered: Largest Ash Dump A ‘Cautionary Tale’ As Trump Changes Regulations Trump wants to change the rules on disposing of coal ash. The waste left from burning coal is often toxic, and new data show many waste sites in the Ohio Valley are leaking. By Brittany Patterson, Ohio Valley ReSource Jun 20 Environment Largest Ash Dump A 'Cautionary Tale' As Trump Changes Regulations Brittany Patterson, Ohio Valley ReSource
Jun 7 Environment What Trump’s ‘Unprecedented’ Power Plant Bailout Could Mean For The Ohio Valley President Trump has told the Department of Energy to stop the pending closure of some economically struggling coal-fired and nuclear power plants. By Brittany Patterson, Ohio Valley ReSource Jun 7 Environment What Trump’s Power Plant Bailout Could Mean For The Ohio Valley Brittany Patterson, Ohio Valley ReSource
Jun 5 Environment Black Lung Benefits Fund In Deepening Debt As Epidemic Surges A new study from the Government Accountability Office finds that the federal fund supporting coal miners with black lung disease could be in financial trouble without congressional action. By Benny Becker, Ohio Valley ReSource Jun 5 Environment Black Lung Benefits Fund In Deepening Debt As Epidemic Surges Benny Becker, Ohio Valley ReSource
Jun 4 Economy Taking Flight: Coalfield Students Have High Hopes For Drone Industry Jobs The Ohio Valley has a long history as a leader in aerospace engineering. The economically struggling communities of eastern Ky. are hoping drones will be a part of the region’s future. By Benny Becker, Ohio Valley ReSource Jun 4 Economy Coalfield Students Have High Hopes For Drone Industry Jobs Benny Becker, Ohio Valley ReSource
May 31 Environment Wastewater Woes: For These Appalachian Towns, It’s Always Infrastructure Week A small West Virginia town needs help with a failing wastewater system that has raw sewage running through yards and streets. By Glynis Board, Ohio Valley ReSource May 31 Environment For These Appalachian Towns, It’s Always Infrastructure Week Glynis Board, Ohio Valley ReSource
May 14 Community Drowning In Milk: Dairy Farmers Look For Lifelines In Flooded Market Prices have plummeted amid supply from foreign producers and larger operations squeezing out small farmers. By Nicole Erwin, Ohio Valley ReSource May 14 Community Drowning In Milk: Dairy Farmers Look For Lifelines In Flooded Market Nicole Erwin, Ohio Valley ReSource
May 10 Economy J.D. Vance Investor Tour Draws Hopeful Companies And Harsh Critics The "Hillbilly Elegy" best-selling author is returning to Kentucky to lead a bus tour of well-heeled venture capitalists looking for investment options in the region. By Jeff Young May 10 Economy J.D. Vance Investor Tour Draws Hopeful Companies, Harsh Critics Jeff Young
May 8 Health House Committee Questions Opioid Distributors About Flood Of Pain Pills The hearing came as the companies face numerous lawsuits from around the Ohio Valley alleging they played a role in creating the opioid crisis. By Aaron Payne, Ohio Valley ReSource May 8 Health House Committee Grills Opioid Distributors About Flood Of Pain Pills Aaron Payne, Ohio Valley ReSource
May 2 Economy Trump’s Delay On Tariff Decision Disappoints Regional Steelmakers President Trump has postponed until June a decision on which countries will be subject to new tariffs on steel and aluminum imports. The decision had been due May 1. By Becca Schimmel, Ohio Valley ReSource May 2 Economy Trump’s Delay On Tariff Decision Disappoints Regional Steelmakers Becca Schimmel, Ohio Valley ReSource
Apr 30 Health Regional Hepatitis A Outbreak Linked To Ohio Valley Addiction Crisis As with recent clusters of cases of HIV and elevated risk of hepatitis C, this latest outbreak of hepatitis A is also closely linked to the region’s addiction crisis. By Mary Meehan, Ohio Valley ReSource Apr 30 Health Regional Hep A Outbreak Linked To Ohio Valley Addiction Crisis Mary Meehan, Ohio Valley ReSource
Apr 24 Economy McConnell Aide Takes Appalachian Regional Commission Role Not long after McConnell squared off with Trump over funding for the Appalachian Regional Commission, the ARC has a new federal co-chair with strong ties to McConnell. By Becca Schimmel, Ohio Valley ReSource Apr 24 Economy McConnell Aide Takes Appalachian Regional Commission Role Becca Schimmel, Ohio Valley ReSource
Apr 16 Economy Teachable Moment: What Teacher Protests Portend For Schools, Labor And Elections What started with grassroots activism in some rural West Virginia counties has now helped spark protests in four states and could have effects far beyond the classroom. By Glynis Board, Ohio Valley ReSource Apr 16 Economy What Teacher Protests Portend For Schools, Labor And Elections Glynis Board, Ohio Valley ReSource
Apr 6 Community Trade War Fears Have Ohio Valley Soy Growers Nervous China buys more than half of the soybeans grown in the Ohio Valley. So China’s threat to place a 25 percent tariff on U.S. soy could put farmers in the crosshairs of a trade war. By Nicole Erwin, Ohio Valley ReSource Apr 6 Community Trade War Fears Have Ohio Valley Soy Growers Nervous Nicole Erwin, Ohio Valley ReSource
Apr 2 Health How A Rural Kentucky County Overcame Fear To Adopt A Needle Exchange The Ohio Valley’s opioid crisis has given rise to a new health threat: the region now has some of the nation’s highest risk areas for outbreaks of needle-borne disease such as HIV. By Mary Meehan, Ohio Valley ReSource Apr 2 Health How A Rural Ky. County Overcame Fear To Adopt A Needle Exchange Mary Meehan, Ohio Valley ReSource
Mar 26 Community Deep In Gun Country, Students Speak Out On Gun Violence With some three dozen events in the region coinciding with the national March For Our Lives protest, more students from the region are deciding to speak out. By Nicole Erwin, Ohio Valley ReSource and Glynis Board, Ohio Valley ReSource Mar 26 Community Deep In Gun Country, Students Speak Out On Gun Violence Nicole Erwin, Ohio Valley ReSource and Glynis Board, Ohio Valley ReSource