Aug 16 National News Biden Returns To The White House To Give An Address On Afghanistan Biden will address the nation as more U.S. forces are on their way to Afghanistan to help with the evacuation of U.S. personnel and allies. By Franco Ordoñez, NPR Aug 16 National News Biden Returns To The White House To Give An Address On Afghanistan Franco Ordoñez, NPR
Apr 28 National News Biden’s Address To Congress, Annotated NPR reporters added fact checks and analysis to his remarks live. By NPR Staff Apr 28 National News Biden's Address To Congress, Annotated NPR Staff
Apr 23 Environment Energy Secretary Pushes Regional Job Potential From Climate Action On Thursday — Earth Day — President Joe Biden announced an ambitious goal to fight the climate crisis: The country will cut by half its global warming emissions by 2030. Such action will require a massive reduction in the use of fossil fuels such as coal and natural gas, long a bedrock of the economy […] By Jeff Young Apr 23 Environment Energy Secretary Pushes Regional Job Potential From Climate Action Jeff Young
Apr 22 Environment Biden Makes New Pledge For U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions: A 50% Cut The president began a climate summit by announcing the U.S. will aim to cut its greenhouse gas emissions in half by the end of the decade. By Scott Detrow, NPR Apr 22 Environment Biden Makes New Pledge For U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions Scott Detrow, NPR
Apr 14 Health Biden Administration Moves To Undo Trump Abortion Rules For Title X The proposal published on Wednesday would largely return the federal Title X family planning program to its status before Trump took office. By Sarah McCammon, NPR Apr 14 Health Biden Administration Moves To Undo Trump Abortion Rules For Title X Sarah McCammon, NPR
Apr 6 Environment White House Climate Advisor Sees A Path To Clean Energy Through Coal Country For decades now, rhetoric around action on climate change has been about things like saving the planet, or saving polar bears. Just think: How many times have you seen an image of ice crashing into the sea from a melting glacier, or a sad-eyed seal atop a floe, as part of a climate change message? […] By Jeff Young Apr 6 Environment White House Climate Advisor Sees A Path To Clean Energy Through Coal Country Jeff Young
Apr 1 Economy Biden’s $2 Trillion Proposal Could Boost Ohio Valley Infrastructure And Clean Up Energy Sector President Joe Biden’s infrastructure plan contains tens of billions of dollars to address environmental and economic issues throughout the Ohio Valley region, according to details released Wednesday by the White House. Biden’s predecessor, Donald Trump, had promised a major infrastructure initiative, but one never got traction during his four years in office. Speaking in Pittsburgh […] By Curtis Tate Apr 1 Economy Biden’s $2 Trillion Proposal Could Boost Ohio Valley Infrastructure And Clean Up Energy Sector Curtis Tate
Mar 26 Ohio Valley ReSource Biden Picks Gayle Manchin, Wife of WV Senator, For Appalachian Regional Commission President Joe Biden has nominated Gayle Manchin, the wife of West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin, to co-chair the Appalachian Regional Commission, the White House announced Friday. The commission was created in 1965 as part of an antipoverty effort under President Lyndon Johnson. It serves 420 Appalachian counties across 13 states from southern New York to […] By Curtis Tate Mar 26 Ohio Valley ReSource Biden Picks Gayle Manchin, Wife of WV Senator, For Appalachian Regional Commission Curtis Tate
Mar 25 Politics Watch Live: Biden Holds 1st Press Conference As President The president is expected to field questions on a wide range of topics, from the coronavirus to the influx of migrants at the border. By NPR Staff Mar 25 Politics Watch Live: Biden Holds 1st Press Conference As President NPR Staff
Mar 10 Health Coal Mine Safety Regulators Issue COVID Protection Guidelines, But No Regulations The U.S. Department of Labor announced Wednesday stronger coronavirus safety guidance intended to keep coal miners safe from COVID-19 in the workplace. However, the Labor Department’s Mine Safety and Health Administration stopped short of issuing an emergency standard — as the mine workers’ union had requested — and instead kept to voluntary guidelines. “This updated […] By Jeff Young Mar 10 Health Coal Mine Safety Regulators Issue COVID Protection Guidelines, But No Regulations Jeff Young
Mar 8 Community The Long Wait: As Lawmakers Prioritize Broadband, Rural Communities Wonder When It Will Reach Them As Barkley Hughes and I rumbled around in his red utility vehicle last month, memories slowly unwound about his western Kentucky hometown. Tolu, a historic Ohio River-bound community of less than a hundred, only makes up a few blocks before opening up into rolling farmland. Hughes openly admits it’s not near anywhere, but that’s part […] By Liam Niemeyer, Ohio Valley ReSource Mar 8 Community The Long Wait: As Lawmakers Prioritize Broadband, Rural Communities Wonder When It Will Reach Them Liam Niemeyer, Ohio Valley ReSource
Feb 22 Health Watch Live: Biden Remarks On COVID-19 Deaths President Biden will make his remarks, followed by a candle lighting ceremony at sundown. By NPR Staff Feb 22 Health Watch Live: Biden Remarks On COVID-19 Deaths NPR Staff
Feb 21 Environment Here Comes The Sun: Solar Moves In, And A Farm Community Wonders About Its Future The golden hue of the sunset shines across the sky and through the window as a woman drives down Van Meter Road in central Kentucky’s Clark County, passing by green rolling hills and hay bales. In her social media video from early September, Adreanna Wills points out white signs in yards along the way, displaying […] By Liam Niemeyer, Ohio Valley ReSource Feb 21 Environment Here Comes The Sun: Solar Moves In, And A Farm Community Wonders About Its Future Liam Niemeyer, Ohio Valley ReSource
Feb 15 Economy Ohio Valley Economists Weigh In On Biden’s Recovery Plan The COVID-19 pandemic is continuing to cripple the economy in the Ohio Valley and President Joe Biden and Congressional Democrats are pursuing his plan for economic recovery. Biden’s economic priorities include raising the minimum wage to $15 an hour, forgiving student loan debt, and undoing some Trump-era tax cuts. But Biden’s immediate focus is on […] By Alana Watson Feb 15 Economy Ohio Valley Economists Weigh In On Biden’s Recovery Plan Alana Watson
Jan 25 Economy Biden Has An Ambitious Agenda. What Will It Mean For The Ohio Valley? After an extraordinary inauguration ceremony marked by heightened security and coronavirus safety measures, President Joe Biden started his first day in office signing executive actions on climate change, immigration, and the COVID-19 pandemic. Even before taking the oath of office, Biden was already addressing the nation about his ambitious plans to fight the twin crises […] By Jeff Young , Liam Niemeyer, Ohio Valley ReSource and Alana Watson Jan 25 Economy Biden Has An Ambitious Agenda. What Will It Mean For The Ohio Valley? Jeff Young, Liam Niemeyer, Ohio Valley ReSource and Alana Watson