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
May 6 Environment Remembering A Coal Miner Who Stood Up For Those With Black Lung This is the story of one miner who worked to improve the lives of others with black lung, even as the disease took his own. By Jessica Lilly May 6 Environment Remembering A Coal Miner Who Stood Up For Those With Black Lung Jessica Lilly
Apr 29 Health Amid Measles Outbreaks, Debate Grows Over Religious Exemptions From Vaccination Kentucky is among 22 states that have reported cases of measles this year. By Mary Meehan, Ohio Valley ReSource Apr 29 Health Debate Grows Over Religious Exemptions From Vaccination Mary Meehan, Ohio Valley ReSource
Apr 22 Economy With Medical Marijuana, Ohio’s Meigs County Hopes To Cash In On ‘Golden’ Opportunity Medical marijuana is becoming more popular among voters and politicians around the Ohio Valley. And not just for medical reasons. By Aaron Payne, Ohio Valley ReSource Apr 22 Economy With Medical Marijuana, Ohio's Meigs County Hopes To Cash In Aaron Payne, Ohio Valley ReSource
Apr 17 Health Federal Opioid Strikeforce Indicts More Than A Dozen Ohio Valley Doctors These are the first major indictments from the Appalachian Regional Prescription Opioid Strike Force, which started work in December. By Aaron Payne, Ohio Valley ReSource Apr 17 Health Ohio Valley Doctors Charged In Illegal Prescription Opioid Crackdown Aaron Payne, Ohio Valley ReSource
Apr 15 Health CBD Uncertainty: Sales Soar But Science Lags On Hemp Health Effects Some Ohio Valley businesses are betting big on CBD sales. But there’s little evidence for the health claims, and researchers worry that CBD sales are far ahead of the science. By Liam Niemeyer, Ohio Valley ReSource Apr 15 Health CBD Uncertainty: Sales Soar But Science Lags On Hemp Health Effects Liam Niemeyer, Ohio Valley ReSource
Apr 10 Environment Coal Community Residents Ask Congress For Health Study Of Mountaintop Removal Appalachian residents told lawmakers Tuesday that mountaintop removal should be halted until its health effects are better studied. By Jeff Young Apr 10 Environment Coal Community Residents Ask Congress For Mining Health Study Jeff Young
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
Apr 1 Environment Rare Conservation Win In Congress Helps Ohio Valley Parks And Monuments Across the Ohio Valley, more than $700 million from the Land and Water Conservation Fund has been invested at parks and wilderness areas. By Brittany Patterson, Ohio Valley ReSource Apr 1 Environment Rare Conservation Win In Congress Helps Ohio Valley Parks And Monuments Brittany Patterson, Ohio Valley ReSource
Mar 25 Economy Sweet Equity: Ohio Valley Farmers Tapping Into Tradition Maple syrup has been produced in the Ohio Valley for centuries. Now a new generation of farmers is tapping into that long tradition to grow a new kind of small business. By Sydney Boles, Ohio Valley ReSource Mar 25 Economy Sweet Equity: Ohio Valley Farmers Tapping Into Tradition Sydney Boles, Ohio Valley ReSource
Mar 18 Economy Distress Grows For Ohio Valley Farmers As Trade Deals Stall Ohio Valley farmers are coping with losses from tariffs and a continuing trade war, and it’s not clear when it will end. By Liam Niemeyer, Ohio Valley ReSource Mar 18 Economy Distress Grows For Ohio Valley Farmers As Trade Deals Stall Liam Niemeyer, Ohio Valley ReSource
Mar 14 Economy Toyota Revs Up Hybrid Vehicle Production In Ohio Valley Toyota plans to invest about $750 million in facilities in five states with almost half of that going to its plants in Kentucky and West Virginia. By Jeff Young Mar 14 Economy Toyota Revs Up Hybrid Vehicle Production In Ohio Valley Jeff Young
Feb 20 Environment West Virginia Coal Miners Rally For Black Lung Legislation Five bills introduced by W. Va. lawmakers would provide benefits to miners who have early-stage black lung and make it easier to make qualify for benefits. By Brittany Patterson, Ohio Valley ReSource Feb 20 Environment West Virginia Coal Miners Rally For Black Lung Legislation Brittany Patterson, Ohio Valley ReSource
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 11 Community Hemp’s Heyday: It’s Finally Legal. Now, Can Ohio Valley Farmers Cash In? Hemp growers in the region hope a recent change in federal law means they can finally profit from a plant that had been in legal limbo. By Liam Niemeyer, Ohio Valley ReSource Feb 11 Community Hemp Is Finally Legal. Now, Can Ohio Valley Farmers Cash In? Liam Niemeyer, Ohio Valley ReSource