Dec 23 Health Innovating Recovery: Group Highlights New Approaches To Addiction Crisis Experts say it’s time to focus on solutions that are forward-thinking, collaborative and can be recreated in other communities. By Aaron Payne, Ohio Valley ReSource Dec 23 Health Group Highlights New Approaches To Addiction Crisis Aaron Payne, Ohio Valley ReSource
Dec 9 Health Mountain Air: Youth Help Identify Causes Of Ohio Valley’s High Lung Disease Rates Young people in eastern Kentucky set out with digital cameras to document contributors to lung disease in their communities. By Sydney Boles, Ohio Valley ReSource Dec 9 Health Youth Help Identify Causes Of Ohio Valley’s High Lung Disease Rates Sydney Boles, Ohio Valley ReSource
Oct 14 Economy Grassroots Growing: Hemp Farmers Form Cooperatives Amid Growth And Uncertainty Many Ohio Valley hemp growers are choosing to join cooperatives to give small growers a better shot in a competitive marketplace. By Liam Niemeyer, Ohio Valley ReSource Oct 14 Economy Hemp Farmers Form Cooperatives Amid Growth And Uncertainty Liam Niemeyer, Ohio Valley ReSource
Oct 7 Economy Rethinking Retraining: Why Worker Training Programs Alone Won’t Save Coal Country Economists argue that a more broad-based approach to jobs, public investment, and wages will be necessary for coal country. By Becca Schimmel, Ohio Valley ReSource Oct 7 Economy Why Worker Training Programs Alone Won’t Save Coal Country Becca Schimmel, Ohio Valley ReSource
Sep 30 Economy Meet The Coal Town Betting Big On Outdoor Recreation Norton, Virginia, like many communities, is looking at how to diversify its coal-based economy. One resource it has in abundance is nature. By Brittany Patterson, Ohio Valley ReSource Sep 30 Economy Meet The Coal Town Betting Big On Outdoor Recreation Brittany Patterson, Ohio Valley ReSource
Sep 27 Environment Ohio To Test For Toxic PFAS Chemicals In Drinking Water Ohio will begin testing some public and private water systems for the presence of toxic nonstick, fluorinated chemicals, broadly called PFAS. By Brittany Patterson, Ohio Valley ReSource Sep 27 Environment Ohio To Test For Toxic PFAS Chemicals In Drinking Water Brittany Patterson, Ohio Valley ReSource
Sep 5 Environment While ‘Zombie’ Mines Idle, Cleanup And Workers Remain In Limbo Instead of properly closing these mines, their owners are idling them indefinitely. By Mark Olalde, Center for Public Integrity and Joe Yerardi, Center for Public Integrity Sep 5 Environment While 'Zombie' Mines Idle, Cleanup And Workers Remain In Limbo Mark Olalde, Center for Public Integrity and Joe Yerardi, Center for Public Integrity
Sep 5 Environment Idle Lands: Justice Coal Group Top User Of Loophole Allowing Mine Lands To Sit Idle Central Appalachia is home to about half of all idled coal mines in the country. This throws communities into limbo while cleanup is delayed. By Brittany Patterson, Ohio Valley ReSource Sep 5 Environment Justice Coal Group Top User Of Loophole Allowing Mine Lands To Sit Idle Brittany Patterson, Ohio Valley ReSource
Sep 2 Environment Meet The Little Green Clover That Beat The Odds The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is taking a rare species of plant off the endangered species list this week. By Glynis Board, Ohio Valley ReSource Sep 2 Environment Meet The Little Green Clover That Beat The Odds Glynis Board, Ohio Valley ReSource
Aug 26 Economy Farmer Fatigue: Farmers Grow Weary Of Trade War, But Most Stick With Trump A recent survey showed a large majority of the country’s farmers still support Trump. Yet some are questioning Trump’s trade tactics. By Liam Niemeyer, Ohio Valley ReSource Aug 26 Economy Farmers Grow Weary Of Trade War, But Most Stick With Trump Liam Niemeyer, Ohio Valley ReSource
Aug 23 Environment Sanders Visits Coal States On Heels Of Climate Plan Release Sanders' detailed climate plan released Thursday calls climate change “the single greatest challenge facing our country.” By Brittany Patterson, Ohio Valley ReSource and Sydney Boles, Ohio Valley ReSource Aug 23 Environment Sanders Visits Coal States On Heels Of Climate Plan Release Brittany Patterson, Ohio Valley ReSource and Sydney Boles, Ohio Valley ReSource
Aug 19 Health HIV Infection ‘Clusters’ Put Focus On Harm Reduction Programs Many remain wary of syringe exchanges, and officials are worried a backlash means some programs will close just when they’re most needed. By Mary Meehan, Ohio Valley ReSource Aug 19 Health HIV Infection 'Clusters' Put Focus On Harm Reduction Programs Mary Meehan, Ohio Valley ReSource
Aug 5 Environment Mussel Woman: Biologist Passes Along Pearls Of Wisdom About Threatened Mussels Janet Clayton is sounding an alarm about the mussel population decline she has documented, and what that says about river quality. By Brittany Patterson, Ohio Valley ReSource Aug 5 Environment Mussel Woman: Biologist Passes Along Pearls Of Wisdom About Mussels Brittany Patterson, Ohio Valley ReSource
Aug 2 Economy Blackjewel Miners Continue Protest As Bankruptcy Hearing Looms Miners left unpaid by the bankrupt Blackjewel coal company say they are prepared to keep up their protest on railroad tracks in Harlan County. By Brittany Patterson, Ohio Valley ReSource and Sydney Boles, Ohio Valley ReSource Aug 2 Economy Blackjewel Miners Continue Protest As Bankruptcy Hearing Looms Brittany Patterson, Ohio Valley ReSource and Sydney Boles, Ohio Valley ReSource
Jul 31 Health ARC Awards Grant To Help Pave Road To Addiction Recovery More than $215,000 will go to a pilot program to connect people with substance use disorders with rides to important appointments. By Aaron Payne, Ohio Valley ReSource Jul 31 Health ARC Awards Grant To Help Pave Road To Addiction Recovery Aaron Payne, Ohio Valley ReSource