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A Slow-Rolling Disaster in Fracking Country
Dec 7, 2023 Ex-employees at “West Virginia’s Chernobyl” speak out on lethal cancers, regulatory failure and contaminated drinking water.
Investigative Stories
Inside West Virginia’s Chernobyl
Sep 18, 2023 The radioactive dangers of oilfield waste have long been known by the oil and gas industry.2024 Headliner Award: Third Place, Online Investigative Reporting for Digital-Only Website
Ear to the Ground
Pharmaceutical Companies, Physician Bring Court Challenges to State Abortion Laws
Jan 26, 2023 Lawsuits filed in West Virginia and North Carolina have challenged those states' restrictions on the use of abortion pills.
Politics
Desperate Measures
Dec 21, 2022 While Republicans claim to speak for rural America, their policies d keep rural people and their children in desperate circumstances.
Feds to Let States Tap Opioid Funds for Meth, Cocaine Surge
Jan 21, 2020 Pressed by constituents and state officials, lawmakers of both parties agree to broaden the scope of a $1.5 billion grant program.
Robert Reich: There’s Hope For America Yet
Jan 14, 2020 As bad as things may look, as despairing as we can feel, it's important to remember that our country's greatest strength is its resilience.
America Faces an Unprecedented Dental Health Crisis
Jun 11, 2019 According to federal estimates, 49 million are living in areas with limited access to oral care. Appalachia's Lee County is one of them.More ‘Heartbeat’ Abortion Bans Advancing in South, Midwest
May 12, 2019 State governments are on a course to virtually eliminate abortion access in Mississippi, Louisiana, Alabama, Georgia, Ohio and Kentucky.
West Virginia Offers a Blueprint to Combat School Privatization
Mar 1, 2019 If charters are to be defeated, if public education has a future in the U.S., our teachers will have to take matters into their own hands.
What Labor Activists Can Learn From the Seattle General Strike
Feb 6, 2019 In 1919, 35,000 shipyard workers brought a city to a standstill. Their protest holds lessons for teachers, Google employees and more.
