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Author Archives: Mason Adams

Posted inAppalachia, Climate, Coal, Economies, Energy, Public Health, West Virginia

Steel-making coal upturn brings new mine, old problems to WV community

by Mason Adams October 18, 2021January 14, 2022

Some Raleigh County residents don’t want to kill coal — they just want regulators to force the mine next door to stop making them miserable.

Posted inAppalachia, COVID-19, Economies, Energy, Justice, Public Health

Biden vows to support struggling Appalachian counties. But residents are weary of failed promises.

by Mason Adams June 2, 2021January 14, 2022

Coal communities in Kentucky, Virginia, and West Virginia are struggling to support basic civic services as coal disappears. Federal funding to boost local economies and jobs is closer than ever before.

Posted inAppalachia, Land, Public Health, West Virginia

This West Virginia town is a Superfund site. The booming outdoor industry doesn’t want to talk about it.

by Mason Adams December 16, 2019January 14, 2022

Minden residents are still searching for answers about PCB contamination while a new outdoor recreation economy is being built around them.

Posted inAppalachia, Energy, Kentucky

Blackjewel left coal miners without pay. Now it might leave Appalachia thousands of acres of land to clean up.

by Mason Adams August 25, 2019January 14, 2022

The bankruptcy could signal a new environmental and economic crisis in central Appalachia, where many coal companies have failed to reclaim former mine sites.

Posted inAppalachia, Economies, Energy, Kentucky

‘They’re cutting everything’: As coal disappears, Appalachians lose access to basic services

by Mason Adams February 27, 2019January 14, 2022

Sharp drops in coal severance tax revenue have led to a massive funding gap for education, infrastructure, and law enforcement.

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