Energy and Environment

On this West Virginia Morning, Gov. Jim Justice has unveiled yet another plan to reduce West Virginia’s personal income tax. Also, we have more updates from the West Virginia Legislature, we hear a conversation about President Biden’s infrastructure and energy plan, and we learn about women artists in Appalachia.

On this West Virginia Morning, we hear a story about grandfamilies during the coronavirus pandemic. Also, the 2021 West Virginia Legislative session has begun. We hear from Gov. Jim Justice on his legislative priorities, and we hear an update to a lawsuit filed against Union Carbide.

This story was updated on June 16, 2020, at 4:50 p.m. to include a statement from the Environmental Protection Agency.The rain poured down for hours on…

With kids cooped up inside their homes and classroom instruction happening remotely, we thought it would be a great time to take another listen to an…

Ten years ago, on April 5, 2010, 29 men who worked at an underground coal mine in Raleigh County, West Virginia, lost their lives. The Upper Big Branch…

Stories about Appalachia tend to fall into two camps-- quaint stories about cultural oddities, or reports about grim health and economic statics that our…

Inside Appalachia Associate Producer Eric Douglas began his journalism career in Matewan, West Virginia nearly 30 years ago. He recently revisited the…

Eric Gardner has a different perspective than most about the rivers in central Appalachia. That’s because he spends most of his time in them. Gardner is a…

Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders has told voters in coal-producing Kentucky that it's possible to be a friend of coal miners and a…

Across Appalachia, thousands of coal miners have suffered from black lung disease. In the 1960s, miners organized a movement to end the chronic condition.…