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Historic Floods Leave Rural Community With Questions

Moments after she ended the call the river had breached its five-foot banks. She looked up stream and saw waves of turbulent water coming towards her.  "It literally looked like the dam opened," Anna Goodnight said.

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Coal Production Drop Off Leaves Behind Unreclaimed Mine Lands

Coal has been “king” for most of the last century in West Virginia and central Appalachia, but in recent years, global market forces, governmental regulations and alternative energy sources like natural gas have reduced its dominance.

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New Coalition Battles Mine Site Near State Forest

About 7 miles outside of Charleston sits 9,300 acres of protected land. The Kanawha State Forest is home to hiking and biking trails, campsites and a…

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