Water Crisis

The Fall Of AppHarvest, Inside Appalachia

When the farming start-up, AppHarvest, launched in Kentucky, it promised good jobs in coal country — but some workers called it a grueling hell on earth. We also explore an island of Japanese culture in West Virginia called Yama.

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Key Health Players Look Back At The 2014 Water Crisis

Ten years ago, a state of emergency and water advisory was issued for nine West Virginia counties following a chemical spill in the Elk River.

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Novel ‘Poison Flood’ Uses Water Crisis As Backdrop

Poison Flood, a new novel by Jordan Farmer, is set against the backdrop of an environmental disaster in southern West Virginia. It includes murder, theft…

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Novel ‘Shiner’ Looks At Life In Isolated West Virginia Mountains

This conversation has been lightly edited for clarity. Stories of snake handlers, moonshining and the isolated mountains of West Virginia have been around…

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