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Black lung disease has been a problem for many years among coal miners in Appalachia.
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Across the country there have been many debates around monuments and the stories they tell. A new project is underway to highlight stories in southwest Virginia that have often been overlooked.
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A new report by the Appalachian Regional Commission reveals that the Appalachian region as a whole made economic improvements in recent years.
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The Appalachian Regional Commission will be awarding is making available $73.5 million to projects that include multi-state cooperation. “We should be working together to lift up our region,” said Gayle Manchin the federal co-chair of the Appalachian Regional Commission, which oversees the funding.
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In the 1900's, the federal government forced thousands of people in Appalachia to leave their land, to make way for national parks and hydro-electric projects. Aaron Purcell is editor of a book called “Lost in Transition," about people in Appalachia who were forced to leave their homes.
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Ramps are so sought after that restaurants and foragers alike do their best keep their source secret.
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Coal was once king of the economy in Appalachia, but with climate change and the advent of the pandemic, it’s a new day. And that has leaders in the…
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Southwest Virginia is rich with natural springs. People have long visited here for the mineral baths. But there’s also a long history of people who live…
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It’s no secret the coal economy is changing, and as it declines, so do the livelihoods of people and families who’ve worked in the industry for…
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In 1962, a 35-year-old physicist from Kentucky became president of the university we know today as Virginia Tech. The late Marshall Hahn was a maverick,…