Mountain State Spotlight: West Virginia News and Reporting
WEBSep 12, 2024 · Mountain State Spotlight is a nonprofit investigative newsroom that exists to give West Virginians the information they need to make our state a better place. As a nonprofit, we rely on your help to power our journalism. We are committed to lifting up voices that aren’t always heard and spotlighting solutions that are making a difference.
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WEBRead our reporting. Since our launch in 2020, we’ve published hundreds of stories, including: . an investigation into how Kanawha County’s “chemical valley,” one of the state’s few largely Black communities, became one of the most-polluted in the state; ; coverage of how southern West Virginia communities haven’t gotten the returns they’ve been promised from the Hatfield-McCoy ...
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WEB3 days ago · In Wheeling, residents are worried about children, inflation and jobs. by Allen Siegler and Duncan Slade August 13th, 2024. Wildfires are expected to get worse in West Virginia. The state isn’t prepared to protect people and property. by Tre Spencer August 8th, 2024. West Virginians could get cheaper electricity under a new federal rule.
Mingo, Wayne put hope in tourism and King Coal Highway
WEB16 hours ago · When Webb was born in the 1930s, Mingo County was still growing in population, spurred on by the coal industry. By the time he was a young man in the 1950s, the county had nearly 50,000. Seventy years later, the latest census shows less than half remain. But poverty has ballooned.
2022 Capitol Tracker — Mountain State Spotlight
WEB2022 Capitol Tracker — Mountain State Spotlight. Track bills through the lengthy legislative process, contact elected officials, and follow live updates from our reporters.
This Black WV town is a toxic air ‘sacrifice zone’
WEBDec 21, 2021 · How Black communities become ‘sacrifice zones’ for industrial air pollution. One of the most dangerous chemical plants in America sits in one of West Virginia’s only majority-Black communities. For decades, residents of Institute have raised alarms about air pollution. They say concerns have “fallen on deaf ears.”.
About Mountain State Spotlight
WEBAbout Mountain State Spotlight. Our mission is to help West Virginians improve our state by producing “sustained outrage” journalism that exposes abuses of power by government, business and other institutions. Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, West Virginia was at a crossroads. West Virginia is struggling through an historic economic ...
Mountain State Spotlight’s best of 2021
WEBDec 27, 2021 · “This is the first piece of commentary I’ve ever written in my 30-plus years as a journalist. Since my Mountain State Spotlight colleague, Lucas Manfield, was writing a daily story about the disparaging emails, I felt compelled to provide some context about this giant drug distributor, AmerisourceBergen, given that I had spent the past eight years covering the company and wrote a book, in ...
WV landowners stuck in path of pipeline backed by Manchin
WEBAug 14, 2022 · Meet the West Virginians in the path of this massive natural gas pipeline. Sen. Joe Manchin wants the Mountain Valley Pipeline completed. These landowners are along the route. by Alexa Beyer August 14th, 2022. Maury Johnson stands next to pipeline on his Monroe County farm. He has become an outspoken opponent of the natural gas pipeline project.
West Virginia Legislature Archives - Mountain State Spotlight
WEBJul 3, 2024 · How the Legislature failed to improve West Virginia’s deadly jails during the 2024 session. by Henry Culvyhouse March 22nd, 2024. This West Virginia official worked to limit the power of federal environmental regulators. Now President Biden is making her a federal environmental regulator. by Sarah Elbeshbishi March 21st, 2024.
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