Ohio Valley ReSource

Charter schools have had a strong presence in Ohio, since being legalized in the 1990s. Currently there are over 300 active in the state.

More than a decade of research has found a relationship between strip mine sites and health problems like cancer. Now, citizen groups are asking the Biden administration to jumpstart a federal study that was aimed at finding more complete answers about mining’s public health effects and — potentially — instituting additional regulatory measures to help coalfield residents.

The Bureau of Prisons has filed a new notice of intent to prepare an environmental impact statement for a new federal prison in Letcher County, Ky.

Keith Rose didn't want debris contractors cutting trees on his property in Neon, KY. Police say he threatened workers, so they tased and arrested him. Rose has black lung. His wife says it would have been impossible for him to flee.

South Shore’s mayor declared a water emergency in January but didn't say toxic “forever chemicals” had polluted the city’s drinking water.

River ferries were a central part of life for many Ohio River communities generations ago, when they were a necessity for trade and transportation.

Many eastern Kentuckians who lost their homes to July's floods are still unsure where they'll be spending the fall and winter.

Brian and Lesa Marcum pointed out sandy plots where homes used to be on Right Fork Buffalo Road a month after historic flooding hit eastern Kentucky. Water washed away cars, and clothing is still in tree branches sometimes 8 to 10 feet high.

But for years, officials have ignored their own, completed plans for how to prevent these kinds of disasters from happening in the first place.

New laws have cemented a tax that pays miners with black lung disease. Miner advocates are celebrating; the coal industry says it's unfair.