Journey Up Coal River

News

September 12, 2009 | Toxic Waters: Clean Water Laws Are Neglected, at a Cost in Suffering, by Charles Duhigg, New York Times

May 30, 2009 |  WVDEP's "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy on coal slurry, by Ken Ward, Coal Tattoo, WV Gazette

May 28, 2009 |  DEP issues slurry study
by Ken Ward, Coal Tattoo, WV Gazette

May 28, 2009  |  DEP issues moritorium on slurry injection
by Ken Ward, WV Gazette

April 6, 2009 | Agreement reached in Boone County well water dispute
Charleston Gazette

March 31, 2009 | WV Senate to hear new info about Sludge Injection Study today
Huntington Herald-Dispatch

March 28, 2009 | Students deliver clean water to Prenter residents
Charleston Gazette

March 20, 2009 | Underground Injection of Coal Slurry Not Meeting Public Health Standards
Huntington News

February 15, 2009 | Lawmakers vow to keep heat on over coal slurry
Charleston Gazette

February 4, 2009 |  Black and Orange Water Prompts Lawsuit:  Residents Blame Coal Companies for Slurry
By Vicki Smith, Concord Monitor

 

(Photo by Jen Osha).

February 4, 2009  |  Lawsuit Claims Slurry Contaminated Water
The Journal

February 4, 2009  |  Ailing W.Va. Towns With Bad Water Sue Over Slurry:  W.Va. towns with foul water, poor health sue coal operators over underground slurry injection
ABC News

February 3, 2009  |  Ailing W.Va. towns with bad water sue over slurry
By VICKI SMITH , Forbes.com

January 29, 2009  |  Big Coal residents file massive lawsuit against coal operators
Coal Valley News, Lawrence Keeney

January 23, 2009  |  Prenter Water Test Results Show Toxins
WCHS Eyewitness News, Elizabeth Noreika

January 23, 2009  |  Boone County Residents Suing 3 Coal Companies
WCHS Eyewitness News, Elizabeth Noreika

December 24, 2008  |  Fresh water scheduled for Prenter:  Fund hopes to raise enough for delivery  
Saturday Gazette-Mail, by Rusty Marks

December 23, 2008  |  Water on the Way to Boone County Town
WSAZ 3, by WSAZ news staff

December 20, 2008  The Fight against MTR, Round up #2
A Mountain Journay

December 17, 2008  |  Water “too toxic to touch” in Boone County town:  Prenter residents import water, say groundwater contaminated  
Saturday Gazette-Mail, by Eric Eyre

December 16, 2008  |  Community Works to Ease Water Burden
WOWK-TV, by Kristen Sell

December 4, 2008  |  Activism Challenge:  Washing the Water in Prenter, West Virginia 
The Sunny Way, by Sarah Moon

December 3, 2008  |  Prenter’s rich history shadowed by water woes 
Coal Valley News, by Joanie Newman

December, 2008  |  From Coal Valley News, Boone Cty, WV
http://www.tuscsustainability.net/2008/12/01/from-coal-valley-news-boone-cty-wv/

November, 2008  |  West Virginia Residents Need Alternative to Toxic Well Water
For-immediate-release-prenter

June 2008 | Citizens to DEP: This is not good enough! Sludge “Study” not fulfilling mandate
(OVEC newsletter page 5)
http://www.ohvec.org/newsletters/woc_2008_06/woc.pdf

May 13, 2008 | Full speed ahead on Prenter water
http://www.sludgesafety.org/news/2008/05_13.html

March, 2008 | Rash of Illnesses Prompts Questions
http://www.ohvec.org/newsletters/woc_2008_03/article_12.html

Winter, 2008 | Boone County Residents Demand Clean Water From State
http://www.crmw.net/newsletter.php?issue=winter2007&title=Boone-County-Residents-Demand-Clean-Water-From-State

Feb 14, 2008 | Unsafe Water in West Virginia
http://www.seac.org/node/282

Sylvia_Bradford1-max.mp3Sylvia Bradford clip 1hazy-04-hazy-and-shumates-today
Sylvia_Bradford2-max.mp3Sylvia and Rick Bradford on how MTR has affected their liveshazy-04-hazy-and-shumates-today
Sylvia_Bradford3-max.mp3The Bradfords and trainshazy-04-hazy-and-shumates-today
debbie_jarrell-1-max.mp3Debbie Jarrell on disappearing housing stockhazy-04-hazy-and-shumates-today
Charles-EdClip3.mp3Ed Wiley on the Appalachian Mtns. and waterhazy-04-hazy-and-shumates-today
Sylvia_Bradford5-max.mp3The Bradfords on lack of accesshazy-04-hazy-and-shumates-today
debbie_jarrell-1-max.mp3Debbie Jarrell on Marsh Fork Elementarycoal_river_101-06-changes-in-lifestyle
debbie_jarrell-2-max.mp3Debbie Jarrell on lack of access to the mountainscoal_river_101-06-changes-in-lifestyle
MTR2CharlieBEdit1.mp3Charles Ballard on changes since MTRcoal_river_101-06-changes-in-lifestyle
BettyRoss.mp3Betty Ross on Floodingcoal_river_101-06-changes-in-lifestyle
Meadows1.mp3Jimmy Meadows on outmigrationcoal_river_101-05-outmigration
judy_crm_clip1.mp3Judy Bonds on Coal River Mountaincrm-01-current-land-use-on-coal-river-mountain
Charles-EdClip2.mp3Ed Wiley on Health Effects at MFEhazy-02-marsh-fork-elementary
Thompsonclip1.mp3Ernie Thompson on Slurry Impoundmentsmtr-02-environmental-impacts
Thompsonclip2.mp3Ernie Thompson "Money got in the way"mtr-03-legislation-permits-regulations
Maria1.mp3Maria Lambert on Water Qualityprenter-04-health
Rory-GB4.mp3Gary Anderson on Coal River Windwind-01-introduction-to-coal-river-wind
Rory-GB3.mp3Barbara Anderson discusses Mountain Access and Traditional Usewind-01-introduction-to-coal-river-wind
Rory-Chuck1.mp3Chuch Nelson on Threat of Valley Fills on Coal River Mountainwind-02-the-threat-of-mtr-on-coal-river-mountain
Rory-GB2.mp3Gary Anderson describes 2001 Clear Fork Floodswind-02-the-threat-of-mtr-on-coal-river-mountain
Rory-Chuck4.mp3Chuch Nelson "We gotta shut 'em down"wind-02-the-threat-of-mtr-on-coal-river-mountain
Rory-Judy2.mp3Judy Bonds "The Last Vestige of Jobs and Sustainability"wind-03-the-coal-river-mountain-wind-campaign
Rory-GB5.mp3Gary Anderson Imagines a New Wind Industrywind-04-wind-vs-mtr-for-coal-river-mountain-the
Rory-Chuck3.mp3Chuck Nelson "This is Our Last Chance"wind-06-a-just-transition
MTR2VernonHEdit1B.mp3Vernon Haltom on Protecting Places and Resourcescrm-01-current-land-use-on-coal-river-mountain
EdWileyInEdit1.mp3Ed Wiley "A Magical Place"crm-02-community-land-use-in-coal-river-valley
Meadows1.mp3Jimmy Meadows on Loss of Underground Mining Jobscrm-03-undergound-mining
Charles-EdClip1.mp3Ed Wiley on Sludge Impoundmentshazy-02-marsh-fork-elementary
238002.mp3Laffon Pettry, "Molly mooching"crm-02-community-land-use-in-coal-river-valley
080009.mp3Donna Wills, "nothing I can't can"crm-02-community-land-use-in-coal-river-valley
074025.mp3Randy Halstead, Joys of ginsengincrm-02-community-land-use-in-coal-river-valley
077007.mp3Joe Aliff, harvest timecrm-02-community-land-use-in-coal-river-valley
088006.mp3John Bowman, keeping the mash warmcrm-02-community-land-use-in-coal-river-valley
050002.mp3Benny Turner, Native Americans on Bolt Mtn.coal_river_101-01-history-of-coal-river-part-1
077010.mp3Joe Aliff and his Cherokee grandfathercoal_river_101-01-history-of-coal-river-part-1
119011.mp3Howard Miller, corn-woodland-pastureland systemcoal_river_101-01-history-of-coal-river-part-1
215001.mp3Howard Miller, people hiding on mtn. from marauding soldierscoal_river_101-01-history-of-coal-river-part-1
Joe_Aliff_we_had_a_full_fledged_war_077022.mp3Joe Aliff, arming miners for Battle of Blair Mtn.coal_river_101-02-history-of-coal-river-part-2
046012.mp3Mae Bongalis, a visit with Mother Jonescoal_river_101-02-history-of-coal-river-part-2
141006.mp3Cody Dickens, a visit from the land companycoal_river_101-04-absentee-land-ownership
162008.mp3Dr. Jim Michael Wills of Rock Creek on absentee landownershipcoal_river_101-04-absentee-land-ownership
038002.mp3Shorty Bongalis on West Virginians migrating to Ohiocoal_river_101-05-outmigration
088003.mp3John Flynn about moonshinincoal_river_101-05-outmigration
088004.mp3John Bowman, staying in Coal River by moonshinincoal_river_101-05-outmigration
077024.mp3Joe Aliff, how Coal River Mtn. is a drug storecrm-01-current-land-use-on-coal-river-mountain
Thompsonclip1.mp3Ernie Thompson, former mine inspector on slurry impoundmentscrm-05-the-brushy-fork-slurry-impoundment
Jen-JackSpaderoClips.mp3Jack Spadero, engineer on impacts of MTR and slurrycrm-05-the-brushy-fork-slurry-impoundment
Rory-GB4.mp3Gary Anderson, Coal River Mountain Wind campaignwind-06-a-just-transition
Rory-Judy1.mp3Judy Bonds, coal is NOT West Virginiawind-06-a-just-transition
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mtr-02-environmental-impacts2mtr6
wind-02-the-threat-of-mtr-on-coal-river-mountain2wind7
cresources-02-children-are-the-future-of-the-coal-rive2cresources5
hazy-03-absentee-land-ownership3hazy3
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crm-03-undergound-mining3crm2
prenter-03-coal-slurry3prenter4
mtr-03-legislation-permits-regulations3mtr6
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cresources-03-bill-lucas3cresources5
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wind-04-wind-vs-mtr-for-coal-river-mountain-the4wind7
cresources-04-chronicling-the-coal-river-valley-s-coal4cresources5
hazy-05-update-lawsuits-possible-new-location-fo5hazy3
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crm-05-the-brushy-fork-slurry-impoundment5crm2
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cresources-05-clear-fork-couple5cresources5
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wind-08-organizing-for-wind-power8wind7
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cresources-20-project-build-it-up-wv-summer-youth-prog20cresources5
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cresources-23-project-greenhouse-gardens23cresources5
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Charles Ballardcoal_river_101-06-changes-in-lifestyleCharles BallardCharles Ballard
Judy Bondscrm-01-current-land-use-on-coal-river-mountainJudy BondsJudy Bonds
Judy Bonds, 1 of 3coal_river_101-01-history-of-coal-river-part-1Judy Bonds, 1 of 3Judy Bonds, 1 of 3
Judy Bonds, 2 of 3coal_river_101-01-history-of-coal-river-part-1Judy Bonds, 2 of 3Judy Bonds, 2 of 3
Judy Bonds, 3 of 3coal_river_101-01-history-of-coal-river-part-1Judy Bonds, 3 of 3Judy Bonds, 3 of 3
Sarah Haltomcrm-01-current-land-use-on-coal-river-mountainSarah HaltomSarah Haltom
Vernon Haltomcrm-01-current-land-use-on-coal-river-mountainVernon HaltomVernon Haltom
Vernon Haltomhazy-02-marsh-fork-elementaryVernon HaltomVernon Haltom
Debbie Jarrellcoal_river_101-06-changes-in-lifestyleDebbie JarrellDebbie Jarrell
Debbie Jarrellhazy-04-hazy-and-shumates-todayDebbie JarrellDebbie Jarrell
Debbie Jarrellwind-01-introduction-to-coal-river-windDebbie JarrellDebbie Jarrell
Debbie Jarrellhazy-02-marsh-fork-elementaryDebbie JarrellDebbie Jarrell
Debbie Jarrellcoal_river_101-05-outmigrationDebbie JarrellDebbie Jarrell
Jen Oshacrm-03-undergound-miningJen OshaJen Osha
Jen Oshacoal_river_101-06-changes-in-lifestyleJen OshaJen Osha
Jen Oshahazy-04-hazy-and-shumates-todayJen OshaJen Osha
Jen Oshacrm-05-the-brushy-fork-slurry-impoundmentJen OshaJen Osha
Jen Oshaprenter-07-newsJen OshaJen Osha
Jen Oshacrm-04-forest-resources-and-timberingJen OshaJen Osha
Jen Oshahazy-01-near-the-mouth-of-hazyJen OshaJen Osha
Jen Oshahazy-02-marsh-fork-elementaryJen OshaJen Osha
Ed Wileyhazy-02-marsh-fork-elementaryEd WileyEd Wiley
Ed Wileyhazy-04-hazy-and-shumates-todayEd WileyEd Wiley
Ed Wileycrm-02-community-land-use-in-coal-river-valleyEd WileyEd Wiley
Ed Wileycoal_river_101-06-changes-in-lifestyleEd WileyEd Wiley