Appalachia
Black lung is back: Disease’s deadliest form sees ten-fold increase among Appalachian miners
March 16, 2023As mining corporations push for ever-harder to reach coal, workers are facing new and more dangerous health risks from silica dust.
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J.D. Vance markets himself as ‘Hillbilly’ Trump, but don’t laugh too quickly
August 4, 2021Vance’s populist campaign blames both immigrants and the “elites and the ruling class” for “robbing” Americans, claiming “the old way of doing things ain’t working.”
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Documentary ‘Moundsville’ digs deeper into Appalachian ‘Trump country’
May 13, 2019A look at one post-industrial town's effort to redefine itself.
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