A coal company store in Caples, West Virginia. Industrialization in the Central Appalachian coal fields took the form of colonization, where land, the economy, and social institutions were controlled ...

In this episode of Everywhere Radio, Ryerson, and Schept talk with guest host Anya Slepyan about the prisons, coal, and abolition in Central Appalachia. Sylvia Ryerson is a Ph.D. Candidate in American ...

Fewer people than before are being diagnosed with and dying from cancer in Appalachia, but cancer incidence and death rates remain substantially higher, especially in certain areas of Central ...

Federal prison construction has boomed in central Appalachia as mining has faltered, with 8 of the 16 penitentiaries built there, often atop mines, located in Kentucky alone. Opponents argue that ...

In 2020, the rate was 37% higher in the Appalachian region than the rest of the U.S.” Between 2019 and 2020, Central Appalachian communities had a 41% increase in fatalities from overdoses ...

Fewer people than before are being diagnosed with and dying from cancer in Appalachia, but cancer incidence and death rates remain substantially higher, especially in certain areas of Central ...

(WSET) — Some customers are in the dark due to a winter storm that hit Central Virginia. As of 9:13 p.m., on Tuesday ...

“Better protection for these rivers and creeks doesn’t just help threatened and endangered species, it is also crucial for the long-term wellbeing of the communities that depend on these important ...

Cancer incidence and mortality rates are declining in Appalachia, but they are still significantly higher than among ...

Get Instant Summarized Text (Gist) Cancer diagnoses and deaths in Appalachia are declining but remain higher than in other U.S. regions, particularly in Central Appalachia. From 2017 to 2021 ...