Inside Appalachia

Coal’s Legacy in Appalachia: As Mining Companies Close, Water Systems Fail


Listen Later

The coal industry has done a lot for central Appalachia. It’s created jobs, and it’s helped many families afford college. Coal has also created a very strong sense of pride. But as jobs in the coal industry have declined, so have the opportunities in Central Appalachia. On this episode of Inside Appalachia , we explore one of the legacies of of the industry: crumbling water infrastructure.
...more
View all episodesView all episodes
Download on the App Store

Inside AppalachiaBy West Virginia Public Broadcasting

  • 4.7
  • 4.7
  • 4.7
  • 4.7
  • 4.7

4.7

255 ratings


More shows like Inside Appalachia

View all
This American Life by This American Life

This American Life

91,041 Listeners

Radiolab by WNYC Studios

Radiolab

43,974 Listeners

Fresh Air by NPR

Fresh Air

38,596 Listeners

Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! by NPR

Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!

38,786 Listeners

The Moth by The Moth

The Moth

27,116 Listeners

Reveal by The Center for Investigative Reporting and PRX

Reveal

8,470 Listeners

RadioWest by KUER

RadioWest

782 Listeners

NPR's Mountain Stage by West Virginia Public Broadcasting

NPR's Mountain Stage

438 Listeners

The Kitchen Sisters Present by The Kitchen Sisters & Radiotopia

The Kitchen Sisters Present

1,286 Listeners

Gravy by Southern Foodways Alliance

Gravy

553 Listeners

The FRONTLINE Dispatch by GBH

The FRONTLINE Dispatch

1,075 Listeners

Aria Code by WQXR & The Metropolitan Opera

Aria Code

2,514 Listeners

Points North by Interlochen Public Radio

Points North

292 Listeners

The Wild with Chris Morgan by KUOW News and Information

The Wild with Chris Morgan

3,447 Listeners

Our Common Nature by WNYC

Our Common Nature

258 Listeners