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The Great Depression was making its way across the nation, leaving some families needing to find any work they could find just so they had food. So, when word spread that Union Carbide was starting a new tunnel project in West Virginia, many came from near and far in hopes of finding work.

At first, it seemed like an answered prayer in uncertain times. Then men began dying on the job.

Journalist Hannah Morgan tells the haunting story of corruption and greed. 

This podcast is the product of research conducted for a master's project at West Virginia University's Reed College of Media.

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The Great Depression was making its way across the nation, leaving some families needing to find any work they could find just so they had food. So, when word spread that Union Carbide was starting a new tunnel project in West Virginia, many came from near and far in hopes of finding work. At first, it seemed like an answered prayer in uncertain times. Then men began dying on the job. Journalist Hannah Morgan tells the haunting story of corruption and greed. This podcast is the product of research conducted for a master's project at West Virginia University's Reed College of Media.

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