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A Fair Transition for Midwest Coal Counties Don Barrett/Flickr James Gignac, lead Midwest energy analyst | May 4, 2021, 6:00 am EDT Across the country, including here in the Midwest, we are transitioning away from coal as a fuel source. While this brings important emission reductions and new opportunities for clean energy development, we still don’t do a great job supporting communities and workers who directly affected by the transition away from coal. A new report by UCS and the Utility Workers Union of America (UWUA) aims ...

Apr. 16—WASHINGTON D.C. — Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV) on Friday joined U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), as well as Representatives David McKinley (R-WV) and Alex Mooney (R-WV), to urge President Biden to approve Governor Justice's request for a federal disaster declaration for the severe winter weather that affected areas of West Virginia's Third ...

W.Va. delegation urges president to approve disaster declaration… Mason Co. winter storm damage included Staff Report Miller WASHINGTON D.C. — Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV) on Friday joined U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), as well as Representatives David McKinley (R-WV) and Alex Mooney (R-WV), to urge President Biden to approve Governor Justice’s request for a federal disaster declaration for the severe winter weather that affected areas of West Virginia’s Third Congressional District, including Cabell, Lincoln, Mason, and Wayne Counties, the wee...

Share this article Michigan-based Lake Superior State University (LSSU) made headlines back in 2019 when it established the nation’s first cannabis-focused chemistry program, The Cannabis Center of Excellence. The school now finds itself back on the front pages of the news after announcing a cannabis chemistry scholarship, marking the first of its kind across the country. In an official statement, the university revealed that Steadfast Labs, a safe cannabis medicine research facility also based in Michigan, has established an annual $1,200 USD scholarship fund for students at the cannabis c...

Health disparities in Pennsylvania have become more pronounced during COVID-19, shows report A new report by AARP Pennsylvania and Drexel University's College of Nursing and Health Professions highlights how geographic, racial/ethnic and economic factors are combining to restrict access to health care services for many Pennsylvanians, creating disparities that have become more pronounced during the COVID-19 pandemic. "Disrupting Disparities in Pennsylvania: Retooling for Geographic, Racial and Ethnic Growth" shows that health inequities are most acute among those living in rural and low resou...