Toyota investing $374 million at five existing US factories
Toyota Motor Corp. announced a $374 million investment Tuesday at five U.S. plants to support production of its first American-made hybrid powertrain.
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Sep 26, 2017
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Water filtration system in West Virginia among the elite
A raft of garbage covers a swath of the Monongahela River in northern West Virginia, a dozen miles upstream from the drinking water intake for 100,000 people.
Environment
Aug 7, 2017
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Combatting stereotypes about Appalachian dialects
During the 2016 presidential election, broad support for Donald Trump came from most communities in Appalachia, where he received 63 percent of the vote. A great deal of national attention was directed to the people of this ...
Social Sciences
Jul 14, 2017
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West Virginia seeks future—without coal
Chuck Nelson spent 30 years underground in nearly every mining job available but today he is in no doubt about it: "There is no future in coal."
Environment
May 10, 2017
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West Virginia groundwater not affected by fracking, but surface water is
Fracking has not contaminated groundwater in northwestern West Virginia, but accidental spills of fracking wastewater may pose a threat to surface water in the region, according to a new study led by scientists at Duke University.
Environment
Apr 24, 2017
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Trump poised to roll back climate protections
US President Donald Trump will on Tuesday roll back a slew of environmental protections enacted by Barack Obama, in a bid to untether the fossil fuel industry.
Environment
Mar 27, 2017
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Oil and gas wastewater spills alter microbes in West Virginia waters
Wastewater from oil and gas operations—including fracking for shale gas—at a West Virginia site altered microbes downstream, according to a Rutgers-led study.
Earth Sciences
Feb 23, 2017
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Jury: DuPont should pay Ohio man $10.5M more in cancer suit
A federal jury says DuPont should pay an additional $10.5 million in damages to an Ohio man who says he got testicular cancer because of a chemical used to make Teflon.
Business
Jan 5, 2017
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Report finds improvements in Chesapeake Bay's overall health
Water clarity in the Chesapeake Bay is the best it's been in decades, and native rockfish, oyster and blue crab populations are rebounding as the overall health of the nation's largest estuary improves, a report released ...
Environment
Jan 5, 2017
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Officials trumpeting return of elk to West Virginia
Officials are trumpeting the return of an elk herd to West Virginia for the first time since 1875.
Ecology
Dec 19, 2016
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