Appalachia News

Obesity, diabetes rates highest in South

WHNZ-AM Tampa - Thu Nov 19

Areas of the Southeast, Appalachia and some tribal lands in the West and Northern Plains have the highest U.S. rates of obesity and diabetes, officials say.

Interior increases oversight of mountaintop mining

Lincoln Daily News - Thu Nov 19

The Interior Department said Wednesday it will more closely monitor and review state-approved permits for mountaintop coal mining and also tighten the federal permitting process to better protect streams from mining waste.

Interior increases oversight of mountaintop mining

The Oregonian - Wed Nov 18

The Interior Department said Wednesday it will more closely monitor and review state-approved permits for mountaintop coal mining and also tighten the federal permitting process to better protect streams from mining waste.

County is a part of the Appalachians

Tomahawk Online - Wed Nov 18

We often hear that we who live in Johnson County and the surrounding area live in an area that is a part of the Appalachian Mountains.

Disparity claims in gifted programs to be studied

Richmond Times-Dispatch - Tue Nov 17

Gov. Timothy M. Kaine has asked the Virginia Department of Education to examine claims of racial disparities among students in gifted education programs in Virginia.

Gov. Kaine Orders Study Of Gifted Education Programs

Rockbridge Weekly - Tue Nov 17

Governor Timothy M. Kaine announced today that, at his direction, the Virginia Department of Education has initiated a study to analyze disproportionately low representation of minority students in gifted education.

The Battle For Coal River Mountain

The Post Chronicle - Tue Nov 17

COAL RIVER MOUNTAIN, W.Va. a ' This mountain in southern West Virginia, right in the middle of Appalachia's spine, is fast becoming someone's Waterloo.

ICG says lawsuit over valley fill permit settled

Myrtle Beach Online - Mon Nov 16

International Coal Group said Monday it has settled a lawsuit filed by two environmental groups challenging a federal water quality permit for an Appalachian surface mine.

High stakes in Appalachia as greens battle Big Coal

The Toronto Star - Sun Nov 15

WHITESVILLE, W.VA.a 'The plan was painfully simple: save a mountain, turn a country, cool the Earth.

a A is for Appalachia!a

Http - Sun Nov 15

"A is for Appalachia! The Alphabet Book of Appalachian Heritage" by Linda Hager Pack, illustrated by Pat Banks, 2009, the University Press of Kentucky, $16.95, hardbound, 44 pages: Long-time educator Linda Hager Pack, who teaches children's literature at Eastern Kentucky University, was born and raised in Hamlin, W.Va. She wrote this book with an ...