West Virginia

Oil well operators are required by law to plug wells once they’re finished using them, in order to prevent leaks. But yet, there are likely millions nationwide that haven’t been plugged.

“As a result of me being a homeowner … if I need to take money out, I can do that,” says Monique Coleman of West Virginia.

In his new book, journalist Chris Hamby describes miners’ struggles to receive the health benefits they’ve been promised.

Roughly 5% of the state’s babies are born with neonatal abstinence syndrome. Families taking them in say they feel unprepared for the task.

About 85% of the children in state custody have a parent who struggles with substance use disorder. The system is straining to care for them.

A secretly recorded speech by Murray Energy boss is at center of a legal dispute.

With 2018's hurricane season starting, some families are still recovering from last year's storms.

Flat or reduced spending in education has meant lower or stagnant salaries and reductions to benefits.

Tourism economy around natural beauty is starting to replace extractive industries in some former West Virginia and PA coal towns.