Appalachia

The exterior of the West Virginia Penitentiary in Moundsville, West Virginia.

As US juvenile justice improves, West Virginia still funnels kids from schools to prisons

The US is making major strides in reducing juvenile incarceration, but West Virginia has bucked the trend. Its incarceration rates remain much higher thanks to an overwhelmed and underfunded system that can't give troubled children the support they need instead of jail time.

As US juvenile justice improves, West Virginia still funnels kids from schools to prisons
In Ohio, concerned citizens can bring water from their wells to a monthly water monitoring program.

Fearing pollution, some local governments are demanding back zoning control over oil and gas

Fearing pollution, some local governments are demanding back zoning control over oil and gas
American Chestnut Tree

Residents of Appalachia try to give new life to old mines using a beloved chestnut tree

Residents of Appalachia try to give new life to old mines using a beloved chestnut tree