Their tactics to force construction of data centers even against significant opposition from local communities have become increasingly forceful and hostile.
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How Real Journalism Brought Real Justice to West Virginia
Because an anti-environmental platform is a prerequisite to win office in West Virginia, coal-related spills and other disasters are often overlooked by government officials who want to be re-elected.
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Exclusive: Why West Virginia No Longer Trusts Its Water, Government or Coal Industry
The spill is leading some state natives to question the fate of the coal industry that long sustained them economically – and causing organizers to take West Virigina’s subpar regulation of extractive industries into their own hands.
