Science supports personal, anecdotal testimony about marijuana’s medical value LENOIR, N.C. — The National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML) is reporting that forms of marijuana can help […]
Editor’s note: This is our second essay from Mara Eve Robbins. You can read the first, “Outrage Fatigue,” here. We’re pleased to offer our readers her unique, blessedly subversive insider’s […]
What does it mean for our water? By Kathleen Tyner and Autumn Crowe Editor’s note: This article was first published by West Virginia Rivers on July 7, 2020. This is […]
Opponents force energy giants to wave the white flag on the Atlantic Coast Pipeline By Michael M. Barrick ‘Someone needs to explain to me why wanting clean drinking water makes […]
A poem dedicated to Dominion Resources By Michael M. Barrick Note: This poem is dedicated to Dominion Resources. Originally published in January 2015, I am re-publishing it today to commemorate […]
JUNIOR AT POCAHONTAS COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL WINS EIGHT RIVERS COUNCIL ESSAY CONTEST Editor’s note: Since it is the youngest among us that have the most to lose if we do […]
It was a big deal to me then and still is I celebrated the first Earth Day — April 22, 1970 — while an eighth-grader at St. Mary’s Catholic School […]
A hempcrete house high in the mountains of West Virginia demonstrates that industrial hemp is a viable alternative for homebuilders Note: This article was originally published in the Spring 2020 […]
Proposed federal changes have sown confusion Note: This article was originally published in the Spring 2020 edition of Appalachian Voices. This is part two of a three-part story. Parts 1 […]
Ever-changing laws and regulations, a saturated CBD market and high operating costs are stressing the region’s industrial hemp farmers Kris Gupton and his wife Heather Bryant have grown hemp in […]
