WV: International Issues
Efforts to Resettle Syrian Refugees In WV Thrown into Chaos
CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- President Trump's executive order barring refugees is sparking confusion in West Virginia and around the country. In …
Coal Use Falling in China as It Shifts to Renewables
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – China's use of coal fell last year and looks likely to keep falling. The U.S. coal lobby argues any reduction in American …
Kenyan Student Learns Reforestation in WV Spruce Trees
CHARLESTON, W.Va. - A Kenyan college student is getting ready to take home lessons he learned over five months working in West Virginia's spruce …
Tips for Helping in Nepal
CHARLESTON, W. Va. - With the death toll in Nepal's earthquake projected to climb to as many as 10,000 people, West Virginians are looking for ways …
Debunking Myths About Flood of Central American Children
CHARLESTON, W.Va. - There are many questions around why thousands of Central Americans leave their families, set off alone and risk their lives in an …
Climate Change: Threat to National Security, Says Pentagon
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Global warming is turning up the heat on national security, according to the Pentagon. Factors that military strategists …
Fight for a Forest - and Democracy - in Russia
CHARLESTON, W.Va. - Activists fighting to save an old-growth forest near Moscow say they're facing a breakdown of Russian democracy, and their …
WV Lawmakers Address Modern-Day Slavery, Human Trafficking
CHARLESTON, W.Va. - Perhaps partly because the problem has not been visible in West Virginia, it is one of only two states without a specific law …
Peace On Earth?
CHARLESTON, W.Va. - A powerful art exhibit opening in West Virginia this week is intended to bring home the cost of the Afghan war to the civilians …
Another Kind Of Bridge Day: Solidarity For Women Around The World
CHARLESTON, W.V. - Call it another kind of bridge day. People will gather at noon on Tuesday, March 8, on Charleston's Southside Bridge to celebrate …
Mercy for Haiti - Quake Assistance
Mercy Corps has a team of emergency response experts ready to assess needs and coordinate relief efforts in Haiti after a major earthquake rocked the …
Huntington Iraq Vet: War Led Me To Talk About Climate Change
CHARLESTON, W.Va. - Capt. Jon Gensler left the army in 2005, after losing friends in Iraq. Now, the Huntington native and West Point grad is in a …