The same old extraction and disinvestment won’t bring West Virginia’s revival

By: Kelly Allen

Outlets: West Virginia Watch

Published: May 4, 2026

Words: 892

Last Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago

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For as long as West Virginia has existed, the abundant natural resources beneath our feet have created wealth for outsiders, from the timber that built our nation’s railroads to the coal and natural gas that powered America, while poverty has plagued our own people. Our problem has never been a lack of prosperity, but that our wealth doesn’t tend to benefit the people who live here.

An 1884 report by the state’s Tax Commission …

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