ELLIE HEFFERNAN is a freelance writer based in West Virginia.
Rural America
Mine Water Is Spewing into this West Virginia Community While Companies Squabble Over Who Is Responsible
Since the Pinnacle Mining Complex discharged dirty mine water into area creeks, locals report polluted drinking water and widespread illness.
Ellie Heffernan
DispatchRural America
Don't Pave Paradise
A West Virginia community rallied to stave off the destruction of Cacapon Resort State Park by private developers. Will it last?
Ellie Heffernan
WE NEED TO BE UNITED IN THE FIGHT AGAINST FASCISM AND REPRESSION
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