Share this page!

Enter URL or ID to Unroll

You can paste full URL like: https://x.com/threadreaderapp/status/1644127596119195649
or just the ID like: 1644127596119195649

How to get URL link on X (Twitter) App

  1. On the Twitter thread, click on or icon on the bottom
  2. Click again on or Share Via icon
  3. Click on Copy Link to Tweet
  4. Paste it above and click "Unroll Thread"!
  5. More info at Twitter Help
Kenwardjr Profile picture
@Kenwardjr
May 1, 2020 • 3 tweets • 2 min read • Read on X
It's a good day to follow @mtnstspotlight, West Virginia's new nonprofit, civic news organization.
#FollowFriday
As we plan and organize, ramping up to launch this summer, help us by telling us what stories you think aren't being told.

Help us investigate

docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…
Support our work with a donation. Contributions through this @Report4America link go to @mtnstspotlight

checkout.fundjournalism.org/memberform?org…

• • •

Missing some Tweet in this thread? You can try to force a refresh
　

Keep Current with Kenwardjr

Kenwardjr Profile picture

Stay in touch and get notified when new unrolls are available from this author!

Read all threads

This Thread may be Removed Anytime!

PDF

Twitter may remove this content at anytime! Save it as PDF for later use!

Try unrolling a thread yourself!

how to unroll video
  1. Follow @ThreadReaderApp to mention us!

  2. From a Twitter thread mention us with a keyword "unroll"
@threadreaderapp unroll

Practice here first or read more on our help page!

More from @Kenwardjr

Kenwardjr Profile picture
Dec 31, 2023
Today’s the last day for you to help @mtnstspotlight deliver West Virginians the accountability reporting they need.

Donate to our end-of-year campaign - donations up to $1K are matched - until midnight!
/ 1…tainstatespotlight.fundjournalism.org/donate/?campai…
We’re not just pointing out problems. We tell you about solutions to West Virginia’s challenges, like ways lawmakers could improve conditions in the state’s jails
/ 2mountainstatespotlight.org/2023/12/05/wes…
We tell stories about West Virginians who are working to make their communities more healthy.
/ 3mountainstatespotlight.org/2023/11/01/log…
Read 5 tweets
Kenwardjr Profile picture
Apr 28, 2023
Yesterday, @wvgov Jim Justice announced a run for the Senate, seeking the GOP nomination for the seat currently held by @Sen_JoeManchin.
It’s sure to be a bigger stage for Justice, and for the business practices that we’ve covered in detail. propublica.org/series/big-jim / 1
@wvgov @Sen_JoeManchin Justice inherited a coal fortune & expanded to an empire that includes resorts & agricultural interests. But he’s been hounded by allegations of unpaid bills, delinquent taxes & late payments of environmental & workplace safety fines.
propublica.org/article/the-bi… / 2
In 2020, after a lengthy review of court records around the country, @Amierjeski and I reported that the total in judgments against and settlements by Justice family businesses in debt collection cases had reached $140 million mountainstatespotlight.org/2020/09/24/gov… / 3
Read 9 tweets
Kenwardjr Profile picture
Apr 26, 2023
Coalfield residents & environmental groups have warned over and over that the coal industry would use bankruptcies to escape paying for its legacy liabilities, especially cleaning up scarred hillsides and polluted streams.

Our new analysis shows they were right. / 1
Reporting with @propublica, @mtnstspotlight found that bankruptcy — meant to give a clean financial slate — had created an easy path for companies looking to ditch their liabilities. / 2
mountainstatespotlight.org/2023/04/26/wes…
@propublica @mtnstspotlight We also discovered through a data analysis that mines that had been through multiple bankruptcies had recorded more environmental violations than those that had not. / 3
mountainstatespotlight.org/2023/04/26/how…
Read 7 tweets
Kenwardjr Profile picture
Nov 4, 2022
As the business model for legacy media has eroded, news organizations have reluctantly pulled back coverage of areas like West Virginia’s small towns and rural communities. At @mtnstspotlight, we are doing the opposite. /1
@mtnstspotlight We are increasing our travel budget. In the last month alone, we’ve had reporters in Davis, Parkersburg, Marlinton, Madison, Bridgeport and Beckley. /2
We’re also asking residents around the state what stories they want and need from us. We love to hear from readers and potential readers, and we want our fellow West Virginians to help us investigate. /3
Read 5 tweets
Kenwardjr Profile picture
Dec 21, 2021
This week @Sen_JoeManchin seems to have tanked the Build Back Better bill. He said the bill is determined to “reshape American society.” Indeed it has a lot of environmental justice initiatives.

So let’s talk about the toxic pollution risks Black West Virginians face. THREAD:
@Sen_JoeManchin Build Back Better includes $162 million in environmental justice initiatives, to clean up legacy pollution, monitor emissions, provide job training and affordable housing in communities that have largely been left behind by systemic inequities. ajustclimate.org/pressrelease.h… / 2
@Sen_JoeManchin Our @propublica and @mtnstatespotlight story this morning illustrates how Black communities face double the cancer risk from toxic air pollution that otherwise similar white communities face:
propublica.org/article/how-bl… / 3
Read 8 tweets
Kenwardjr Profile picture
Dec 21, 2021
Appreciated this chance to talk about West Virginia and this new @mtnstspotlight/@propublica piece out this morning:

mountainstatespotlight.org/2021/12/21/bla…
The Build Back Better bill contains huge investments in environmental justice initiatives to help communities like Institute, WV, which we profiled in this part of the @propublica series on toxic air pollution propublica.org/series/sacrifi…
@propublica WV activists like Pam Nixon (profiled in our piece) had urged @Sen_JoeManchin to support these initiatives. "We need these. These are not entitlements."
Read 5 tweets

Did Thread Reader help you today?

Support us! We are indie developers!

This site is made by just two indie developers on a laptop doing marketing, support and development! Read more about the story.

Become a Premium Member ($3/month or $30/year) and get exclusive features!

Become Premium

Don't want to be a Premium member but still want to support us?

Make a small donation by buying us coffee ($5) or help with server cost ($10)

Donate via Paypal

Or Donate anonymously using crypto!

Ethereum

0xfe58350B80634f60Fa6Dc149a72b4DFbc17D341E copy

Bitcoin

3ATGMxNzCUFzxpMCHL5sWSt4DVtS8UqXpi copy

Thank you for your support!

Follow Us!

Send Email!

:(