Clean water has never been a given in West Virginia — and right now it’s getting harder, not easier. Streams like the North Fork of the Blackwater remain impacted by coal and coke production: acidic runoff, metals, and long-term impacts that don’t disappear even decades after the industry left. These problems came from decisions made far from the people who had to live with them, and they haven’t fixed themselves. Groups like Friends of the Blackwater are doing that work every day — securing gra

Lynchburg's Blackwater Music Festival postponed to 2023