Nadia Ramlagan

Lexington, Louisville

Producer at Kentucky News Connection

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Report: WV residents could foot bill for VA data center infrastructure

1 week ago | publicnewsservice.org | Nadia Ramlagan

An influx of data center infrastructure in neighboring Virginia will likely leave Mountain State residents with higher energy bills, according to a new report from the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis. Regional grid operator PJM has proposed building two new high-voltage transmission lines to increase power capacity for data centers beginning in 2027. Both lines would cut through parts of West Virginia.
Foster care: falta de registros crea barreras para jóvenes

1 week ago | aldiaenamerica.com | Nadia Ramlagan

Por Nadia Ramlagan | PNSMayo es el Mes Nacional del Cuidado de Acogida (Foster Care), y los jóvenes de Kentucky que van saliendo del sistema debido a su edad, experimentan altos niveles de inestabilidad habitacional y desempleo. Tatum Abel, coordinadora de True Up Kentucky y exjoven de acogida, comentó que se quedó sin hogar después de cumplir 18 años y desconocía los recursos disponibles para facilitar su transición a la edad adulta.
Lack of vital records creates barriers for KY youth aging out of foster care

1 week ago | wuky.org | Nadia Ramlagan

Tatum Abel, coordinator for True Up Kentucky and former foster youth, said she became homeless after she turned 18 and was unaware of the resources available to help her transition into adulthood. She says she struggled with the basics of navigating life, including having a photo I-D.
Lack of vital records creates barriers for KY youth aging out of foster care

1 week ago | publicnewsservice.org | Nadia Ramlagan

May is National Foster Care Month, and Kentucky youth aging out of the system continue to experience high levels of housing instability and joblessness. Tatum Abel, coordinator for True Up Kentucky and former foster youth, said she became homeless after she turned 18 and was unaware of the resources available to help her transition into adulthood. She says she struggled with the basics of navigating life, including having a photo I-D.
Imprisoning KY parents has worsened foster care crisis

1 week ago | wuky.org | Nadia Ramlagan

A report from the conservative, free-market group Kentucky Forum for Rights, Economics and Education, or KY FREE, finds the state would save $74 million in direct incarceration costs, and $740 million annually through indirect socioeconomic costs, if parents had alternatives to prison time. Sarah Durand, KY FREE's vice president for government affairs, said the consequences of going through childhood without a parent are lifelong.
Experts: Loss of federal mining program could harm workers, researchers

1 week ago | kiowacountypress.net | Nadia Ramlagan

Click play to listen to this article. Loss of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health Mining Program will reverse decades of progress in preventing disease, injury and death among miners, experts said. Around 150 researchers are expected to be laid off next month, effectively shuttering the program.
West Virginia law changes standards for plugging abandoned oil wells

1 week ago | kiowacountypress.net | Nadia Ramlagan

(West Virginia News Service) Click play to listen to this article. There are more than 20,000 abandoned oil and gas wells scattered across West Virginia, putting communities at risk for water contamination and increased exposure to environmental pollutants. State lawmakers said a new law will make it easier to fill those wells. Previously, state code required removal of mining infrastructure before wells could be plugged with cement and other materials.
Experts: Loss of federal mining program could harm workers, researchers

1 week ago | wuky.org | Nadia Ramlagan

Around 150 researchers are expected to be laid off next month, effectively shuttering the program. Steve Schafrik, associate professor of mine engineering at the University of Kentucky, said the agency's research labs are conducting studies that cannot be easily replicated, noting the labs contain specialized equipment aimed at reducing hazards to which miners are exposed.
WV law changes standards for plugging abandoned oil wells

1 week ago | publicnewsservice.org | Nadia Ramlagan

There are more than 20,000 abandoned oil and gas wells scattered across West Virginia, putting communities at risk for water contamination and increased exposure to environmental pollutants. State lawmakers said a new law will make it easier to fill those wells. Previously, state code required removal of mining infrastructure before wells could be plugged with cement and other materials. Gov.
Experts: Loss of federal mining program could harm workers, researchers

1 week ago | publicnewsservice.org | Nadia Ramlagan

Loss of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health Mining Program will reverse decades of progress in preventing disease, injury and death among miners, experts said. Around 150 researchers are expected to be laid off next month, effectively shuttering the program.

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