Tucker County: “Yellowstone of the East” or Appalachia’s “Cancer Valley”?
by Amelia Jaycen
In Tucker County, West Virginia, two towns with populations of about 600 each are nestled next to the largest high-elevation wetland valley east of the Mississippi. After a long history of coal mining and logging, these tiny mountain towns found a way to reinvent themselves by creating a thriving arts district and promoting the stunning local natural landscape.
Now, the area is at risk of backtracking into heavy pollution,
