On this West Virginia Morning, the American Lung Association has released its 27th State of the Air report on air pollution and awarded grades for metro areas across the country. West Virginia isn’t perfect but is surprisingly good. No one in the state lives in a county with a failing grade. The Charleston-Huntington metro area got all As.

News Director Eric Douglas spoke with Kevin Stewart, director of Environmental Health for the American Lung Association, about the report and what it all means.

Also, West Virginia has reached one of the first settlements in the country with a popular children’s online gaming platform.

And, a West Virginia folklorist has been honored by the National Endowment for the Arts.

Finally, the Appalachian Regional Commission is accepting applications for projects to help people in recovery enter – or reenter – the workforce.

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Maria Young produced this episode.

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