CBS/ProPublica documentary records surface owners’ W.Va. Supreme Court victory!

“Powerless: The High Cost of Cheap Gas”  the CBSN Originals & ProPublica documentary that  follows Beth Crowder and David Wentz through the recent WV Supreme Court case and win against EQT premiered on CBSN on July 14, 2019.  

A report already appeared on the ProPublica website and the Charleston Gazette Mail on this case. A videographer also followed the case, and today the half-hour documentary was released on both the CBSN online web site and the ProPublica web site. ProPublica is an organization that funds investigative reporting by supporting and cooperating with local reporters on important issues. 

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