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Ex-Massey Energy CEO Draws Thousands of Votes For President In Closely Contested States
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MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (OVR) — Former coal executive Don Blankenship, who went to prison for his role in the Upper Big Branch Mine disaster in West Virginia, drew about 55,000 votes… Read More
Advocates Say Citizen Mining Complaint Process Weakened By Rule Change
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MORGANTOWN, W. Va. (OVR) — Environmental and community advocates in Appalachian coal communities are concerned about a new federal rule, finalized this week, that is changing the process that allows citizens… Read More
Ohio Valley Coal Mine Executive Bob Murray Dead at 80
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ST. CLAIRSVILLE, Ohio (OVR) — Robert E. Murray, the founder and former president and CEO of Murray Energy Corp., formerly the largest privately-held underground coal company in the country, has… Read More
Bob Murray Announces Retirement From Coal Company He Founded
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ST. CLAIRSVILLE, Ohio (OVR) — After applying for black lung benefits, Robert Murray, founder and former president of the now-bankrupt coal company Murray Energy Corp., announced Monday he was leaving the… Read More
Drilling Permits Cancelled For Underground Natural Gas Storage Project
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MONROE COUNTY, Ohio (OVR) — Ohio environmental regulators have canceled key permits needed for an underground natural gas liquids storage facility proposed along the Ohio River. According to an order… Read More
Murray Energy Exits Bankruptcy, Rehires Union Miners
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ST. CLAIRSVILLE, Ohio (OVR) — Coal mining giant Murray Energy Corp. has emerged from bankruptcy with a new name and a commitment to rehire all of its former union employees,… Read More
“The Proof Is In The Pudding.” Coal Country Responds To Democrats’ Clean Energy Transition
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — Democrats made their pitch to the American people during a largely virtual Democratic National Convention and addressing climate change emerged as a central tenet of the party’s… Read More
Federal PAC Donations Show Ohio Valley Lawmakers Raked In Thousands From Utility FirstEnergy
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MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (OVR) — Lawmakers from across the Ohio Valley have received nearly half a million dollars in campaign contributions from 2019-2020 from a political action committee associated with FirstEnergy Corp.,… Read More
Contura Energy Will Accelerate Exit From Thermal Coal Business, Citing Global Transition Away From Fossil Fuels
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BRISTOL, Tenn. (OVR) — A major Ohio Valley coal producer announced last week it will speed up its exit from producing coal used to generate electricity. In a call with… Read More
Power Failure: A Massive Bribery Scheme Could Change Ohio Valley Energy Systems
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MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (OVR) — One of the country’s largest investor-owned electric utilities, with a large presence in the Ohio Valley, has emerged at the center of a $60 million bribery… Read More
Coal Company Rhino Resource Partners Files For Bankruptcy
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LEXINGTON, Ky. (OVR) — Kentucky-based coal company Rhino Resource Partners LP filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on Wednesday, joining a growing list of Ohio Valley coal producers seeking financial restructuring… Read More
Plan To ‘Reimagine Appalachia’ Touts Jobs, Justice and Sustainability For The Ohio Valley
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MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (OVR) — A coalition of progressive policy and environmental groups has released a “blueprint” that provides a framework for how Ohio Valley communities could reap the benefits of federal… Read More
Investor Pulls Out Of Proposed Belmont County Cracker Plant
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BELMONT COUNTY, Ohio (OVR) — Daelim Chemical USA, a major investment partner in a proposed ethane cracker plant in Belmont County, Ohio, announced on Tuesday that it is exiting the project…. Read More
Coal Towns Were Counting On Tourism For New Jobs. Then Coronavirus Hit.
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On a recent sunny weekday, Bill Currey proudly walks among 30 neatly stacked, brightly colored plastic kayaks. Birds chirp merrily, and the soothing sounds of the meandering Coal River permeate… Read More
Court Orders Review Of Coal Mining’s Impact On Endangered Species
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A federal court on Friday approved a deal that requires two federal agencies to review the environmental impacts of coal mining on endangered species. Under the agreement, the Office of… Read More
Justice Coal Companies Agree to Settle $5 Million in Delinquent Mine Safety Debts
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (OVR) — Coal companies owned by the family of West Virginia Governor Jim Justice have agreed to pay more than $5 million in overdue mine health and safety… Read More
UMWA Wants More Coronavirus Protections for Coal Miners
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The United Mine Workers of America is asking federal regulators to set uniform, enforceable guidelines to help protect coal miners from contracting COVID-19. In a letter dated Tuesday, March 24, UMWA President… Read More
Glidepath to Recovery: Flying Squirrels and Spruce Forests Share Common Fate
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U.S. Forest Service district biologist Shane Jones stands on an overlook high up on West Virginia’s Cheat Mountain. Behind him lush, red spruce trees stand like sentinels on this frozen… Read More
Amid Climate Debate and Coal’s Decline, West Virginia Considers its Future
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On a recent soggy Wednesday evening, dozens of West Virginians packed a conference room inside the Charleston Coliseum and Convention Center to discuss the need for a “just transition” for… Read More
After Deadly Floods, West Virginia Created A Resiliency Office. It’s Barely Functioning.
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The rain came hard and fast early on the morning of June 23, 2016. By 2 p.m., water was knee deep in Bill Bell’s appliance store on Main Street in… Read More
New Protections Proposed For Imperiled Crayfish Species
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The U.S. Fish and Wildlife service is proposing new protections for two threatened species of crayfish found in the Appalachian coalfields. Under the new proposed rule, published Tuesday in the Federal… Read More
New Testing Reveals ‘Forever Chemicals’ In More Water Systems Across OH, PA, U.S.
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New testing by the Environmental Working Group has identified the presence of toxic fluorinated chemicals, broadly known as PFAS, in the tap water of dozens of cities across the U.S. where… Read More
Study Finds Coal Closures Saved Thousands Of Lives
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A new study finds the closure of coal-fired power plants and transition to natural gas generation across the United States over a decade saved an estimated 26,610 lives due to… Read More
‘Dark Waters’ Puts PFAS Saga on Big Screen as Ohio Valley Contamination Comes to Light
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The new film “Dark Waters” depicts the real-life story of the 20-year battle waged by attorney Rob Bilott against chemical giant DuPont. We meet Bilott, played by Mark Ruffalo, as… Read More
Ohio Valley Residents Among Millions in America Lacking Access to Clean Water, Sanitation
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Communities across the Ohio Valley are among an estimated 2 million Americans that do not have consistent access to clean drinking water and basic indoor plumbing, according to a report… Read More