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Safer Direction? Top Mine Regulator Addresses Concerns About Dust And Deaths In Coal
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As President Trump attempts to revive the struggling coal industry, the administration’s top regulator for mine safety used a recent lecture at West Virginia University to lay out his priorities… Read More
Orphan Wells: States Wrestle With Soaring Costs For Oil & Gas Industry Mess
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William Suan is no stranger to the problems abandoned oil and gas wells can cause. “It’s just an eyesore,” he said, standing inside a barn on his cattle ranch near… Read More
Toxic “Teflon” Chemicals On EPA Regulatory Agenda
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Environmental Protection Agency officials told a Congressional panel Thursday that the agency will announce by the end of the year whether it will take the next step to regulate a… Read More
Trump Power: Industry Analysts Say New Rule Will Not Fuel Coal Comeback
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When President Trump wants to talk coal, he comes to West Virginia. So it was not surprising that the president visited Charleston just hours after his administration unveiled a long-awaited… Read More
Study Shows Area The Size of Delaware Affected By Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining
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An area roughly the size of Delaware has been mined for coal in Appalachia using mountaintop removal, according to a new study published in the journal PLOS ONE. Researchers from… Read More
Trade Troubles: Escalating Trade Threats Could Hit Ohio Valley Coal, Natural Gas
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President Donald Trump’s desire to help boost the Ohio Valley’s energy industry and bring back mining jobs could be stymied by the administration’s escalating trade battle with China and other… Read More
Previously Blocked Federal Study Raises Alarm About Chemicals Like C8
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The Trump administration today released a politically charged study on the health impacts of perfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS chemicals, including the compound known as C8, which has been detected in some… Read More
Coal Ash Uncovered: Largest Ash Dump A “Cautionary Tale” As Trump Changes Regulations
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Curt and Debbie Havens’ ranch style home is the gathering place for their family. Their two boys grew up playing in the streets in this quiet neighborhood in West Virginia’s… Read More
Trump’s Power Bailout Explained
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President Trump has told the Department of Energy to stop the pending closure of some economically struggling coal-fired and nuclear power plants. As Brittany Patterson reports, energy analysts say that… Read More
Clipped Wings: Trump Weakens Law That Protected Birds For A Century
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On a recent chilly Tuesday morning, about 20 people filed along a winding dirt path leading deeper into West Virginia University’s Arboretum in Morgantown. Armed with binoculars, smartphones and hiking… Read More
FirstEnergy Emergency Request Could Be A Last Chance To Help Coal Power
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Ohio-based utility FirstEnergy Solutions made waves last month when it asked the Department of Energy to grant it an emergency order to help keep coal and nuclear plants operating across… Read More
Study Evaluating Health Risks of Mountaintop Removal Halted
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A federal study that was examining the health impacts of mountaintop removal coal mining — halted last fall by the Trump Administration — is officially over. The National Academies of… Read More