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Coal Companies Belonging To WV Gov. Justice’s Family Agree To Pay Overdue Taxes In KY
By: Brittany Patterson | Ohio Valley ReSource
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Coal companies controlled by the family of West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice have agreed to a settlement covering millions of dollars in overdue property taxes in four eastern Kentucky counties:… Read More
As Calls For Action On Black Lung Disease Grow, Regulators Show Little Indication Of Change
By: Sydney Boles | Ohio Valley ReSource
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Harold Sturgill was disabled by black lung disease when he was 58 years old. Now he advocates for disabled miners. “When it comes to the mining companies, and it comes… Read More
West Virginia Governor Agrees to Pay Family Firm’s $1M Fines
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice has agreed to pay $1.23 million in court-ordered sanctions against one of his family’s companies. A lawyer for Justice’s companies on… Read More
Federal Prosecutors Say WV Gov. Justice Responsible For Fines Against Family Company
By: Brittany Patterson | Ohio Valley ReSource
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Federal prosecutors on Tuesday said they will seek a court ruling to hold West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice and his son, Jay Justice, personally accountable for a $1.23 million civil… Read More
Powering Down: Ohio Community Reckons With Coal Plant Closure
By: Brittany Patterson | Ohio Valley ReSource
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Brick buildings line the wide sidewalks of Main Street in downtown Coshocton, Ohio. On a recent spring day the dogwood trees are blooming. Bright red and white tulips dot the… Read More
Mountain Valley to Pay $266K for Environment Violations
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection and Mountain Valley Pipeline have agreed the latter will pay $266,000 for environmental violations dating back to April 2018…. Read More
Big Business Pushes Coal-Friendly Kentucky To Embrace Renewables
By: Jennifer Ludden | NPR
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Nearly 90 percent of Kentucky’s electricity is from coal — the cheap energy source that helped build its manufacturing economy. Now it’s struggling to respond as more businesses want clean energy.
DOJ Files Suit Against Gov. Justice’s Family Companies Over Mine Violation Debts
By: Brittany Patterson | WVPB
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The U.S. Department of Justice has filed a civil lawsuit against 23 coal companies owned by the family of West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice, seeking more than $4.7 million in unpaid fines… Read More
Remembering A Coal Miner Who Stood Up For Those With Black Lung
By: Jessica Lilly | Ohio Valley ReSource
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Robert Bailey started mining coal in southern West Virginia’s McDowell County in the 1970s. By the time he retired from the Patriot Coal Company 36 years later he was already… Read More
As Nuclear Waste Piles Up, Private Companies Pitch New Ways To Store It
By: Jeff Brady | NPR
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Nuclear power plants around the country are running out of room to store spent fuel. Federal plans for a permanent disposal site are stalled, so private companies are pitching their own solutions.
Pipeline Protester Arrested, Faces Felony Charge
By: Associated Press
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LINDSIDE, W.Va. (AP) – A West Virginia official says a North Carolina man protesting the Mountain Valley Pipeline has been charged with a felony. Monroe County Circuit Court deputy clerk… Read More
FirstEnergy Corp, FirstEnergy Solutions: What’s The Difference?
By: Andy Chow | Statehouse News Bureau
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The Ohio House is considering a piece of legislation, HB6, that will create a new fee on electric bills and scrap the state’s green energy standards. FirstEnergy Solutions’ two nuclear plants… Read More
Energy Bill Achieves Two Big Goals For FirstEnergy
By: Andy Chow | Statehouse News Bureau
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The plan to overhaul Ohio’s energy policy would get rid of the state’s green energy standards and would likely bailout nuclear power plants. The major utility company, FirstEnergy, has been… Read More
House Speaker Rolls Out Plan To Overhaul Ohio’s Energy Policy
By: Andy Chow | Statehouse News Bureau
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A new proposal in the Ohio House would do away with renewable and efficiency standards, drawing a new fund to reward not only solar and wind production, but also nuclear… Read More
Trump Signs Executive Orders In Push To Make It Easier To Build Oil And Gas Pipelines
By: Cat Schuknecht | NPR
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President Trump issues two executive orders that could make it harder for states to block companies from building oil and gas pipeline projects.
FirstEnergy Solutions Preparing New Filing In Bankruptcy Case
By: Andy Chow | Statehouse News Bureau
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FirstEnergy Solutions, which runs coal and nuclear plants in Ohio, is working on a new bankruptcy proposal after a federal judge denied their initial filing. FES is filing for bankruptcy,… Read More
Skipping School To Protest Climate Change
By: Jeff Brady | NPR
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Students around the country are skipping class Friday to protest inaction on climate change. It’s part of a wave of pressure by young people as Democrats struggle to agree on a climate policy.
Toyota Driving Demand For Solar Power In Ohio Valley
By: Sydney Boles | Ohio Valley ReSource
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Automaker Toyota is planning to announce a major investment in solar and other renewable energy in Appalachia and the Southeastern U.S. The plan includes a massive new solar facility on… Read More
EQT Gas Company to Pay $53M to Settle Lawsuit Over Royalties
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CLARKSBURG, W.Va. (AP) – Court documents say the second-largest natural gas producer in West Virginia will pay $53.5 million to settle a federal class-action lawsuit over royalty payments to residents… Read More
President Trump And Allies Push To Save A Very Specific Coal Plant
By: Jeff Brady | NPR
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President Trump and other Republicans are pressuring the Tennessee Valley Authority not to close a coal plant in Kentucky. A major Trump backer supplies the plant with most of its coal.
Groups Oppose PUCO Nominee For Past Opposition To Renewable Projects
By: Andy Chow | Statehouse News Bureau
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As Gov. Mike DeWine considers who to select as the next member of the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio, a coaltion of environmental groups are calling on DeWine to not… Read More
Coal Comeback? Coal At New Low After Two Years Under Trump
By: Brittany Patterson | Ohio Valley ReSource
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It’s been two years since President Donald Trump took office and began rolling back environmental regulations on the coal industry. At a November rally in Huntington, West Virginia, the president… Read More
AEP Urges PUCO To Approve Large Southwestern Solar Farm
By: Andy Chow | Statehouse News Bureau
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The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio is holding hearings on what could be the largest renewable energy project in the state. AEP Ohio wants to generate 900MW of renewable energy,… Read More
Three Miners Dead In Eleven Days: Grim December Caps Year In Coal Mine Safety
By: Jeff Young | Ohio Valley ReSource
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Just a few months ago, the U.S. coal mining industry was on track for its safest year in history. But in an eleven-day span in late December, three miners died… Read More
Trump EPA Says Mercury Limits On Coal Plants Too Costly, Not ‘Necessary’
By: Jennifer Ludden | Jeff Brady | NPR
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The EPA says it will keep limits on toxic mercury emissions from coal plants but now deems them not cost-effective. Environmental groups worry the move could hinder future regulations.
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