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Responding to Appalachian Power's proposal to buy parts of three coal generating units, intervenors filed June 18 with the West Virginia PSC recommending that just one unit is enough for now. More>>
Orange flames lick at the roof of the coal mine, heat building and visibility dropping as smoke begins to fill the underground passageway. Then, with the push of a few buttons on a hand-held remote, the flames flicker out, the smoke dissipates and the lights come on. The roar of fire is replaced by the trickle of nearby water. More>>
In a news release Wednesday, Sen. Jay Rockefeller, D-WV, threw his support behind an effort to update digital black lung screening standards. More>>
A new Marshall University energy project will demonstrate hydroelectric power using acid mine drainage from coal mining as its source of energy. More>>
As domestic use of coal slows and gas resources expand so rapidly that prices have plummeted to historic lows, the nation's fossil fuel giants are looking across the ocean for a solution. More>>
The U.S. Department of Labor's Office of Workers' Compensation Programs has published for public comment a direct final rule and a companion proposed rule adopting updated standards for administering and interpreting digital radiographs for the Federal Black Lung Program. More>>
Arch Coal is preparing to re-argue key points in a long-running battle over the Environmental Protection Agency's retroactive veto of a water pollution permit for a massive West Virginia strip mine. More>>
The new law requires drillers to disclose chemicals they use in hydraulic fracturing for oil and gas and to test water before and after drilling as well as hold the companies liable for contamination. More>>
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Twelve demonstrators have been arrested following a protest by mine workers and their supporters in a dispute with St. Louis-based Patriot Coal. More>>
Worth an estimated $1.7 billion, Jim Justice is a prominent member of Lewisburg, but his coal operations are struggling as business owners have filed at least nine lawsuits since late 2011. More>>
As energy companies vie to exploit vast reserves west of the Mississippi, fracking's new frontier is expanding to the same lands where crops have shriveled and waterways have dried up due to severe drought. More>>
While gas drilling thrives throughout the state, a large swath of northeast Pennsylvania still remains off-limits. More>>
Drilling mud, sludge, and some other shale wastes would be subject to radioactivity testing; classification of drill cuttings is in question. Some hope to separate measure from budget bill entirely. More>>
The investigation by the Joint Standing Committee on Government Organization, based on ratepayer complaints, adds to one announced last week by the Public Service Commission of West Virginia. More>>
Patriot Coal says allegations that it "walked out" of post-bankruptcy negotiations with the United Mine Workers of America are "inaccurate and distorted." More>>
According to the UMWA, negotiators from Patriot Coal walked out of bankruptcy talks with the United Mine Workers of America (UMWA) yesterday.
The company also cancelled negotiations that were scheduled for the remainder of this week and into next week. The union says it will now take to a vote to determine if they will work under the bankruptcy approved plan. More>>
Senate President Pro Tempore Larry Edgell, D-Wetzel, announced Senate President Jeff Kessler, D-Marshall, and their Senate colleagues from the northern panhandle, have secured funding for the completion of the Benwood Mine Disaster Memorial. More>>
The U.S. Department of Energy says West Virginia drivers could be getting around for just $0.93 cents an "eGallon." More>>
The release of more than 1,400 documents related to the explosion of the Columbia Gas Transmission pipeline, destroying three homes and ejecting 20 feet of people more than 40 feet from it's original location. More>>
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced the availability of up to $98.6 million to support the production of advanced biofuels, and an opportunity for eligible producers to submit applications. More>>
LOCHGELLY, WV (AP) — State regulators plan to conduct more water tests near an injection well in Fayette County that pumps oil and gas drilling waste underground. More>>
Laboratory test results of brine show extremely low pH and elevated levels of heavy metals and radioactive constituents, a professor from Wheeling Jesuit University tells Wheeling City Council. More>>
New figures from the U.S. Energy Information Administration show technically recoverable world shale gas resource estimate up 10 percent from a 2011 estimate.
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The oil and gas industry, increasingly visible in West Virginia, is still working to ensure that citizens of the regions where it's present see the industry as a valuable partner in the community. More>>
Former president of the West Virginia Independent Oil and Gas Association Mike McCown was promoted in his position at Gastar Exploration following the closing of a major reserve and leasehold interest acquisition from Chesapeake Energy. More>>
West Virginia Lottery Director John Musgrave announced today that Larry Hughes of Kimball has claimed a total of $302,600 in winnings from last night's Daily 4 drawing.
A Canadian pipeline company is planting more than 100 mature spruce trees around a pump station in southeastern North Dakota to help hush noise at the facility and quiet complaints from nearby residents. More>>
Alpha Natural Resources is shutting down a Boone County mine, leaving 160 in Madison potentially losing their jobs. More>>
The legislation will take effect 18 months after Capitol Power Plant's planned cogeneration facility becomes operative. More>>
"Water & Wellness II: What is the Future of Our Drinking Water?" will take place June 29-30 on the campus of West Virginia Wesleyan College in Buckhannon. More>>
Here's perhaps the fundamental question in FirstEnergy's proposal for Mon Power to pay an affiliate $1 billion for the Harrison power station: What arguments were made on behalf of ratepayers to improve the deal? More>>
Intervenors said on the last day of PSC hearing that Mon Power should consider gas over coal-fired Harrison, that its ratepayers were not represented vigorously, and that the PSC could stay the case. More>>
The commission is responding to a high volume of complaints, primarily from Potomac Edison customers, over the past year. The company said the problems already are on the way to resolution. More>>
(AP) — West Virginia's third "green" public school is opening Saturday. More>>
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