Community advocates and the United Mine Workers union are questioning why the West Virginia Legislature killed an amendment on the last day of the 2021 legislative session Saturday night that would have set up a comeback plan for the many communities throughout the state devastated by coal m…
Even with a new Republican supermajority, the West Virginia Legislature passed fewer bills during its 2021 regular session than it did in either of the previous two years, including 21% fewer than in 2020.
The West Virginia Legislature passed a bill on the last day of the regular legislative session Saturday designed to help the coal industry while rejecting an amendment designed to help communities devastated by the industry’s decline.
The West Virginia Legislature passed a bill designed to encourage retail customer investment in solar energy by exempting solar power purchase agreements from the state Public Service Commission’s jurisdiction.
The West Virginia House of Delegates approved a bill Friday crafted to keep the state’s coal-fired power plants operating through the end of their planned lifespans, but not before adding a provision aimed at helping communities where plants have already closed.
The West Virginia House of Delegates has approved a Senate resolution expressing support for a pipeline project that died nine months ago.
The West Virginia Senate approved a bill Thursday designed to encourage retail customer investment in solar energy by exempting solar power purchase agreements from the state Public Service Commission’s jurisdiction.
West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice has signed into law legislative rules on environmental protection that include a weakening of water quality standards for certain carcinogens.
Federal environmental regulators are proposing a $79,000 fine against Union Carbide for alleged violations of a water pollution permit.
The West Virginia Senate Finance Committee has advanced a bill to the full Senate that would change the methodology for valuing producing oil and natural gas wells, approving changes that the Judiciary Committee made to the bill allow more latitude for the state Tax Department to reform how …
A bill that would create an energy efficiency program for state buildings is close to passage through the West Virginia Legislature.
The West Virginia Senate has passed a resolution expressing support for a pipeline project that died nine months ago.
A federal judge has set back a South Charleston company’s effort to address alleged water pollutant discharges from nearby Union Carbide Corporation.
The Senate Judiciary Committee has approved a bill that would change the methodology for valuing producing oil and natural gas wells, but not before fundamentally altering the legislation to allow more latitude for the state Tax Department to reform how it values wells — much to the oil and …
The West Virginia House Energy and Manufacturing Committee advanced a bill Tuesday that would require coal-fired power plants owned by public electric utilities to keep at least 30 days of coal supply under contract for the lifespan of those plants.
The West Virginia Senate Government Organization Committee approved a bill that would create a cost savings program to reduce energy usage in state buildings Tuesday.
The West Virginia House Energy and Manufacturing Committee signed off on a resolution Tuesday eyeing divesting from state retirement investments in businesses that have divested from fossil fuel companies.
The West Virginia Senate Judiciary Committee has advanced a bill to the full Senate designed to encourage retail customer investment in solar energy by exempting solar power purchase agreements from the state Public Service Commission’s jurisdiction.
Environmental groups and a Kentucky-based coal company are in talks to settle a federal lawsuit the groups filed in 2019 after a judge found that the company violated water pollution standards at two mines in Mingo County.
Members of West Virginia’s congressional delegation are wary of President Joe Biden’s $2 trillion plan to rebuild the nation’s infrastructure.
Tax agency estimates show two bills passed last week in the state House could cost West Virginia counties and schools $21.3 million.
The West Virginia House Energy and Manufacturing Committee has advanced a bill to the full House of Delegates that would set up a reclamation bonding program for wind and solar facilities. The measure already was passed by the Senate.
The West Virginia House of Delegates has approved a bill designed to encourage retail customer investment in solar energy by exempting solar power purchase agreements from the state Public Service Commission’s jurisdiction.
The West Virginia Legislature took a key step Wednesday toward commemorating not only the child laborers lost in the worst industrial mine accident in American history, but the memory of all children who worked in hazardous industries across a state whose economy has relied on them.
