Gov. Jim Justice has signed into law a bill that aims to make it easier for state environmental regulators to fast-track projects supported by a massive influx of federal infrastructure funding.
MINDEN – Residents whose lives have been darkened for decades by the shadow of environmental hazards in their community told the federal government this week they wanted it to help them move on by helping them move out.
Gov. Jim Justice on Wednesday vowed to reject “environmental whatever” that he contended could shut down coal-fired power plants in West Virginia at a coal industry-backed bill-signing ceremony.
Gov. Jim Justice signed off on four coal industry-backed bills at Appalachian Power’s coal-fired John Amos Power Plant in Putnam County Wednesday.
A Fayette County landfill and treatment plant and its head have pleaded guilty to violating a water pollution control permit requiring them to properly maintain a leachate collection system following a grand jury indictment.
With 15 minutes left in the 2023 regular legislative session, the West Virginia House of Delegates squeezed in approval of one final bill.
The Environmental Protection Agency’s regional air quality chief struggled to clear the air as she faced a crowd full of locals who feared the air.
Researchers at a United States Department of Energy national laboratory have found that two landmark climate and sustainable energy laws enacted since 2021 could double the nation’s share of clean electricity by 2030.
Appalachian Power and Wheeling Power are seeking another rate increase.
Federal environmental regulators have released a multimillion-dollar plan for cleaning up a Fayette County site with decades-old environmental concerns.
West Virginia environmental regulators have issued two notices of violation to CSX Corp. in response to the railroad spilling diesel fuel into the New River after a derailment in Summers County last week.
West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice said Wednesday his family is looking to sell coal assets to shed debt.
Mountaineer Gas customers are facing another rate increase.
"A long way to go": WV environmentalists identify work to do on legislative priorities after session
Environmental advocates say the 2023 West Virginia legislative session yielded incremental progress, with some key priorities still not satisfied after some limiting compromises.
Federal environmental regulators have released their long-awaited proposal for a first-ever national drinking water standard for cancer-linked chemicals with a toxic legacy in West Virginia.
A bill that would have asserted state eminent domain power for rail-trail projects failed in the West Virginia House of Delegates after it passed with ease through the Senate.
A bill that would have created a public corporation to focus on energy development in West Virginia’s coalfields lost momentum late in the state legislative session that ended over the weekend, failing in the Senate.
A bill that would have made West Virginia responsible for regulating certain radioactive materials and got approval from four legislative committees nonetheless failed in the state Senate.
Legislation opponents noted would have increased worker exposure to secondhand smoke failed in the West Virginia Legislature’s 60-day regular session that ended at Saturday’s close.
With 15 minutes left in West Virginia’s 2023 legislative session, the House of Delegates sent a bill to the governor that would reboot an economic development office to coordinate federal grant expenses, expand coal assets and come up with an educational program to support the state’s coal i…
The West Virginia Senate has advanced a bill to the governor that would target shareholder votes on behalf of a state retirement benefit asset management board factoring in environmental and social principles.
The West Virginia Senate has forwarded a bill to the governor that would transfer administration of a fund that helps public water systems finance infrastructure improvements.
Legislation with the aim of making it easier for state environmental regulators to fast-track projects supported by a massive influx of federal infrastructure funding is before the governor.
The West Virginia House of Delegates has advanced a bill to the governor that would require state officials to identify economically viable sites for coal electric generation projects, an increasingly uneconomic enterprise.
When David Bounds heard about House Bill 3270, his mind flashed back to his mine bosses’ unwritten law.
The West Virginia Senate passed a bill without opposition Friday that supporters say encourages chemical and other companies to provide aid when disaster strikes.
The West Virginia House of Delegates voted narrowly Thursday to keep two coal and natural gas-focused bills with the same goal separate after a roughly hour-long debate comparing the benefits of and challenges facing each.
Federal regulators have again ruled the Mountain Valley Pipeline isn’t likely to threaten endangered species, a key approval for the project sparking condemnation from environmental groups.
The West Virginia House of Delegates has passed a coal industry-backed bill that would reboot an economic development office to coordinate federal grant expenses, expand coal assets and come up with an educational program to support the state’s coal industry.
The West Virginia House of Delegates has approved legislation that would allow coal companies to claim tax credits to reduce their severance tax liability at an estimated cost to the state of $70 million per year.
The West Virginia Senate has passed a bill that would set a moratorium on timber-related carbon capture agreements.
The West Virginia House of Delegates overwhelmingly passed a bill Wednesday that would require the Department of Economic Development to identify and designate economically viable sites within the state suitable for coal electric generation projects.
West Virginia environmental regulators will hold a meeting Thursday on the results of air monitoring it conducted last year to measure ethylene oxide, a carcinogen emitted at chemical facilities in the Kanawha Valley.
The West Virginia Senate has approved a bill that would allow the development of connector trails from existing private trail systems to give all-terrain vehicle users access to state park and forest recreational facilities.
The West Virginia House of Delegates on Wednesday approved legislation that would target shareholder votes on behalf of a state retirement benefit asset management board that factor in environmental and social principles, dismissing that board’s warnings the bill could cost the state millions.
The West Virginia Senate advanced legislation to the governor’s desk Tuesday that would make state ratepayers liable for picking up the full cost of plants jointly regulated by other jurisdictions when regulators in those jurisdictions require a plant to stop operating.
The West Virginia Senate temporarily set aside a bill Tuesday that would set a moratorium on carbon capture agreements, a sudden slowdown for legislation that had been fast-tracked to the verge of passage.
Environmental and civil rights advocates called on the West Virginia Legislature Tuesday to enable a program that proponents say would slash power bills ballooning throughout the state.
The West Virginia House of Delegates has approved a bill that caps the amount of noneconomic damages workers and their families can recover if their employer deliberately endangers them.
The West Virginia House of Delegates has approved legislation that would create a task force to study hydrogen energy in the state’s economy and energy infrastructure, after changing the bill to make the task force more fossil fuel-oriented.
New research finds coal miners are at increased risk of death from more diseases than just black lung, the latest evidence of the dangers of coal mine dust putting West Virginians in especially great peril.
The West Virginia House of Delegates has passed a bill that would require the state to find a method to dispose of used firefighting foams that have been among the largest sources of pollution of PFAS — a class of chemicals linked to increased cancer risk.
Legislation that would expand eligible use of electric bicycles in West Virginia is headed for the governor’s desk.
Time appears to be running out on legislation that would cast aside local authority for proposed wholesale electric generation projects in the state, allowing West Virginia Public Service Commission approval to override local decisions.
Legislation that would halt all carbon capture agreements is on the verge of passing the West Virginia Senate, having taken a stealthy, speedy path to get there.
The West Virginia Senate will consider allowing the development of connector trails from existing private trail systems to give all-terrain vehicle users access to state park and forest recreational facilities.
The West Virginia Senate has passed a bill under which the state Department of Environmental Protection would take over a fund that helps public water systems finance infrastructure improvements.
The West Virginia Senate has passed a bill to create a trust fund to prioritize nature-based flood protection and prevention solutions for low-income areas with a potential — but not required — $40 million allocation.
West Virginia has suffered its first mining fatality of 2023 and fifth since the start of last year.
