West Virginia’s industrial might has faded, but as 2020 approaches, the state has two resources that could be crucial to President Donald Trump as he seeks reelection and tries to make good on his pledge of “American energy dominance” — Republican votes and abundant natural gas.

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Earlier this month, the West Virginia Supreme Court ruled in a case in which local tax departments and gas companies battled over the way property taxes should be calculated. But the companies and counties are still trying to figure out how they’ll be affected by the court’s decision.

The federal government and Atlantic Coast Pipeline have asked the U.S. Supreme Court to hear a case in which they say the natural gas project should be allowed to cross the Appalachian Trail.

At around 1:30 p.m. on March 7, Adam DeBoard was shoveling mud at a Greenbrier County coal mine owned by South Fork Coal Company.

The Trump administration’s counter to the Obama-era Clean Power Plan is largely symbolic and will not revive the coal industry, according to experts.

Natural gas producers in West Virginia no longer can drill on one person’s property to reach gas reserves under adjoining or neighboring tracts, the state Supreme Court said Wednesday in a much-anticipated ruling that gives additional leverage to residents struggling with the effects from th…