Curtis Tate

Curtis is our Energy & Environment Reporter, based in Charleston. He has spent more than 17 years as a reporter and copy editor for Gannett, Dow Jones and McClatchy. He has written extensively about travel, transportation and Congress for USA TODAY, The Bergen Record, The Lexington Herald-Leader, The Wichita Eagle, The Belleville News-Democrat and The Sacramento Bee. You can reach him at ctate@wvpublic.org.

Microgrid Bill Advances In Senate, But Not Without Debate

Gov. Patrick Morrisey said Tuesday that a hydrogen-fueled microgrid would be built in Mason County to power a data center. To allow that, state lawmakers will need to approve Senate Bill 552, which enab...

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A Legislative District In Turmoil, Flood Recovery And Substance Abuse Prevention, This West Virginia Week

On this West Virginia Week, we’ll learn more from two experts about Certificate of Need and why state lawmakers want to change it. We’ll hear from the state’s new director of substance ab...

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Kentucky Power Wants To Keep Its Share Of Mitchell Coal Plant

Earlier this week, Kentucky Power went back to Kentucky regulators and asked them to reopen the case.

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Groups Sue Corps Of Engineers Over Raleigh County Mine Permit

A consortium of environmental groups filed a lawsuit this week in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia, challenging a permit issued to Alpha Metallurgical Resources by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

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