Jim Lewis, Charleston Priest And Activist, Dies At 90
A longtime Charleston priest, activist and central figure in one of West Virginia’s most turbulent cultural conflicts has died. The Rev. Jim Lewis was 90.
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W.Va. Ranks Last On State Climate, Health Scorecard
The New York-based Commonwealth Fund cites the state’s overwhelming reliance on coal to generate electricity.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsW.Va. Cuts Carbon Dioxide Emissions By A Third Since 2005
West Virginia saw a 33% reduction in per-capita CO2 emissions from 2005 to 2023, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsMothman Potato Chips And Cutting Cement’s Carbon Emissions, This West Virginia Morning
On this West Virginia Morning, Appalachia’s most famous cryptid is on a bag of chips, and efforts to reduce carbon emissions from cement production.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsMcCuskey, Gas And Coal Groups Sue New York Over Climate Law
McCuskey, flanked by representatives of the coal and gas industries in West Virginia, said the power to regulate emissions rests with the federal government.
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Appalachian Power Outlines Options For 2 W.Va. Coal Plants
Appalachian Power said it can convert two of its coal-burning plants in West Virginia to 40 percent gas by 2030, 100 percent gas by 2030, or shut both down by 2032.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsEPA Seeks Comment On Carbon Injection Well Permitting
The EPA has proposed to approve the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection’s application to issue permits for and regulate carbon storage wells.
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