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House Rejects Senate Amendment To Energy Bill, Asks Upper Chamber To Recede
The Senate inserted a copy of SB 420 into HB 4026, an unrelated bill, despite the Senate bill advancing through the legislature.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsA Year After The Floods, Trump And Coal, This West Virginia Week
On this West Virginia Week, last winter’s floods are remembered, Trump signs an order aimed at supporting the coal industry, and the federal government wants information on hundreds of thousands of West Virginia voters.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsApplication To Build Natural Gas Power Station At Fort Martin Submitted To PSC
If approved, the existing coal-fired Fort Martin Power Station in Monongalia County would be running on natural gas by 2031.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsU.S. Energy Secretary Visits Morgantown, Promotes Domestic Industry
U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Chris Wright stressed the need for reliable electricity, and the importance of West Virginia's fuel production.
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Cuts At NIOSH Morgantown And Revitalizing A Coal-Fired Power Plant Site, This West Virginia Morning
On this West Virginia Morning, a conversation with a NIOSH worker affected by cuts earlier this month, and the redevelopment of a recently demolished coal-fired power plant.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsSwitching From Coal To Gas And The Legislature’s Second Special Session, This West Virginia Morning
On this West Virginia Morning, Appalachian Power is considering a conversion of two West Virginia power plants from coal to natural gas, and the West Virginia legislature convened for its second special session.
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