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Since last summer, the plant has hardly operated at all, including during a cold snap in January that resulted in a record for electricity usage in the PJM region, which includes West Virginia.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsThe rule was aimed at reducing miner inhalation of silica dust, which has been shown to worsen cases of black lung disease and cause an earlier onset of the disease in younger miners.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsThe Mine Safety and Health Administration promulgated the rule last year in an attempt to reduce the silica dust they breathe in on the job by half.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsAppalachian Power has told state leaders that it would not be economical to operate the coal plants at the higher capacity factor because they have a hard time competing with gas.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsAppalachian Power has told state lawmakers that its three plants – John Amos, Mountaineer and Mitchell – operate close to the average in PJM.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsA piece of coal fell and struck 46-year-old Billy Stalker, a contract worker at the Black Eagle Mine, on Feb. 28.
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