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Government WVPB Staff, Apr. 16, 2025

Cultural Events Lose Federal Funding And Environmental Impacts Of Executive Order, This West Virginia Morning

On this West Virginia Morning, cultural events across the state are dealing with the unexpected loss of promised federal funds, and a look at the environmental effects of President Trump's executive orders on energy.

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Energy & Environment Curtis Tate, Apr. 15, 2025

Following Trump Orders, Coal Still On The Decline

Fifteen coal-fired power plants nationwide are set to shut down this year or convert to natural gas.

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Energy & Environment Curtis Tate, Apr. 10, 2025

W.Va. Power Plants Seek Trump Exemption From Air Pollution Rule

Mon Power’s Harrison and Fort Martin power stations, and Dominion Energy’s Mount Storm Power Station have sought a two-year exemption from the Trump administration for the Mercury and Air Toxics rule.

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Energy & Environment Curtis Tate, Apr. 10, 2025

Capito: Next Stop, White House On Mine Safety And Health Cuts

U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito said she raised the black lung issue with Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. last week and that she’d go to the president next.

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Health & Science NPR Staff, Apr. 10, 2025

Coal Miners' Health Care Hit Hard In Job Cuts To CDC

Sam Petsonk grew up around southern West Virginia's mining communities, visiting patients with his father, one of the country's first doctors to specialize in Black Lung Disease.

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Energy & Environment Curtis Tate, Apr. 09, 2025

Trump's Coal Order Comes As Companies Choose Everything Else

Natural gas is the dominant fuel for electricity now, displacing coal several years ago. Last year, for the first time, wind and solar also outpaced coal.

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