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Energy & Environment WVPB Staff, Nov. 21, 2024

Explosion Raises Environmental Concerns And Football Playoffs Are Back On Track, This West Virginia Morning

On this West Virginia Morning, an explosion last year at a fracking waste disposal site near Fairmont left a lot of residents concerned about impacts to health and the environment. Also in this show, parts of the state prepare for the first winter storm of the season and high school football playoffs are back on track.

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WVPB News Brittany Patterson, Apr. 29, 2019

EPA Declines to Regulate Waste as Ohio Valley Fracking Booms

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency last week said it will not strengthen regulations on waste created by oil and gas production, a move that could…

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WVPB News Associated Press, Jan. 04, 2017

Ky. Finalizes $95K Fine for Radioactive Dump at Landfill

State officials have finalized an agreement with an eastern Kentucky disposal company that illegally dumped low-level radioactive fracking waste from West…

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WVPB News Jun. 13, 2016

Federal Court Strikes Down Fayette Frack Waste Ban

A federal judge has ruled that the Fayette County Commission does not have the right to ban frack waste. Last Friday, the U.S. District Court for the…

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WVPB News Glynis Board, Sep. 17, 2015

W.Va. Continues to Wrestle with Radioactive Drilling Waste

In the growing wake of the natural gas boom, West Virginia has been trying to figure out what exactly to do with waste generated by the oil and gas…

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WVPB News Glynis Board, Apr. 13, 2015

Fracking Waste Study Says States Aren't Doing Enough to Protect Public

A new report was published this month that looks at how states are dealing with dangerous waste produced during shale gas development. Not well, according…

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