Aluminum Plates For Deep Space Win W.Va. 'Coolest' Contest
Aluminum plates that helped keep astronauts on the Artemis II rocket safe won the first ever Coolest Thing Made In West Virginia competition.
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State Enters New Partnership To Plug Abandoned Wells
Gov. Patrick Morrisey and the CEO of Diversified Energy announced the partnership in Bridgeport on Thursday.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsBeckley Ceremony To Mark 15 Years Since Upper Big Branch Mine Explosion
On April 5, 2010, 29 coal miners were killed at the Upper Big Branch mine in the deadliest mine explosion in decades.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsCapito Vows To Repeal EPA Methane Fee For Oil, Gas Industry
West Virginia is one of the country’s leading gas producers and home to a large network of wells, pipelines and storage facilities.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsNext Big Pipeline Fight: Duke Energy's North Carolina Gas Plans
The Mountain Valley Pipeline may be finished, but the debate continues on what could power the southeast for decades to come.
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State To Receive $140 Million From Interior For Abandoned Mines
The U.S. Department of the Interior is making $140 million in AML funds available to West Virginia, the most of any state but Pennsylvania.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsEPA To Require Coal And New Gas Power Plants To Cut Emissions
The power plant rules align with changes that have been happening in the sector in the past decade. Electric utilities have moved sharply away from coal, largely switching to natural gas.
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