Mental Health Crisis Response And Mountain Valley Pipeline, Inside Appalachia

This week, people with mental health challenges or substance use disorder often end up in jail. But crisis response teams offer another way. Also, one year after the Mountain Valley Pipeline went into service, people who live directly in the pipeline’s path have received compensation. But not everyone. And, the Sacred Harp songbook gets an update for the first time since the early 1990s.

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Energy & Environment Curtis Tate, Jul. 01, 2025

Kentucky Power Cites Capacity Need In Bid To Keep Mitchell Plant

Kentucky Power filed an application with the Kentucky Public Service Commission Monday to retain the 50% share of Mitchell, a coal-burning plant it operates with Wheeling Power.

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Energy & Environment Curtis Tate, Jun. 24, 2025

Heatwave Pushes Up Electricity Demand In PJM Region

As most states in the PJM region experience temperatures well above 90 degrees, its power plants are producing a near-record amount of electricity.

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Energy & Environment Curtis Tate, Jun. 13, 2025

Groups Sue Trump EPA Over Power Plant Air Pollution Exemptions

A coalition of environmental groups has sued the Trump administration for exempting dozens of power plants from federal air pollution rules, including three in West Virginia. ...

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Energy & Environment Curtis Tate, Jun. 11, 2025

Trump EPA Proposes Rollback Of Biden Power Plant Emissions Rules

EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin said Wednesday that the agency plans to eliminate the Biden administration’s limits on carbon dioxide from power plants, including existing coal plants and some new gas plants.

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Energy & Environment Curtis Tate, Jun. 06, 2025

Coal Power Costs More Than It Did In 2021. $6 Billion More, Report Says

It was 28% more expensive to generate electricity from coal last year than it was in 2021, according to an analysis by Energy Innovation Policy and Technology.

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Energy & Environment Curtis Tate, Jun. 05, 2025

‘It’s Not Too Late To Get This Right.’ Solar Industry Pushes For Tax Bill Changes

Curtis Tate spoke with Sean Gallagher, vice president of policy at the Solar Energy Industries Association, about the economic consequences of the House bill, statewide and nationwide.

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