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At the legislature today, lawmakers were updated on a bill that passed two years ago and its effect on overcrowding in the state’s jails and prisons. But correction officials say it will take more money to continue implementing the new law.
And does the state Public Service Commission have too much control over your local water utility? Some small public service districts say yes.
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The Public Service Commission of West Virginia is currently conducting public comment hearings concerning developer NextEra Energy’s application to construct a new 107.5-mile-long transmission line from Pennsylvania through West Virginia to Virginia. WVPB spoke with NextEra about the project.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsThere are just over 6,000 abandoned or orphaned natural gas wells in West Virginia, according to the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection. Some estimates suggest that number is low. The surprising thing, though, is where some of them are located.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsThroughout the Southern United States, you’ll often find three-pronged leaves with hairy vines swallowing entire sections of forests. It can be a beautiful sight at first glance. But the invasive plant causes persistent ecological problems in the region. We look at the efforts to tackle the ‘vine that ate the south.’
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsOn this West Virginia Week, the Trump administration invests in coal, Medicaid concerns rise in the Mountain State, and Mountaineer Food Bank expands.
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