A decade after it was announced and nearly seven years after federal regulators approved it, the end is in sight for construction of the long-delayed Mountain Valley Pipeline.
SOUTH UNION TOWNSHIP, Pa. — “Think of John Henry.â€
SOUTH UNION TOWNSHIP, Pa. — Gary Hairston has been asked a question with an all too common answer after going upstairs to pick up the phone at his Beckley home.
West Virginia lawmakers got an update Sunday on state plans to secure federal disaster relief funding in response to this month’s tornadoes and flooding that have devastated much of the state.
Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., cried foul last month when West Virginia environmentalists got federal regulators to agree to set pollution limits for a watershed covering a population of 100,000 in their settlement of a lawsuit the groups filed against the EPA earlier in the month to force the a…
ÂÒÂ×ÄÚÉä suffered its ninth-wettest day on record Thursday as 3.32 inches of rain was recorded at West Virginia International Yeager Airport, the National Weather Service said Friday.
Federal regulators took historic action Wednesday targeting toxic chemicals that have for generations increased cancer risks and other health liabilities in West Virginia.
The U.S. Department of Energy has scheduled virtual community briefings for this month on two decarbonization projects it has selected for over $200 million in potential support.
Singling out the Ohio River Valley as especially poised to benefit, federal regulators have detailed a nationwide rule they estimate will reduce airborne cancer risks by slashing emissions of hazardous air pollutants prevalent in the region.
The West Virginia Public Service Commission has opened an investigation into how utilities and cable service providers notify their customers of outages.
A Kentucky businessman and his two businesses were sentenced and fined, respectively Monday in U.S. District Court in Huntington in a case involving an oil spill that closed the Kenova municipal water intake in 2018.
The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection has proposed a nearly $25,000 fine for the state Department of Transportation’s Division of Highways after finding the latter agency contaminated a wastewater treatment plant with hazardous waste and disposed of waste without a permit.
The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection has conducted modeling showing the cancer risk from emissions of a carcinogenic gas in Kanawha County is up to six times the federally set upper limit of acceptable lifetime cancer risk.
Parts of West Virginia’s southern counties, dwindling in population and job opportunities for generations, have been flattened by tornadic winds.
Federal regulators will finalize a rule poised to make it easier for citizens to report concerns about surface coal mining operations.
Federal regulators have finalized a rule to protect against discharges of hazardous substances caused by extreme weather events — such as the violent storm wall that left about 125,000 electric customers without power Tuesday.
West Virginia had the highest percentage of customers without electric power by a wide margin Wednesday afternoon, over 24 hours after a wall of winds of up to 90 miles per hour pinned down power lines, tossed trees and discarded cars throughout the Mountain State and neighboring states.
A federal judge has ruled against tens of thousands of coal miners and their dependents in a $6.5 billion pension benefits case.
A federal court’s judgment against Gov. Jim Justice’s coal companies for lack of federally required notice to workers of mass job terminations has swelled above $1.9 million.
Facilities comprising a gas infrastructure expansion project spanning Wetzel County and parts of Ohio and Pennsylvania have been placed into service, a Mountain Valley Pipeline developer’s subsidiary has told federal regulators.
A federal judge has approved a sale of property a court-appointed receiver took over from Allegheny Wood Products after the prominent hardwood producer abruptly shuttered locations in February that will allow two company sites to keep operating.
West Virginia conservationist groups have hailed an agreement they’ve reached with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency that forces the agency to set clean water restoration plans that address toxicity in a local watershed spanning roughly 100,000 people.
A judge has approved a Virginia bank’s request to hold off on a hearing scheduled on the proposed auction of property that looms large in Gov. Jim Justice’s financially distressed business empire.
One of the deadliest bridge catastrophes in modern history struck in West Virginia on Dec. 15, 1967, when the 2,200-foot Silver Bridge in Point Pleasant, amid rush-hour traffic, collapsed into the Ohio River.
Gov. Jim Justice has signed into law legislation to remove a sunset provision on West Virginia gas and oil tax assessment methodology backed by the industry but unpopular with landowners and tax officials in gas-producing counties.
The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection has proposed fining a public service district nearly $2 million for water pollution control permit violations dating back more than a decade.
Residents of West Virginia and neighboring states blasted a federally supported hydrogen project during a Department of Energy listening session on the enterprise Wednesday evening.
A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit in which West Virginia mineral interest owners alleged a 2022 state law that changed the share of oil and gas production to which a royalty owner is entitled is unconstitutional.
The West Virginia Public Service Commission has approved rate hikes for FirstEnergy’s West Virginia-serving utilities that will increase the average residential customer’s monthly bill by over $14.
West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice, a coal magnate, has vetoed legislation aimed at supporting renewable energy development, claiming it would hurt the coal industry.
Last year, the United States Environmental Protection Agency identified more than 1,600 miles of West Virginia waterways it says state officials failed to account for in a list of impaired waters that require cleanup plans.
A helicopter that had belonged to one of Gov. Jim Justice’s coal companies before it was targeted for seizure to help repay company debt has been listed publicly for sale.
An advisory council established to ensure the stability of a state fund key to the reclamation of abandoned mine lands is fully seated after the exit of a statutorily required member representing environmental organizations.
“Judge me by my deeds.â€
Gov. Jim Justice has signed into a law a bill to authorize the West Virginia Public Service Commission to establish rules for the testing and maintenance of fire hydrants owned by water utilities.
West Virginia’s solicitor general characterized a powerful federal agency overseeing energy projects she’s been nominated to co-chair as a mainly economic regulator, rather than an environmental or climate regulator.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has finalized more protective standards the agency said will significantly slash vehicle emissions. West Virginia’s leaders quickly criticized the new rules.
West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey dismissed as “radical†a rule the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency finalized Wednesday the agency has estimated will prevent thousands of premature deaths and provide nearly $100 billion of annual net benefits to society.
A deal has been proposed in federal court that would extend operations at two sawmills under the umbrella of a prominent hardwood production company that faces a $40.5 million lawsuit from a bank alleging unpaid loans after the company abruptly shuttered locations last month.
West Virginia conservationists have filed a federal lawsuit against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, saying the agency has violated the Clean Water Act in its oversight of a local watershed spanning roughly 100,000 people.
West Virginia has been the site of some $1 billion in private investments in clean energy manufacturing and technology announced since President Joe Biden signed into law the 2021 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act aimed largely at boosting clean energy jobs.
“Let’s make the money work for us.â€
Residents and environmentalists urged the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection to deny a Chemours permit application for a new facility that would introduce new PFAS pollution at its Washington Works facility. The site has been an environmental health concern due to PFAS contamination for decades.Â
Environmentalists have long viewed the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission as a rubber stamp for the gas and oil industry — including the Mountain Valley Pipeline.
West Virginia regulators have approved a siting certificate for a $135 million solar facility planned for a Berkeley County brownfield.
The Biden administration is making moves aimed at promoting miner health and safety.
The United States Department of Energy has announced it will host a virtual public listening session on a regional hydrogen hub encompassing West Virginia it selected for an award of up to $925 million.
With spring one week away, a new season is long overdue for progress on West Virginia’s federally funded plan to build out electric vehicle infrastructure.
West Virginia environmental groups are used to playing defense, focusing on stopping what they view as bad bills in the Legislature in lieu of seeking broad support among lawmakers for legislation they favor.
Pittsburgh gas producer EQT announced Monday that it will acquire the lead developer of the Mountain Valley Pipeline, Cecil Township-based Equitrans Midstream Corp., in a deal it said would yield an initial enterprise value — generally how much a business is worth — of over $35 billion.
Bills to create a southern coalfield economic revitalization council and a Corridor H area energy and economic development authority failed in the final hours of West Virginia’s 2024 regular legislative session Saturday.
While Pinkey Mullens was in chemotherapy, Gov. Jim Justice’s business empire kept him from medication he needed to live.
With a day left in West Virginia’s 2024 regular legislative session, the House of Delegates put on hold a bill that would set up a board of county economic development officials to pursue energy and business growth in the Corridor H area.
Perry Bryant of ÂÒÂ×ÄÚÉä was an eager participant in virtual meetings the West Virginia Office of Energy held in January to get ideas from the public on cutting greenhouse gas emissions.