Busted abandoned mine means more flooding in Logan; Parents frustrated school was still on
A since-deleted Facebook post from Logan County Schools stated kids impacted by the Holden mine break could stand for the bus ...
EPA gives West Virginia authority to approve carbon underground storage
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is giving the state of West Virginia the authority to approve projects that will store captured carbon dioxide deep underground. Coal and gas-fired power ...
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Bill to reduce coal's severance tax rate moves through Senate
A bill to reduce coal’s severance tax rate — a tax on the extraction of natural resources — from 6.5% to 6% is moving through the Senate after ...
WV DEP, WV DOH and Cora Fire Department on scene of mine break in Logan County
Firefighters with the Cora Volunteer Fire Department and workers with the West Virginia Department of Environmental ...
US EPA grants West Virginia authority to oversee carbon capture
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Tuesday formally gave West Virginia authority to oversee carbon capture projects ...
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Blowout of abandoned Logan County mine floods nearby roadway
The weekend’s torrential rainfall and subsequent flooding resulted in the blowout of an old coal mine in the Holden area on ...
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Federal funding freeze disrupts rural organizations supporting foster youth, job growth
Nonprofit organizations across the country were plunged into uncertainty after the White House froze spending on federal loans and grants two weeks ago. The Trump administration’s order created chaos ...
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Rose ready for Senate role, energy committee chair
Senator Chris Rose, R-Monongalia, said he’s pleased with his appointed to be the chairman of the Senate’s Energy, Industry, ...
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Cancer Rates Are Falling in Appalachia, But Not Enough
However, rates of cancer incidence and death are going down, if slowly, in Appalachia. Rates of new cases in Appalachia have ...