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Responding to Appalachian Power's proposal to buy parts of three coal generating units, intervenors filed June 18 with the West Virginia PSC recommending that just one unit is enough for now.
Responding to Appalachian Power's proposal to buy parts of three coal generating units, intervenors filed June 18 with the West Virginia PSC recommending that just one unit is enough for now.
Wednesday, June 19 2013 11:23 AM EDT2013-06-19 15:23:00 GMT
VICKI SMITH Associated Press JULIAN, W.Va. (AP) - Orange flames lick at the roof of the coal mine, heat building and visibility dropping as smoke begins to fill the underground passageway. Then, with
Orange flames lick at the roof of the coal mine, heat building and visibility dropping as smoke begins to fill the underground passageway. Then, with the push of a few buttons on a hand-held remote, the flames flicker out, the smoke dissipates and the lights come on. The roar of fire is replaced by the trickle of nearby water.
Wednesday, June 19 2013 11:00 AM EDT2013-06-19 15:00:23 GMT
In a news release Wednesday, Sen. Jay Rockefeller, D-WV, threw his support behind an effort to update digital black lung screening standards. Last week, the U.S. Department of Labor's Office of Workers'
In a news release Wednesday, Sen. Jay Rockefeller, D-WV, threw his support behind an effort to update digital black lung screening standards.
Tuesday, June 18 2013 3:29 PM EDT2013-06-18 19:29:23 GMT
HUNTINGTON - A new Marshall University energy project will demonstrate hydroelectric power using acid mine drainage from coal mining as its source of energy. Marshall University's Center for Environmental,
A new Marshall University energy project will demonstrate hydroelectric power using acid mine drainage from coal mining as its source of energy.
Tuesday, June 18 2013 12:35 PM EDT2013-06-18 16:35:02 GMT
As domestic use of coal slows and gas resources expand so rapidly that prices have plummeted to historic lows, the nation's fossil fuel giants are looking across the ocean for a solution.
As domestic use of coal slows and gas resources expand so rapidly that prices have plummeted to historic lows, the nation's fossil fuel giants are looking across the ocean for a solution.
A judge has rejected EQT Production Co.'s lawsuit against the Doddridge County Commission over a floodplain permit it rescinded.
Doddridge County Circuit Court Judge Timothy Sweeney ruled Dec. 17 that his court has no jurisdiction in the case.
EQT sued the commission in May over a floodplain permit it rescinded in its capacity as the floodplain appeals board. The company had done site work based on the permit and said it had spent $300,000.
But the county's floodplain ordinance denies surrounding landowners notification and due process and therefore is unconstitutional, the judge ruled on Dec. 14. The Dec. 17 ruling follows that decision by saying that, because the ordinance is unconstitutional, EQT's requests for summary judgment and for an injunction that would restore its permit are denied.
"Compliance with an unconstitutional ordinance is insufficient to grant plaintiff such right since the ordinance is constitutionally deficient," Sweeney wrote.
The County Commission has placed a moratorium on permits for drilling in the floodplain until a new ordinance has been adopted.
Floodplain Manager Dan Wellings said he has been working with lawyers to write the new ordinance and that they hope to have it completed by the end of January.
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