PITTSBURGH – Using and wasting water has been a big part of the Marcellus shale conversation since the fracking boom began 10 years ago. But the industry has evolved, and […]
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President Trump speaks at Shale Insight Conference in Pittsburgh
PITTSBURGH — President Donald Trump energized a crowd of boisterous supporters Wednesday afternoon — delivering the keynote address for the 2019 Shale Insight Conference. Flanked by several dozen oil and […]
U.S. House committee passes miners’ pension, health bills; go to floor for vote
MORGANTOWN — The U.S. House Natural Resources Committee approved bills protecting miners’ healthcare and pensions Wednesday. Both will head to the full House. Lawmakers and the miners’ union celebrated the […]
Shale Insight conference explores the future of shale gas industry
PITTSBURGH – More than 1,100 people from the oil and gas industry in West Virginia, Pennsylvania and Ohio gathered at the David L. Lawrence convention center Wednesday for the annual […]
President Trump energizes Shale Insight supporters in Pittsburgh
PITTSBURGH — President Donald Trump energized a crowd of boisterous supporters Wednesday afternoon – delivering the keynote address for the 2019 Shale Insight Conference. Flanked by several dozen oil and […]
Manchin, Capito, Morrisey celebrate defeat of resolution to kill Trump clean energy rule
MORGANTOWN — West Virginia’s two U.S. senators and attorney general celebrated on Thursday the failure of a Senate resolution to nullify president Trump’s Affordable Clean Energy (ACE) rule – his […]
Two Morgantown men plead to federal firearms charges
MORGANTOWN — DeRon Parrish and Andre Parrish, both of Morgantown, have admitted to firearms charges, U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of West Virginia Bill Powell announced. DeRon Parrish, 31, […]
PSC: Mon Power must create timeline for testimony, exhibits for plan to end Morgantown Energy Associates contract
MORGANTOWN — The state Public Service Commission has given Mon Power until Oct. 22 to come up with a proposed scheduling order for the PSC to review Mon Power’s plan […]
Manchin, Capito, again sound alert on need to pass miners’ pension legislation
MORGANTOWN — Both of West Virginia’s U.S. senators called attention to the approaching pension plight of coal miners and other union workers Wednesday – highlighting the need for quick Congressional […]
Mon Power explains MEA power plant contract cost more than market rates; MEA to retire two boilers
MORGANTOWN — The long-term future of the Morgantown Energy Associates plant on Beechurst Avenue remains unclear. But its near future and some of the reasoning behind its planned Jan. 1, […]
