PSC green-lights Longview Power gas and solar plant projects
MORGANTOWN -- The state Public Service Commission has given its green light to construction of two new Longview Power plants:...
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UMWA, Murray Energy reach tentative collective bargaining agreement
MORGANTOWN -- The United Mine Workers of America and Murray Energy mutually announced Thursday that UMWA has reached a tentative...
Read moreFeds announce more than $5 million settlement with Jim Justice companies for mine-safety violations
U.S. Thomas T. Cullen and Assistant Secretary of Labor for the Mine Safety and Health Administration David G. Zatezalo announced...
Read moreNETL contract workers express dismay with union and employers as new contracts take effect
MORGANTOWN -- Some union workers employed by a contractor at National Energy Technology Laboratory's Morgantown site say they are being...
Read moreNew Longview Power plant projects await PSC decision
MORGANTONW -- The fate of the proposed Longview Power gas and solar plants is in the hands of the Public...
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House bill to promote Appalachian Storage Hub heads toward passage
MORGANTOWN -- A bill to make a small effort to create an Appalachian Storage Hub for a petrochemical industry boom...
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Senate bill would scale back steam coal severance tax break — at the expense of Murray Energy
MORGANTOWN -- The Senate energy Committee on Tuesday passed a bill to scale back last year’s severance tax break for...
Read moreSenate Energy OKs solar power program bill; House Energy stops work on its sister bill
CHARLESTON -- The House solar energy bill took an unexpected twist on Thursday. After four hours of prior discussion and...
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Solar energy bill powers two more hours of questioning in House Energy
MORGANTOWN -- The House Energy Committee spent another two hours on Tuesday – bringing the total to four – exploring...
Read moreSenate Energy punts lease bill, passes House well-capping bill
CHARLESTON – The Senate energy Committee punted a contentious bill intended to enable mineral owners to gain release from inactive...
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