Morgantown-Fairmont among cleanest U.S. cities in Lung Association air pollution report
MORGANTOWN -- Morgantown is a good place to breathe, according to an otherwise mostly gloomy air pollution report from the...
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Energy
Longview Power files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy
MORGANTOWN -- Longview Power LLC announced Tuesday that it has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection under a prepackaged reorganization...
Read moreUMWA ratifies new contract with Murray Energy; will be honored by bankruptcy successor
The United Mine Workers of America and Murray Energy both announced on Thursday that the UMWA ratified a new collective...
Read morePSC 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:...
Read moreUMWA, 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...
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