MORGANTOWN – Friday was the 38th day of the 60-day legislative session – just past halfway, and heading toward Day 50, Crossover Day, the last day for […]
Environment
House committees approve carbon sequestration, school consolidation impact statement bills
MORGANTOWN – The House Judiciary Committee kept the House carbon sequestration bill moving forward Friday. And House Education OK’d a bill regarding school consolidation impact statements. The […]
Morrisey, Indiana AG Rokita discuss historic 19-state lawsuit against EPA during meeting with National Press Club
MORGANTOWN – State Attorney General Patrick Morrisey and Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita appeared before the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., on Thursday to talk about […]
Senate and House bills set the stage for carbon sequestration program in West Virginia
MORGANTOWN – The Senate Energy Committee approved a bill Thursday that supporters hope could put West Virginia on the cutting edge of environmentally friendly carbon sequestration technology. […]
Bill to put banks that boycott fossil fuel companies on state treasurer’s restricted list takes another step forward in House Banking
MORGANTOWN — The bill to allow the state treasurer to put financial institutions that openly boycott fossil energy companies on a publicly available Restricted Financial Institution List […]
House of Delegates passes bill to cut personal income tax and controversial DEP drinking water pollution bill
MORGANTOWN — The House of Delegates on Friday approved its personal income tax-cut bill; it will head to the Senate where delegates expect it to be significantly […]
Senate OKs bill to end 1-cent pop tax for WVU medical school; and one for people who lose jobs and unemployment benefits for refusing vaccine
MORGANTOWN – The Senate approved a bill on Thursday to end the 1-cent pop tax that provides funds to the WVU medical school and replace it with […]
House of Delegates OKs bill to enable advanced recycling of plastics, promote manufacturing
MORGANTOWN – The House of Delegates passed a bill on Tuesday that members hope will bring more manufacturing to the state. The Senate approved one to promote […]
House passes bill to enable sale of rare earth elements extracted from mine water
MORGANTOWN — The House of Delegates on Monday passed its version of the bill to allow the state or private entities to sell rare earth elements and […]
Landowner, environmental groups push for bills to put more gas well inspectors into the field
MORGANTOWN — A group of landowner and environmental interests spoke Monday morning about the pressing need to put more oil and gas well inspectors in the field, […]