MORGANTOWN — Morgantown is a good place to breathe, according to an otherwise mostly gloomy air pollution report from the American Lung Association. The Morgantown-Fairmont Metropolitan Statistical Area ranked among […]
Energy and Environment
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 plan “as a result of substantially lessened demand for electricity […]
UMWA 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 bargaining agreement by a 82% -18% vote on Wednesday. Murray’s […]
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: one gas fired, one solar. The PSC issued its order […]
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 agreement on a new contract with the bankrupt Murray Energy. […]
Feds 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 Wednesday a settlement between the United States and a group […]
NETL 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 ill-treated by their employer and their union – as they […]
New 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 Service Commission. All the parties have filed their final arguments […]
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 in West Virginia and the tristate area is on first […]
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 steam coal. Discussion revealed it would help five or six […]
