New methane rule is crucial for W.Va. It’s estimated almost a quarter of today’s global warming is caused by methane gas. This isn’t just an environmental concern, it’s a health concern. Smog from methane impairs lung function, triggers asthma attacks and aggravates diseases ...
by Lisa Jarvis A new study has upended the way researchers think about how air pollution causes lung cancer. The work cracks open a whole new way of thinking about certain cancers and how to treat and even prevent them. It also suggests environmental agencies may have good reason to ...
MORGANTOWN — State Attorney General Patrick Morrisey led the pack of people celebrating the victory in West Virginia v. EPA on Thursday. “When you have something this big, something with vast economic and political significance, that represents an extraordinary question, and that means ...
How can DEP approve permit without knowing what facility will be? As you might have known from reading last week’s letters to the editor or Ben Conley’s article, the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection approved a construction permit for a “science facility” slated ...
by Duane Nichols The proposed “science facility” that is being planned by Marion Energy Partners, LLC, would be located in the Morgantown Industrial Park. The justification provided thus far — to take up space, to consume natural resources (natural gas) and to pollute the local ...
Usually, when a new business or industry makes its home around Morgantown, local politicians and business advocates are positively abuzz, talking to anyone who will listen and promoting the area’s newest addition. But that’s not the case with the mysterious “science facility/data ...