MORGANTOWN – West Virginia has 15,655 total abandoned wells – about 6,300 considered orphaned. That doesn't include wells at or near the end of the useful lives on land leased by operators. The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act is bringing $212 million to West Virginia to plug as ...
BY CHRIS LAWRENCE CHARLESTON — West Virginia’s share of the federal infrastructure law will be substantial. The Biden administration recently revealed the figures for each state and the allocations from the bi-partisan legislation, which was approved earlier this year. West Virginia ...
MORGANTOWN – Sens. Joe Manchin and Shelley Moore Capito made appearances at the West Virginia Chamber of Commerce 2022 Summit on Thursday, cordially airing their common interests and their differences. They gave separate presentations to the crowd of business leaders gathered at The ...
MORGANTOWN – Sens. Joe Manchin and Shelley Moore Capito announced that the state will receive $25 million in federal funds to cap 160 orphaned oil and gas wells. The money comes from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. The U.S. Department of Interior said Thursday that this is ...
MORGANTOWN – Sen. Shelly Moore Capito and Rep. David McKinley spent Monday morning touring Morgantown Utility Board's wastewater treatment plant and visiting the construction site for the Richard Mine acid mine drainage treatment plant. Capito and McKinley learn about ultraviolet ...
On Monday, President Joe Biden announced that beginning May 14, all infrastructure projects using federal funds (specifically, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act dollars) will have to abide by the Build America, Buy America standards. The objective is to keep as much of the supply chain ...