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Reasons to cheer Joe Manchin

by Lynn Schmidt Three centrist cheers for Sen. Joe Manchin III. Manchin’s stance on three key issues may be unpopular with some of his Democratic colleagues but they are popular with Americans. Manchin recently has met the ire of Democrats in the inflation-versus-climate action ...

Countries can’t quit coal

The world is having a hard time burying coal. The “get-no-respect” energy source has rapidly moved from a pariah to a courted fuel, even if countries are reconnecting with coal grudgingly. As a result, prices have surged, and that has produced a financial windfall for West ...

Green team advises city

BY EVA MAYS The Morgantown Municipal Green Team has served as an advisory body to the city council and the city manager since 2007. The group seeks to guide the city towards ecologically sound policies, programs and development. Each member of the Green Team provides different ...

June 19 letters to the editor

U.S. can’t stop climate change on its own President Biden has selected 2005 as the base date for carbon emissions. The following is carbon emissions data by the International Energy Agency from 2005-20 in millions of ...

Who cashes in after a wildfire?

by Matt Sedlar Driving around parts of southern El Dorado County, Calif., you can’t miss the trucks. Everywhere near the areas ravaged by the 2021 Caldor fire that leveled the community of Grizzly Flats, you see semis hauling trees and Ford F-150s with their company ...