MORGANTOWN – The House of Delegates on Tuesday defeated an effort to kill a bill aimed at stripping the Office of Miner' Health, Safety and Training of its enforcement powers – a bill strongly opposed by the United Mine Workers of America. HB 4840, 55 pages long, originated out of the ...
MORGANTOWN – The state Senate passed a handful of bills on Tuesday, including two House bills aimed at promoting economic development. HB 4084 allows allow advanced recycling facilities to be developed to convert a variety of used plastics that are now considered solid waste into new raw ...
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 sequestration bill is HB 4491 and matches SB 622 progressing through the Senate. The intent of ...
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. SB 622 sets up the legal and regulatory framework for underground carbon sequestration. Ben ...
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 critical minerals extracted from mine drainage. Delegate Riley Keaton, R-Roane, offered his view on why he and many others think the bill ...
MORGANTOWN – The Senate version of the bill to enable beneficial extraction of rare earth elements and critical mineral from mine runoff took its first step on Monday, winning approval of the Natural Resources Committee. SB 458 as introduced was identical to HB 4003, approved by House ...