Regarding WVU cuts to library funding I had to laugh when I read The Dominion Post story “Transformation moves on to Academic Units” (9-21-23) about cuts to library funding as part of the “Academic Transformation” project. First, I laughed when Mark Gavin was quoted as saying ...
A study published in the journal Nature Communications this past week suggests part of the Atlantic Ocean’s most important circulation system is on the verge of collapse. Scientists have been keeping a wary eye on the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation for years, noting that as ...
BY ALISE CHAFFINS Coal has been a part of West Virginia history since before the actual formation of the state. Which means there has been an uneasy alliance between the people of West Virginia and her natural resource; an alliance that has given many opportunities and purpose, but has ...
Early last week, the Department of Justice filed a lawsuit against James “Jay” Justice II (Gov. Jim Justice’s son and current CEO of Bluestone Coal Sales Corp.) and 13 of the Justice family’s coal companies for roughly $7.6 million unpaid fines and fees. From 2018 to ...
CHARLESTON — A new possibility has arisen for the Pleasants Power Station, a coal-fired power plant that has been moving toward closure. “We’ve got to make sure a deal is solidified. It’s getting closer, but not a completed deal,” said Pleasants County Commissioner Jay Powell in ...
There have been three more news stories in recent days about bills left unpaid by companies owned and operated by West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice and his family. One in the Gazette-Mail detailed how a federal judge found Justice family coal company liable for six years of unpaid ...