FAIRMONT – The state Department of Environmental Protection has $38 million in federal funds to plug certain oil and gas wells and is gathering public input on how to pick the projects. Thirteen people – some of them well owners – gathered at the Kingmont Community Building Wednesday ...
MORGANTOWN – Northeast Natural Energy has taken another step forward in its quest to produce clean, green energy. Northeast – with offices in Morgantown and Charleston – has teamed with Kathairos Solutions to reduce greenhouse methane emissions from its well sites. A Kathairos ...
MORGANTOWN — Regional natural gas producer Diversified Energy continues to make strides in curbing methane emissions and in capping orphaned and end-of-wells, according to its 2023 Sustainability Report. Diversified reduced its “methane intensity” by 33% from 2022, and by 50% from ...
by Regan Galbraith In the heart of a state defined by the echoes of coal mining, where my grandfather worked hard as a coal miner for years, I’ve intimately known the struggles of communities tethered to this industry. Methane emissions are an invisible threat to West Virginians. ...
Before going nuclear, try geothermal energy West Virginians have dodged a bullet — for now. The West Virginia Senate tabled a bill that would have allowed our industry-friendly Department of Environmental Protection to oversee radioactive waste. This matters because the ...
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 ...