MORGANTOWN – Sen. Joe Manchin is asking the Government Accountability Office for a legal opinion on whether the U.S. Treasury’s guidance on implementing the Clean Vehicle Tax […]
Tag: rare earth elements
How cleaning up acid mine drainage became profitable
If you feel like you’re hearing the words “rare earth elements” (REEs) or “rare earth metals” with increasing frequency, there’s a reason for it. REEs are essential […]
Richard Mine AMD plant will include rare earth element extraction project
MORGANTOWN — Work on the Richard Mine acid mine drainage treatment plant continues to forge ahead, with a new addition enabled by research at WVU. Right now, […]
WVU gets $8M federal grant for rare earth elements demonstration project facility
MORGANTOWN – Sens. Joe Manchin and Shelley Moore Capito announced on Tuesday that WVU will receive an $8 million U.S. Department of Energy grant to advance its […]
April 2 letters to the editor
Pipeline’s pros can’t outweigh its cons A guest essay in Sunday’s Dominion Post (3-26-23) extolling the benefits of finishing the Mountain Valley Pipeline is so glaringly misleading […]
House passes severance tax break bill for extracting rare earth elements; Senate committee OKs insulin copay cap bill
MORGANTOWN — Legislators hope a tax break for companies that extract and produce rare earth elements and critical minerals will encourage them to set up in West […]
Senate OKs House bill to erect child labor memorial in Fairmont, recognizing Monongah mine disaster
MORGANTOWN – The state Senate set the stage Thursday to erect a memorial to child labor and child workers who died on the job in Fairmont. Senators […]
The Good, the Bad and the Stupid 4
We’re running our weekly roundup a little early this week, and we’ll mostly be focusing on the “good” and the “stupid” today. The “bad” will come tomorrow. […]
House passes bill to enable sale of rare earth elements extracted from mine water
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 […]
Senate panel OKs its version of bill to make commercial use of rare earth elements extracted from mine water
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 […]