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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 to building electronics, making them more precious than gold in our tech-fueled society. And they can be found in ...

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. Without further ado, let’s take a look at what the Legislature has been up to. Good: HB 4003 — to establish legal ...

The Good, the Bad and the Stupid

Today, we’re introducing what may become a recurring segment: The Good, the Bad and the Stupid, where we break down some of the bills introduced in the Legislature. Without further ado, let’s get started. Good: HB 4252 — to cap insulin copays at $35 and copays for related devices ...

Turn AMD into cash

The Dominion Post reported Nov. 16 that the Legislature’s Joint Standing Committee on Energy was briefed by Paul Ziemkiewicz, director of WVU’s Water Research Institute, on a budding system to extract rare earth elements from acid mine drainage. Rare earth elements — or rare earth ...