WHEELING, W.Va. — Because the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency believes methane – the main component of natural gas – can be 25 times worse for the atmosphere than carbon dioxide, officials Thursday mandated that drillers, processors and pipeliners curb emissions of it by 45 percent. These methane standards are even[Read More…]
Month: May 2016
Unique train trip highlights restoration in the Upper Shavers Fork River
CHEAT BRIDGE, W.Va. — Canaan Valley Institute (CVI) and the Durbin & Greenbrier Valley Railroad have partnered to offer a River Restoration Excursion Train Trip on Friday, June 3. This unique trip will allow passengers to see Shavers Fork as never before, with special stops to look at restoration sites on remote sections of the river.[Read More…]
Huntington receives World Trade Center steel
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — Two steel rails salvaged from the World Trade Center wreckage were greeted by a crowd of hundreds Thursday night as its convoy arrived in Pullman Square. Formerly part of the rail system which ran under the Twin Towers, the two roughly 20-foot rails will be molded into[Read More…]
WV will pay huge cost under Clean Power Plan
An editorial from The Exponent Telegram CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — President Obama and the EPA’s Clean Power Plan is costing West Virginia’s economy billions of dollars and tens of thousands of lost jobs since its inception as the law of the land. The impact on the state budget, coal companies and coal-related[Read More…]
Capito ‘encouraged’ after meeting with Trump
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Sen. Shelley Moore Capito gave a positive assessment of her meeting Thursday with Donald Trump, but would not explicitly say she supports the man who is virtually assured of being her party’s nominee for president. Capito, R-W.Va., took a stance largely similar to U.S. House Speaker Paul Ryan,[Read More…]
Tax hikes, furloughs on table for WV budget talks
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin is asking legislators to consider three tax increase options to close a $270 million gap in the 2016-17 West Virginia budget, and is seeking authority to furlough government employees “in the event of certain fiscal emergencies,” according to the special-session call he issued Thursday[Read More…]
Don Blankenship now in California federal prison
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Don Blankenship surrendered Thursday to federal authorities at a California prison to begin serving a one-year sentence for conspiring to violate mine safety and health standards at Massey Energy’s Upper Big Branch Mine, where 29 miners died in the nation’s worst coal-mining disaster in a generation. The former[Read More…]
Teach for America coming to some WV counties
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — McDowell County will soon be able to hire teachers that are not traditionally certified to fill gaps in recruiting teachers to fill certain subject areas. The West Virginia Board of Education has approved programs for six counties that will bring the national Teach for America organization to[Read More…]
The Associated Press shares 10 things to know Friday, May 13
Dorothy Abernathy, regional media director of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Friday, May 13, 2016. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. U.S. GIVES DIRECTIVE TO SCHOOLS ON TRANSGENDER BATHROOM ACCESS The guidance doesn’t impose[Read More…]
I-64 may be widened in Putnam; meeting next week
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — About six miles of Interstate 64 between Charleston and Winfield would be widened under a proposal state transportation officials will discuss in Putnam County next week. The proposed improvements include widening the stretch of highway from the Crooked Creek exit (Exit 39) to east of Nitro (Exit 45)[Read More…]