By LINDA HARRIS The State Journal CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission wants more information before it moves forward with FirstEnergy’s request to sell the Pleasants Power Station to its West Virginia subsidiary, Monongahela Power Co. FERC issued a five-page notice of deficiency June 26, saying additional information[Read More…]
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New River Clean Energy Project kicks off with opening of new facility
By JORDAN NELSON The Register-Herald BECKLEY, W.Va. — New, alternative fuel sources — a goal West Virginia is slowly striving for, and a goal the Raleigh County Solid Waste Authority is beginning to achieve. RCSWA hosted an open house and ribbon-cutting ceremony Wednesday for the building behind the company’s newest[Read More…]
New state contractor disclosure law to take effect in July
By RUSTY MARKS The State Journal CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A law passed during the 2017 legislative session requiring contractors to disclose the names of those with an interest in any state agency contract worth $100,000 or more is set to go into effect July 7, state ethics officials said. The[Read More…]
The Logan Banner, Williamson Daily New introduce new websites
The Logan Banner, Williamson Daily News The Logan Banner and Williamson Daily News were acquired by HD Media on June 12. HD Media is a West Virginia company, and we are looking forward to serving the community! We are working on the new Logan Banner and Williamson Daily News websites over[Read More…]
EPA, Corps to roll back Obama-era Waters of the United States rule
Staff report The State Journal CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The Environmental Protection and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers are rolling back a Clean Water Rule that was opposed by industry and embraced by environmental groups. The two agencies announced Tuesday, June 27, that they are proposing to rescind the 2015[Read More…]
Coal reclaims part of power generation market
By JIM ROSS The State Journal CHARLESTON, W.Va. — With the price of natural gas going up, coal is reclaiming part of its market share in electricity generation. According to data from the Energy Information Administration, coal accounted for about 59.42 million megawatts of power generated by utilities in April,[Read More…]
Six arrested in Capito’s office after day of protesting health care bill
By JAKE ZUCKERMAN Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Authorities detained six protesters Monday who refused to leave Sen. Shelley Moore Capito’s Charleston office without an assurance that she will oppose the U.S. Senate’s rewrite of the American Health Care Act. Kayla Parker, Joe Solomon, Terry Pickett, Jim Lewis, Bill Price[Read More…]
Report forecasts increase in health care costs in West Virginia
By LINDA COMINS The Intelligencer and Wheeling News-Register WHEELING, W.Va. — West Virginia is projected to have a 122-percent increase in uncompensated care costs from 2017 to 2026 under the American Health Care Act, according to a new report issued by the Commonwealth Fund. The American Health Care Act, as[Read More…]
Mosquito in Cabell tests positive for West Nile virus
Staff report The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — A mosquito trapped in Cabell County has tested positive for West Nile virus, according to the Cabell-Huntington Health Department. The health department has been monitoring West Nile virus in the mosquito populations by trapping the mosquitoes and submitting them to the West Virginia Office[Read More…]
Hearings in WV drug wholesale lawsuits begin
By KAYLA ASBURY Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Attorneys for drug wholesalers being sued by numerous West Virginia counties want the lawsuits tossed out, arguing that claims against them are “legally insufficient.” The first hearing for the West Virginia counties suing various drug wholesalers took place Tuesday in the U.S.[Read More…]
