CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The first major issue of the 2014 session cleared a hurdle when the West Virginia State Senate voted unanimously last week to pass Senate Bill 373 that calls for stronger regulations on above-ground storage tanks after a recent chemical spill in Charleston. This legislation, now under consideration[Read More…]
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Murray sees loss of more coal jobs and related employment in WV
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Robert “Bob” Murray, the head of Murray Energy Corp., said Central Appalachian coal production is down 43 percent from 2008 levels – along with a reduction in jobs – and he predicts more declines. “I don’t think there is any question we will continue to see decreases[Read More…]
WVPA Sharing: Daily Mail photo of U.S. Attorney at Freedom Industries site
WVPA Release: Former WVDEP Chief of Enforcement Joins Alliance Consulting, Inc.
BECKLEY, W.Va. — Michael Zeto, the former chief of the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection’s Office of Environmental Enforcement, has joined Alliance Consulting, Inc., Prior to Zeto’s retirement from WVDEP in December 2013, he spent over 34 years with the agency, with the last 22 as chief inspector of[Read More…]
WVPA Sharing: Message from Jeff Kessler, president of the West Virginia Senate
As the 2014 legislative session enters its third full week, I am pleased to report that Senate Bill 373 unanimously passed both the Natural Resources and Judiciary Committees and will be on second reading in the Senate on Monday, Jan. 27.This bill, which I touched on last week, will mandate[Read More…]
Freedom Industries ordered to dismantle, remove tanks
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin today, Jan. 25, ordered Freedom Industries to begin, by March 15, 2014, the process of dismantling, removing and properly disposing of all of its above ground storage tanks, as well as associated piping and machinery, at its Etowah River Terminal in Charleston. Gov.[Read More…]
WVPA Sharing: Tom Miller Legislative Column for Jan. 26 posted
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin, on Jan. 21, announced his proposed legislation to give state government more clout in inspecting facilities like the one responsible for the recent chemical leak that left some 300,000 people in Kanawha County and the surrounding region without safe drinking water. The legislation, titled the “West Virginia Source[Read More…]
WVPA Alert: Register now for Legislative Breakfast on Thursday, Feb. 6
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia Press Association encourages all publishers, editors and advertising directors of WVPA member newspapers to register for WVPA’s 2014 Legislative Breakfast. This year’s event will be held at the Charleston Marriott Town Center, 200 Lee Street East, on Thursday, Feb. 6, 2014. Coffee and the breakfast buffet[Read More…]
WVPA Sharing: Ribbon cut on Four Points by Sheraton Charleston
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Officials today cut the ribbon the Four Points by Sheraton Charleston hotel. Offering a view of the Kanawha River, the hotel is Starwood’s first property to open in West Virginia. The newly renovated hotel — formerly the Charleston House Hotel — features 176 guest rooms and suites, 12,000[Read More…]