WV: Environment
Federal funding reduces barriers to solar for WV schools, churches
Wayne County Schools and a church in Princeton have installed solar panels with help from the Inflation Reduction Act, local grants and solar …
West Virginia’s PSC faces lawsuit over coal-plant directive
The Public Service Commission of West Virginia is facing legal challenges for its 2021 directive that Appalachian Power increase the usage of three of…
Toxic algae blooms are on the rise in WV, industrial farming a driving cause
Harmful algae bloom events are increasing, according to a recent analysis of EPA data from the advocacy group Environment America and have occurred …
WV green lights solar plant construction, advocates rally against rising utility bills
Residents in Nicholas and Clay counties could soon receive their electricity from a local solar plant, estimated to power around 90,000 homes in the …
Report: Biodegradable plastics more marketing than environmentally friendly
As West Virginia opens its door to the plastics recycling or "advanced recycling" industry, a recent report found only a fraction of plastics are …
Zombie mines continue to pose environmental, health threats to Appalachia
West Virginia and other Appalachian states are littered with hundreds of "zombie mines," abandoned mines neither producing coal nor undergoing reclama…
WV receives $140 million to clean up abandoned mine lands
West Virginia will receive $140 million to clean up legacy pollution in regions decimated by decades of coal mining. The money is part of $725 …
Scorecard: How WV lawmakers vote on clean air, water
As West Virginia leads a group of states in a lawsuit against the Environmental Protection Agency's new emissions rules for power plants, a recent …
After Alaskan mining decision, other states may step up conservation efforts
The Biden administration has denied approval for a project to build more than 200 miles of road in the Alaskan wilderness. On this Earth Day…
Experts: EPA chemical plant emissions rule a win for WV communities
Chemical plants in West Virginia and other states will be required to curb emissions of toxic, cancer causing pollutants - such as ethylene oxide…
Reimagining WV coal country by building on state’s legacy as an energy provider
By Ramona Schindelheim for WorkingNation.Broadcast version by Nadia Ramlagan for West Virginia News Service reporting for the WorkingNation-Public New…
Concerns voiced about language in WV forest management bill
The West Virginia Senate has passed a bill to allow private forest fire management on state lands but environmental groups said they are concerned its…