WV: Environment
Monday, April 22, 2024
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…
American Climate Corps: Building more climate-resilient WV communities
A Biden administration program, the American Climate Corps, aims to hire and train 20,000 people in conservation, climate and clean energy jobs…
WV bill threatens community air monitoring efforts
After West Virginia House lawmakers advanced a bill to ban residents from using citizen air monitoring data in lawsuits, community groups said they …
WV groups sue Forest Service over Cherry River watershed protections
West Virginia environmental groups have sued the Forest Service for failing to protect streams in the Cherry River watershed from the impacts of coal …
Pressure mounts on WV’s utility regulator to preserve solar net-metering
Residents and advocacy groups will rally in Charleston this Saturday to protect net-metering for solar customers. Two of West Virginia's major …
Clean-energy sector manufacturing may jumpstart West Virginia’s economy
Manufacturers in West Virginia employ around 7% of the state's workforce, and advocates say the state's Appalachian region could bolster its economy …
New federal methane rules expected to improve WV air quality
The Environmental Protection Agency is clamping down on methane emissions, and environmental groups say West Virginians' health will benefit…
WV utilities propose slashing energy credit in half for customers with solar panels
Major utilities in West Virginia, Mon Power and Potomac Edison, want to reduce the credit their solar customers get for producing power the utilities …
EPA cites hundreds of WV streams as impaired
The federal Environmental Protection Agency says West Virginia isn't accurately keeping track of how many of the state's streams are polluted…