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AKRON, Ohio (AP) — FirstEnergy Corp. said Thursday that new environmental regulations led to a decision to shut down six older, coal-fired power plants in Ohio, Pennsylvania and Maryland, affecting more than 500 employees.
The plants, which are in Cleveland, Ashtabula, Oregon and Eastlake in Ohio, Adrian, Pa. and Williamsport, Md., will be retired by Sept. 1. They have generated about 10 percent of the electricity produced by FirstEnergy over the last three years, the company said.
In a statement James Lash, head of the company's generation unit, indicated that a review of the company's coal-fired plants determined it would not be cost-effective to get the older ones into compliance with environmental regulations the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced in December
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By Phil Kabler
CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Barring some last-minute changes of heart leading up to the midnight filing deadline earlier today, no less than 18 members of the House of Delegates will have opted not to seek reelection.
That includes some long-serving members including former Finance Chairman Harold Michael, D-Hardy; Scott Varner, D-Marshall; John Doyle, D-Jefferson, and Virginia Mahan, D-Summers, who alone have a combined 82 years of legislative service.
(That's also counting Delegates Tim Ennis, D-Brooke, and Steven Kominar, D-Mingo, who stepped down earlier this month to become, respectively, a county commissioner, and the director of the Mingo County Development Authority.)
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February 1 is right around the corner and that means the Annual WV Mining Symposium begins. Registration is already over 500, but there is always room for a few more. A registration form is attached and the agenda for the complete two and one-half days is below. We have a great group of speakers, a full vendors venue, wonderful food and lots of awards to be announced. So, PLEASE pre-register so your nametag will be ready when you arrive and we will have good, up-to-date numbers to give to the caterers, as well as for seating.
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Please note the change of date for the monthly KVMI Meeting initially set for February 2 has now been moved to Thursday, February 9 to avoid conflict with the WV Mining Symposium.
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An exhibit at WVU is shining a light on an aspect of coal mining history. It's called ‘Defying Darkness' and it chronicles how coal miners lit their work in dozens of displays. The University said it didn't have to look far to find all of the artifacts. The exhibit is open from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays in the Mineral Resources Building.
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