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On Wednesday, June 29th, MSHA will hold a public briefing on its investigation into the explosion at the Upper Big Branch Mine in Raleigh County, W.Va. The briefing, to begin at 10 a.m. EDT, will coincide with the one-year anniversary of the start of the agency's underground investigation at the Upper Big Branch Mine and will be held at the National Mine Health and Safety Academy in Beaver, W.Va. A Q-and-A session for the public will take place at the conclusion of the briefing and end by 12:45 p.m.
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Congressman David McKinley is attempting to get a bill through Congress that will prohibit EPA from classifying coal combustion residuals as hazardous waste under the Solid Waste Disposal Act and allows states to promulgate regulatory programs to address coal combustion residual placement, management and reuse. His
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The Transportation and Infrastructure Committee of the U.S. House of Representatives passed out of Committee by a recorded vote of 35-20 the “Clean Water Cooperative Federalism Act of 2011” (H.R. 2018) late Thursday. HR 2018 is a bipartisan bill that would rein in the Obama EPA. It would bring an end to the agency’s destructive abuse of authority and restore the balance needed to get
In recent years, the Obama EPA has used the CWA permitting process to block coal mines in Appalachia, but coal mining isn’t the only industry threatened by EPA’s arrogance. Quarries, farmers, commercial, residential and infrastructure construction projects also receive CWA scrutiny and are potentially affected by EPA’s abuse of its authority. Five Democrats voted in favor of the legislation. Among them was Rep. Nick Rahall (3rd District, WV).
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The 18th annual festival is expected to bring an economic boost to the area, according to local economic development office.
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WILLIAMSON - Adams Fork Energy, the coal-to-gasoline facility planned for Mingo County, has gone through the permitting process, and is proceeding according to schedule, Project Manager Randall Harris told the Mingo County Redevelopment Authority.
When constructed, the facility will convert 7,500 tons of regional coal into premium grade ultraclean gasoline, producing 18,000 barrels per day (756,000 gallons).
The project is a post-mine-land-use project of the Mingo County Redevelopment Authority (MCRA) and represents a $3 billion investment by its parent company, TransGas Development.
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WHITESVILLE, W.Va. -- The new owner of the southern West Virginia mine where 29 men died in an explosion last year is donating $250,000 toward construction of a memorial.
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McKinley made a special presentation in Ohio County on West Virginia's 148th birthday.
WHEELING -- Monday, if there was a cake for the State of West Virginia, it would include 148 birthday candles.
U.S. Rep. David Mc Kinley, R-Ohio, was in Wheeling to celebrate. McKinley was at Oglebay Resort Monday morning discussing his current efforts to slow down the environmental protection agency. The congressman said coal, energy, and security must be maintained but so should good paying mountain state jobs.
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