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West Virginia’s political leadership offered their support for the mining industry during the West Virginia Coal Association’s summer meeting last week. Speaking to members of the Association, Congressman Nick Joe Rahall (D-3rd District), Congresswoman Shelley Moore Capito (R-2nd District) and Congressman David McKinley (R-1st District) offered their outlook for working with new EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy and the many other issues enveloping the industry. They pledged to continue their efforts to defend the industry in Washington, DC.
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Members of the West Virginia Coal Association re-elected MEPCO’s Jim Laurita as chairman of the board of directors at the Association’s annual meeting in White Sulphur Springs last week.
In comments to the organization, Laurita said “stiff challenges remain ahead for the industry, both in West Virginia and the nation”, but he remains confident that coal will continue to play the central role in meeting our nation’s energy needs.
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The following is an update schedule for the WVCA’s Speakers Bureau – will become a weekly update as in the “Events” section below.
| DATE | PLACE | SPEAKER |
| SEPTEMBER | ||
| 11th | Bluefield Coal Show | B. Raney |
| 23rd | Platts Coal Marketing Days | B. Raney |
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Members of the West Virginia Coal Association re-elected MEPCO’s Jim Laurita as chairman of the board of directors at the Association’s annual meeting in White Sulphur Springs this past week.
MEPCO is headquartered in Morgantown, West Virginia.
In comments to the organization, Laurita said stiff challenges remain ahead for the industry, both in West Virginia and the nation, but he remains confident that coal will continue to play the central role in meeting our nation’s energy needs.
“There is no question, we are faced with some difficult challenges,” Laurita said. “But our coal and the people who mine it are the best in the world. The rest of the world knows the value of coal – and of West Virginia coal specifically – and I firmly believe our future is what we make it.”
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