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WVCA President Addresses Governor's Energy Summit

WVCA President Bill Raney was a speaker at Thursday’s session of the Governor’s Energy Summit at Stonewall Resort in Roanoke. Raney’s presentation focused on the current state of West Virginia’s coal industry. He addressed the economic impact of the industry as well as the regulatory and production challenges it faces as we move into the future. Raney told the crowd of government and energy leaders that it is vital to the state’s economic future to take the steps needed to make sure West Virginia coal remains competitive and a foundation of the nation’s energy portfolio.

DEP Files Final Version of AST Interpretive Rule

The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection has filed the final version of the interpretive rule outlining how it will implement the new Aboveground Storage Tank Program using three risk-based categories for tanks.

This rule was filed with the Secretary of State’s Office this week following a 30-day public comment period that concluded with an Oct. 9 public hearing. The DEP took the submitted comments into account before finalizing the rule and made several changes based on the feedback received. 

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Membership "Town Hall" Meetings Are Set for Beckley and Morgantown

Next week we’re having Membership “Town Hall” meetings in Beckley (Monday) and Morgantown (Friday) to brief our members on the status of issues confronting our industry today as well as the candidates endorsed for the November 4th election.  We’ve titled these meetings as “Actions not Words” to indicate a frank and open discussion about issues, candidates and matters that keep our production costs high.  We hope members in each of these regions will join us, because your input guides the issues that need addressed.  

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WVCA Endorsements for November 4th Election

*- indicates incumbent

DISTRICT/CIRCUIT

NAME

PARTY

COUNTY

U.S. SENATE 

      
 

SHELLEY MOORE CAPITO

R

KANAWHA
       

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

      

1

DAVID B. MCKINLEY*

R

OHIO
       

2

ALEX X. MOONEY

R

JEFFERSON
       

3

EVAN JENKINS

R

CABELL

STATE SENATE 

      

1

RYAN FERNS

R

OHIO
       

3

DAVID C. NOHE*

R

WOOD
       

4

MIKE HALL*

R

PUTNAM
       

5

VICKI DUNN-MARSHALL

R

CABELL
       

7

RON STOLLINGS*

D

BOONE
       

8

ED GAUNCH

R

KANAWHA
       

9

MIKE GREEN*

D

RALEIGH
       

10

DUANE ZOBRIST

R

GREENBRIER
       

11

GREGORY A. TUCKER*

D

NICHOLAS
       

12

MICHAEL L. "MIKE" QUEEN

R

HARRISON
       

13

KRIS  WARNER

R

MONONGALIA
       

14

DAVE SYPOLT*

R

PRESTON
       

15

CHARLES S. TRUMP IV

R

MORGAN
       

17

TOM TAKUBO

R

KANAWHA

HOUSE OF DELEGATES 

      

1

PAT MCGEEHAN

R

HANCOCK
 

MARK ZATEZALO

R

HANCOCK
       

2

RYAN W. WELD

R

BROOKE
       

3

ERIKKA STORCH*

R

OHIO
       

4

DAVID A. EVANS*

R

MARSHALL
       

5

DAVE PETHTEL*

D

WETZEL
       

6

WM. ROGER ROMINE*

R

TYLER
       

7

LYNWOOD "WOODY" IRELAND*

R

RITCHIE
       

8

BILL ANDERSON*

R

WOOD
       

9

ANNA BORDER*

R

WOOD
       

10

MIKE AZINGER

R

WOOD
 

FRANK DEEM

R

WOOD
 

JOHN R. KELLY

R

WOOD
       

11

BOB ASHLEY*

R

ROANE
       

12

STEVE WESTFALL*

R

JACKSON
       

13

SCOTT CADLE*

R

MASON
 

MICHAEL IHLE

R

JACKSON
       

14

JIM BUTLER*

R

MASON
       

15

GEOFF FOSTER

R

PUTNAM
       

16

CAROL MILLER*

R

CABELL
 

JIM MORGAN*

D

CABELL
 

LAUREN E. PLYMALE

D

CABELL
       

17

MATTHEW ROHRBACH

R

CABELL
       

18

KELLI  SOBONYA*

R

CABELL
       

20

JUSTIN J. MARCUM*

D

MINGO
       

21

HARRY KEITH WHITE*

D

MINGO
       

22

MICHEL G. MOFFATT

R

PUTNAM
       

23

JOSHUA  NELSON*

R

BOONE
       

24

RUPERT "RUPIE" PHILLIPS JR.*

D

LOGAN
       

27

JOE C. ELLINGTON JR.*

R

MERCER
 

MARTY GEARHEART*

R

MERCER

27

JOHN H. SHOTT*

R

MERCER
       

28

JOHN D. O'NEAL IV*

R

RALEIGH
 

ROY G. COOPER*

R

SUMMERS
       

29

GREG  WOOD

R

RALEIGH
       

30

LINDA SUMNER*

R

RALEIGH
       

31

LYNNE ARVON*

R

RALEIGH
       

32

JOHN PINO*

D

FAYETTE
 

KAYLA KESSINGER

R

FAYETTE
       

33

ROGER HANSHAW

R

CLAY
       

34

BRENT BOGGS*

D

BRAXTON
       

35

JOHN "JB" MCCUSKEY*

R

KANAWHA
 

ERIC NELSON*

R

KANAWHA
 

CHRIS STANSBURY

R

KANAWHA
       

36

BRAD WHITE

R

KANAWHA
       

37

CHARLES MINIMAH

R

KANAWHA
       

39

RON WALTERS*

R

KANAWHA
       

40

TIM ARMSTEAD*

R

KANAWHA
       

42

GEORGE "BOOGIE" AMBLER*

R

GREENBRIER
 

RAY CANTERBURY*

R

GREENBRIER
       

43

DENISE L. CAMPBELL*

D

RANDOLPH
 

BILL HARTMAN*

D

RANDOLPH
       

47

DANNY WAGNER

R

BARBOUR
       

48

DANNY HAMRICK*

R

HARRISON
 

THERESA "TERRY" WAXMAN

R

HARRISON
       

49

AMY SUMMERS

R

TAYLOR
       

50

PHIL MALLOW

R

MARION
       

51

AMANDA PASDON*

R

MONONGALIA
 

CINDY FRICH*

R

MONONGALIA
 

JOE STATLER

R

MONONGALIA
       

53

RANDY E. SMITH*

R

PRESTON
       

54

ALLEN V. EVANS*

R

GRANT
       

55

STEVEN L. DAVIS

R

HARDY
       

56

GARY G. HOWELL*

R

MINERAL
       

57

RUTH ROWAN*

R

HAMPSHIRE
       

58

DARYL E.  COWLES*

R

MORGAN
       

59

SAIRA BLAIR

R

BERKELEY
       

60

LARRY W. FAIRCLOTH*

R

BERKELEY
       

61

WALTER E DUKE

R

BERKELEY
       

62

JOHN OVERINGTON*

R

BERKELEY
       

63

MICHAEL "MIKE" FOLK*

R

BERKELEY
       

64

ERIC L. HOUSEHOLDER*

R

BERKELEY
       

65

JILL UPSON

R

JEFFERSON
       

66

PAUL ESPINOSA*

R

JEFFERSON
       

67

PATRICIA RUCKER

R

JEFFERSON

Early Voting Starts October 22, Runs Through November 1

Early Voting is open during regular business hours at each county courthouse from October 22 to November 1. Early Voting is also available each Saturday from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Click here to view early voting hours and locations by county.
http://www.sos.wv.gov/elections/voterinformation/2014Election/EarlyVoting/Pages/default.aspx

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