MORGANTOWN – Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, in her role as ranking member of the Environment & Public Works Committee, has released a report highly critical of the […]
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Senate Energy Committee advances bill to enable state primacy over EPA for permitting underground carbon sequestration wells
MORGANTOWN – The Senate Energy Committee on Thursday approved a carbon dioxide sequestration bill needed to pave the way for the state hydrogen hub and other carbon […]
Public Service Commission files comments with on proposed power plant rules, calling them ‘unconscionable’
MORGANTOWN – The state Public Service Commission filed extensive comments with the U.S. EPA this week, calling on the agency to withdraw or revise its proposed new […]
Capito, Miller team up on bill to strike down new EPA power plant rule; Manchin seeks extended comment period, WV public hearing
MORGANTOWN – West Virginia Sen. Shelley Moore Capito and Rep. Carol Miller have teamed to introduce a bill in their respective chambers to stop the U.S. EPA […]
EPA responds to letter from WVMA and other groups about foot dragging on state oversight of carbon capture project permit applications
MORGANTOWN – The U.S. EPA recently responded to a letter from the West Virginia Manufacturers Association joined with seven other business and industry groups from five states […]
New EPA Good Neighbor Plan could close 13% of nation’s coal-fired power capacity
MORGANTOWN — The U.S. EPA’s Good Neighbor Plan released this week requires power plants in 22 states to further reduce emissions by 2027, and EPA projects the […]
Capito talks Biden budget, EPA and energy, Medicare solvency with West Virginia press
MORGANTOWN — Sen. Shelley Moore Capito talked with members of the West Virginia press on Thursday, covering the Biden budget, carbon sequestration, the Pleasants Power Station and […]
State will get $18 million in federal funds to deal with PFAS chemicals in drinking water
MORGANTOWN — West Virginia will receive more than $18 million in federal funds to address the presence of potentially toxic PFAS chemicals in drinking water. State Health […]
WV Manufacturers Association joins groups from 5 states urging EPA to expedite state-permitting plans for carbon capture and storage projects
MORGANTOWN — While the Biden administration has openly expressed support for curbing greenhouse gas emissions through carbon capture and sequestration projects, many believe Biden’s EPA is dragging […]
AG Morrisey joins other states in efforts against CDC mask mandate and EPA climate actions
MORGANTOWN — State Attorney General Patrick Morrisey joined in multi-state actions against the CDC and EPA on Tuesday. In the first action, Morrisey joined a 23-state amicus […]
