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U.S. Supreme Court upholds Clean Air Act rule
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court has voted to uphold the authority of the Environmental Protection Agency in a Clean Air Act ruling regarding the regulation of smog from coal plants that drifts across state lines. -
D.C. Circuit allows EPA to withdraw permit for Logan mountaintop removal mine
The Spruce No. 1 Mine.Photo courtesy of Vivian Stockman/www.ohvec.org. Flyover courtesy of SouthWings.org. -
Charleston attorney testified on Obama's NLRB appointments
Charleston attorney Mark Carter testifies before a House committee on Feb. 1, 2012. -
Business groups: Adverse ruling in Mingo Logan-EPA case could hurt economy
Tomblin WASHINGTON - Ten business groups, in a filing this week, expressed their support for a federal court ruling reversing the federal Environmental Protection Agency's veto of a West Virginia coal mine's water pollution permit. -
Tomblin files brief on behalf of State in Mingo Logan-EPA case
Tomblin WASHINGTON - Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin, in an amicus brief filed Wednesday, is lending his support to Mingo Logan Coal Co. in its ongoing legal battle against the federal Environmental Protection Agency. -
Tomblin, Rockefeller praise rejection of EPA rule
Tomblin WASHINGTON -– Two West Virginia Democrats have joined national politicians from both parties praising the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit for overturning the Environmental Protection Agency's Cross-State Air Pollution Rule. -
Maloney, Tomblin sound off on EPA greenhouse gas ruling
Maloney CHARLESTON -- A federal appeals court ruling upholding the EPA's regulations limiting the emissions of greenhouse gas air pollutants has spurred a debate between West Virginia's gubernatorial candidates. -
W.Va. joining 21 states in challenge to EPA's emissions rule
Tomblin CHARLESTON - Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin announced Monday that West Virginia is joining 21 other states in challenging President Barack Obama's "latest attack on jobs and West Virginia coal." -
Court rules against EPA in Spruce Mine case
Tomblin WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) -- In yet another court case to limit what has been termed an Obama administration EPA power grab, a ruling has resulted in yet another court saying that the EPA is arrogating too much power.
