U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
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Recent News About U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
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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. -
Transportation Dept. to pay $30K to settle EPA allegations
PHILADELPHIA – A $30,000 penalty will be paid by the West Virginia Department of Transportation to settle alleged violations of underground storage tank regulations at 10 facilities operated by the department’s Division of Highways. -
Environmental groups sue coal mining companies over pollution
HUNTINGTON – Three environmental groups have filed federal lawsuits against three coal companies, claiming the runoff from their mountaintop removal mining sites have polluted state waterways. -
Morrisey writes Obama about EPA leadership
CHARLESTON – State Attorney General Patrick Morrisey has written a letter to President Barack Obama regarding the search for a new person to run the Environmental Protection Agency. -
EPA moves to dismiss chicken farm lawsuit
CLARKSBURG — The federal government argued in a court filing last week that a lawsuit filed against the Environmental Protection Agency over potential water pollution fines at a West Virginia chicken farm is now moot. -
Morrisey sworn-in as West Virginia's new AG
Attorney General Patrick Morrisey reviewing the oath of office with Supreme Court Chief Justice Brent Benjamin before being sworn-in -
THEIR VIEW: Goodbye and good riddance
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PDC Mountaineer settles EPA allegations in Harrison County
PHILADELPHIA – To resolve construction activities violations at Marcellus Shale gas extraction facilities in northern West Virginia, PDC Mountaineer LLC has entered into a Clean Water Act administrative consent agreement and final order. -
Company to prevent waste from reaching ground in Ravenswood
RAVENSWOOD – Three companies in Ravenswood have signed a consent order with the Environmental Protection Agency to prevent releases of cyanide into soil and groundwater at their 2.7-acre site. -
Down with the EPA! Power to the People!
One good thing you can say about tyranny is that it gives its victims an opportunity to assert their humanity. -
Oil, gas groups sue EPA over air regulations
CHARLESTON -- The law firm Spilman Thomas & Battle recently filed suit in D.C. Circuit Court against the United States Environmental Protection Agency on behalf of several oil and natural gas associations throughout the eastern United States. -
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. -
Morrisey unveils his first TV ad
Morrisey CHARLES TOWN - GOP challenger Patrick Morrisey says he will begin his television advertising campaign Wednesday. -
Subduing the EPA monster before the townsfolk grab their pitchforks
Dr. Frankenstein originally had good intentions. He meant well. Who can blame him for wanting to reanimate the dead? The idea was undoubtedly popular among the deceased of his time and beguiles community organizers even today. -
District Judge slaps down the EPA
As a rule, we prefer not to indulge in schadenfreude. It's unseemly. Poor sportsmanship and all that. Still, when the Environmental Protection Agency gets a well-deserved and long-overdue slap down, we can't help but gloat. -
EPA, Sierra Club strike out in federal court
Tomblin WASHINGTON, D.C. -– The Environmental Protection Agency exceeded its authority by issuing a guidance document about Clean Water Act compliance, a federal judge has ruled. -
The ultimate bipartisan issue: protecting West Virginia from EPA attacks
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is strangling the life out of our ailing economy with its increasingly burdensome regulations.
