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Morrisey takes issue with EPA 'purge' of two scientific advisory boards
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey has raised concerns with federal regulators who he says have purged every member of two influential scientific advisory boards. -
Morrisey hails EPA decision to keep federal air quality standards
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey is praising the Trump Administration’s decision to maintain certain federal air quality standards. -
Yogi Berra on killing zombies
Getting rid of irrational regulations is like killing zombies: Even when they seem to be dead, they may spring back to life. It ain’t over ’til it’s over. -
The insanity is over: ‘navigable’ now means ‘navigable’ again
Let that be the end of the nightmarish, Humpty-Dumpty world where words can mean whatever any meddling, overzealous bureaucrat says they mean. -
Capito sponsors another bill to regulate widely used industrial PFAS chemicals
West Virginia Republican Senator Shelley Moore Capito has sponsored three bills in recent months would regulate the use of widely used industrial chemicals known as PFAS. -
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY: Owners of Portland Cement Plant in Martinsburg, West Virginia to Pay More Than $1.5 Million Penalty for Air Pollution Violations
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced today that Lehigh Cement Company LLC and Argos USA LLC have settled alleged Clean Air Act violations at a portland cement manufacturing facility in Martinsburg, West Virginia. -
Morrisey leads coalition supporting EPA plan to replace WOTUS rule
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey is leading a 17-state coalition to support farmers and landowners by urging the Trump administration to adopt its proposed replacement of the Obama-era, Waters of the United States rule. -
Morrisey applauds EPA plan for new coal-fired power plants
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey is praising the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for what he calls its commitment to a “more comprehensive approach” to regulating new coal-fired power plants. -
EPA proposes to relax power plants carbon emission limits
CHARLESTON — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has proposed a new rule called Affordable Clean Energy that will relax carbon emission limits on power plants. -
Trump praises Morrisey, new EPA proposal on coal plants during W.Va. visit
CHARLESTON – President Donald Trump made another visit to West Virginia as the Environmental Protection Agency proposed a rule to ease carbon emission limitations on power plants. -
Appeals court reverses federal court ruling in environmental group's case against EPA
CHARLESTON — The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit overturned a previous ruling, siding with the Environmental Protection Agency relating to a 2015 lawsuit filed by environmental groups. -
Attorney: W.Va. would benefit with more state oversight of coal waste
CHARLESTON — The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently shifted oversight of coal combustion byproducts from the federal level to the state level for the first time. -
Charleston attorney applauds proposed EPA regulations
CHARLESTON – A Charleston attorney thinks the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's newly proposed regulations could provide the energy industry with a much needed pathway to greater transparency. -
Jenkins invites EPA chief to view West Virginia's coal resurgence
CHARLESTON – U.S. Rep. Evan Jenkins said he has invited Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt to come to West Virginia to see the resurgence of the region’s coal mining industry after the Trump administration relaxed alleged damaging regulations enacted by the Obama administration. -
The War on Coal is winding down slowly
The Battle of New Orleans was fought on January 8, 1815, two weeks after the signing of the peace treaty ending the War of 1812. If British General Edward Pakenham had had a cell phone, or even a beeper, he might have received notice of the treaty-signing before the battle began and been able to avoid his embarrassing defeat to Andrew Jackson. -
AG's office files action to force EPA to protect coal, steel jobs
CHARLESTON — Attorney General Patrick Morrisey's office has filed a petition to protect West Virginia coal jobs by demanding the federal government clarify onerous regulations that stymie the production of steel. -
Morrisey, other AGs push to help EPA on Clean Power Plan replacement
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey led a 21-state effort to help shape the potential creation of any new regulation that would effectively replace the so-called Clean Power Plan. -
The war on coal ain't over 'til it's over
It was a happy day in mining country last fall when Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt announced that the Trump Administration would scrap the EPA's Clean Power Plan (CPP) and the onerous emission standards purposefully designed to shutdown the coal industry. -
Morrisey leads coalition pushing to kill Clean Power Plan
The bipartisan coalition filed a public comment letter as part of the EPA's proposed repeal of the plan. It encourages the agency to eliminate the Obama-era rule and return authority to manage energy resources to the states. -
Voices heard on the end of the war on coal
The war on coal is officially over. EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt announced last week that the Trump Administration is abandoning the Clean Power Plan that was created to cripple the coal industry in America.