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W.Va, other states file reply in Clean Power Plan stay request
The states contend that if left unstayed, the EPA’s new rule will force “massive and irreversible changes” in terms of state policies and resources, power plant shutdowns, and investments in wind and solar power. -
AGs want U.S. SC to stay EPA’s Clean Power Plan
CHARLESTON – West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey, along with officials from 30 other states and state agencies, are now asking the U.S. Supreme Court to put the Environmental Protection Agency’s Clean Power Plan on hold. -
Court denies states' request for stay of Clean Power Plan
West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey, who is leading a coalition of states against the federal agency’s new rule, says he is considering an appeal with the U.S. Supreme Court. -
U.S. Senate fails to override Obama veto of resolution nullifying EPA ‘Waters’ rule
Sens. Shelley Moore Capito and Joe Manchin both voted Thursday to override Obama’s veto. The Senate fell 15 votes short. -
House passes resolution nullifying EPA 'Waters of the U.S.' rule
WASHINGTON – The U.S. House of Representatives, including West Virginia’s entire congressional delegation, on Jan. 13 approved a measure that would effectively kill the Environmental Protection Agency’s new “Waters of the United States” rule. The House voted 253-166, passing a resolution of disapproval to nullify the rule, which extends the federal agency’s authority to all bodies of water, no matter the size or frequency. Only one Republican – U.S. Rep. Chris Smith of New Jersey – voted against -
Va. Supreme Court orders Justice companies to pay $1M to coal operator
RICHMOND, Va. — The Virginia Supreme Court has ordered a company owned by West Virginia Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jim Justice’s family to pay more than $1 million to a coal operator. On Jan. 7, the Supreme Court upheld a previous judgment by the Dickenson County Circuit Court in a case filed by Lambert Coal Company, which had sued Virginia Fuel and James C. Justice Companies Inc. for the balance owed for the acquisition of Dark Hollow Strip Mine and two additional Lambert coal leases. -
EPA, WV DEP settle with Justice, companies over water laws
PHILADELPHIA – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection have filed a settlement with Jim Justice, the James C. Justice Companies, Inc. and High Mountain Living LLC resolving violations of state and federal environmental laws designed to protect the health of wetlands and waterways. -
House votes to stop new EPA power plant rules
WASHINGTON – The U.S. House of Representatives, including West Virginia’s delegation, voted Tuesday to void Environmental Protection Agency regulations for new and existing power plants. The House voted 242-180 to repeal the EPA’s Clean Power Plan, which puts carbon emissions limits on existing plants, and 235-188 to block the federal agency’s rules governing emissions from new plants. -
Manchin breaks ranks, votes to stop EPA coal regulations
WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin broke rank with fellow Democrats and voted Tuesday to pass a resolution to stop the Obama administration from imposing anti-coal regulations on new coal-fired power plants West Virginia’s senior senator also voted to pass a separate resolution, introduced by U.S. Sens. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., and Heidi Heitkamp, D-N.D., to prevent the administration from moving forward with its proposed anti-coal regulations for existing coal-fired plants. -
Perhaps 'the end of the beginning' of Obama's War on Coal
The Allied victory over Rommel in North Africa was, indeed, a turning point in World War II, but Winston Churchill was determined that his countrymen should be realistic about it. Yes, it was a triumph, a great triumph, but it was one of many triumphs that would be necessary to defeat the enemy once and for all. -
Judge denies bid to block deposition of EPA chief in coal case
WHEELING – A federal judge has ruled that U.S. EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy will be deposed in a lawsuit about coal mining regulations despite a bid by the agency to block it. On Nov. 12, Judge John Preston Bailey ruled that McCarthy’s involvement with Clean Air Act regulations means she is relevant enough to be deposed. -
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WASHINGTON – West Virginia’s economy is facing difficult times. -
Capito, Manchin vote to block ‘overreaching’ EPA ‘Waters’ rule
WASHINGTON – West Virginia’s Shelley Moore Capito and Joe Manchin were among those U.S. senators who, on Tuesday, voted in favor of a measure that would effectively kill the Environmental Protection Agency’s new “Waters of the United States” rule. -
Morrisey leads 23-state suit against EPA limits on new coal-fired power plants
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey on Tuesday said he is leading a 23-state federal lawsuit seeking to eliminate the U.S. EPA's new standards that would prohibit the construction of new coal-fired power plants. -
Capito tells Senate why she disapproves of EPA Clean Power Plan
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito vocalized her reasons on the Senate floor for the bipartisan resolution of disapproval she and Sen. Heidi Heitkamp introduced for the EPA's proposed Clean Power Plan regulations for existing power sources. Capito (R.-W.Va.), spoke Tuesday as part of a colloquy with Sen. Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), Environmental and Public Works Committee Chairman Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.), Heitkamp (D-N.D.), Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) and Sen. Steve Daines -
Tomblin: State has questions, but will submit to EPA Clean Power Plan
CHARLESTON – West Virginia Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin says the state will submit a plan in an effort to comply with the Environmental Protection Agency’s Clean Power Plan, even as a multi-state lawsuit over the rule’s legality looms. “As required by new legislation passed by the Legislature this year, the state Department of Environmental Protection has already initiated its feasibility study to determine what options may be available for West Virginia to meet these new standards,” Tomblin said Oct. -
Morrisey leads opposition to proposed federal mining regulations
CHARLESTON – West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey and Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine are leading an effort opposed to the federal government’s proposed Stream Protection Rule, which would regulate coal-mining activities near streams. In the letter signed by attorneys general in 14 states, they call the proposal a one-size-fits-all plan that broadens the federal government’s authority at the expense of coal mining operations in West Virginia and across the country. “Such a sweepin -
Capito to introduce resolution to overturn EPA Clean Power Plan rules
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Heidi Heitkamp (D-N.D.) say they will introduce a resolution of disapproval to stop the Environmental Protection Agency from moving forward with its proposed Clean Power Plan regulations. -
Morrisey leads lawsuit to seek end of EPA Clean Power Plan
CHARLESTON – West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey is leading a coalition of 23 others states in a lawsuit seeking to strike down the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Clean Power Plan. -
We won a battle, but the EPA war against West Virginia continues
Remember how Charlie Brown felt each time Lucy assured him that, this time, she really was going to hold the football for him to kick – and not pull it away at the last moment, causing him to fall flat on his back once again?