West Virginia Environmental Law
Issues and news in West Virginia environmental and energy law
Wednesday, December 28, 2011
Renewable Fuel Standards and Biofuels
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Below is EPA's press release regarding the annual Renewable Fuel Standard targets for 2012. Note the low standard for cellulosic biofue...
Tuesday, December 27, 2011
Abandoned Mine Land Funds Released
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One of the legacies of coal mining in West Virginia is the presence of unreclaimed mine sites that pre-date the adoption of the Surface Mine...
Monday, December 26, 2011
Mercury MACT Rule Announced by EPA
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The US EPA has proposed a new rule setting air toxics standards for utilities . Utilities will have to use Maximum Achievable Control Techn...
Wednesday, December 21, 2011
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Shale gas is turning into a bonanza for West Virginia. It became viable economically because George Mitchell spent years developing ways to...
Wednesday, December 14, 2011
Report On Cumulative Effect Of Mountaintop Mining
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A team from Duke University has reported on the cumulative effects of mountaintop mining on stream health in the latest Proceedings of the N...
West Virginia, Ecuador and the Legal System
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Some West Virginians see the the state as one that was (and is) dominated by out-of-state coal, oil and gas and land companies that manipul...
BP Statistical Review of World Energy 2011
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BP has a fascinating website that is called the Statistical Review of World Energy 2011 . It is full of information about energy usage, en...
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