Friday, January 20, 2012

West Virginia Make It Shine Applications Available

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Applications are now available for the 2012 West Virginia Make It Shine Statewide Cleanup.   This annual event is jointly sponsored by the D...
Thursday, January 19, 2012

Patriot Coal Agrees To Selenium Treatment

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Ken Ward reports on a major agreement between Patriot Coal Company and environmental groups to resolve a lawsuit over selenium pollution. H...
Tuesday, January 17, 2012

Paying for Reclamation

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Sometimes coal companies don't complete mine site reclamation as they should. Some bad operators just walk away; some good operators go ...
Thursday, January 12, 2012

EPA Offers National Greenhouse Gas Data For Large Facilities

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Here's a press release from EPA announcing the availability of national data on greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.  The data are expressed ...
Wednesday, January 11, 2012

Fourth Circuit Upholds State Mining Program Definition of "Material Damage"

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The following is an excellent exegesis by Jason Bostic of the West Virginia Coal Association of a recent decision by the Fourth Circuit appr...
Wednesday, January 4, 2012

Silk Purses From Sows' Ears

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 A Finnish scientist believes he has a solution to global warming emissions from coal and cement plants  by creating a process for making sa...
Tuesday, January 3, 2012

Recycling Christmas Trees in Charleston

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For those of you who decorate real Christmas trees, and are dragging them to the curb right about now, this is a great way to turn them into...