Governor-elect Jim Justice has chosen former West Virginia Democratic Party chair and congressional candidate Nick Casey as his chief of staff, Justice announced Monday. “Nick Casey is as genuine as they come, and will be a tremendous asset to my administration and the people of West Virginia,” Justice said in a news release. “He has ...

By Randy Hildreth Mountain States Director LINK There is no evidence that fracking contaminated groundwater in Pavillion, Wyo., according to a landmark report released today by the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality (WDEQ). From the DEQ fact sheet: “Evidence does not indicate that hydraulic fracturing fluids have risen to shallow depths utilized by water-supply wells. ...

The Independent Oil and Gas Association of West Virginia (IOGAWV) has overwhelmingly endorsed the candidacy of Attorney General Patrick Morrisey for re-election.  Scott Freshwater, president of the organization said that the active role Attorney General Morrisey has taken in behalf of the natural gas industry to ward off excessive, unnecessary and costly regulations has been ...

Nicolas Porta: How can Mountaineers truly be free? (Daily Mail) October 14, 2016            Montani Semper Liberi is the official motto of West Virginia, which means “Mountaineers are always free.” It is a proud and strong motto, and it speaks to the spirit of West Virginians.           In reality, however, the proud people of our ...

http://www.wdtv.com/content/news/US-Well-Services-lays-off-workers-in-Jane-Lew-395176961.html Community members discuss how the layoffs aren't only a hit to the workers, but are a hit to the community. By Renata Di Gregorio | Posted: Wed 5:54 PM, Sep 28, 2016 JANE LEW, W.Va. (WDTV)- In Jane Lew dozens of workers at U.S. Well Services went to work Wednesday only to find they've ...

Two Years Into Oil Slump, U.S. Shale Firms Are Ready to Pump More Shale industry has proved resilient despite low prices thanks to cost cuts, efficiency improvements By Lynn Cook and Bradley Olson Sept. 27, 2016 5:30 a.m. ET When oil prices began to plunge two years ago due to a global glut of crude, experts predicted ...

  By Shauna Johnson in News | September 22, 2016 at 4:05PM CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Dozens of employees of TransCanada in West Virginia, formerly employed by Columbia Pipeline Group, are being laid off this week as part of TransCanada’s efforts to align operations with combined company needs, according to a spokesperson. The exact number of ...

$2M natural gas truck facility planned for Clendenin Andrew Brown , Staff Writer MarkWest, a natural gas company with operations in several states, is planning to build a trucking facility for natural gas liquids near Clendenin. The company filed for a building permit for the proposed project with Kanawha County late last week. According to ...

Daily Mail editorial: Could methanol plant be start of new growth? August 18, 2016 With chemical manufacturing plants lined along the Kanawha River from Belle to Institute, the area used to be known as the Chemical Valley. Few people use that term anymore. Many of the plants and most of the jobs the chemical industry ...

From WVUToday MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – Researchers at West Virginia University studied drilling wastes produced at two research wells near Morgantown and found they are well below federal guidelines for radioactive or hazardous waste. Paul Ziemkiewicz, director of the West Virginia Water Research Institute at WVU, will present these and other findings from the Marcellus Shale Energy and Environmental Laboratory, or ...