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Justice chief of staff says proposed budget cuts may top $390 million
By Shauna Johnson in News | January 30, 2017 at 11:33AM CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Governor Jim Justice could propose state budget cuts of more than $390 million and possibly as much as $606 million to the West Virginia Legislature at the start of the 2017 Regular Legislative Session next week. ...
Caperton fires DEP environmental advocate
Ken Ward Jr., Staff Writer January 27, 2017 Department of Environmental Protection Secretary Austin Caperton today fired Wendy Radcliff, the leader of the agency’s Office of Environmental Advocate, a move that immediately drew strong criticism from a state environmental community that was already wary of how Caperton, a longtime ...
Justice: 2019 budget hole could be $700 million
By Andrea Lannom Register-Herald Reporter With the state's budget deficit expected to reach more than $700 million in the 2019 fiscal year, Gov. Jim Justice said Wednesday he hopes to find a way to staunch the bleeding — but said it will take time. Justice spoke to lawmakers and ...
Natural Gas Production Expected To Grow
Casey Junkins Business/Energy Writer cjunkins@theintelligencer.net WHEELING — Federal officials believe natural gas prices will climb for the next two years, which alarms those concerned with how Marcellus and Utica shale drilling impacts the environment — especially if President Donald Trump scraps President Barack Obama’s planned 45 percent cut for methane ...
Trump releases a two-page energy plan that embraces fossil fuels
By Daniel Tyson REGISTER-HERALD REPORTER Jan 21, 2017Seven paragraphs outlined the plan, called the America First Energy Plan, and which the new president said would invigorate the economy while ensuring security by creating thousands of jobs and making the U.S. less dependent on foreign energy sources."President Trump is committed ...
