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Experts assess impact of energy industry
HUNTINGTON - The critical connection between energy, health care and infrastructure was the subject of the 12th annual Energy & Natural Resources Symposium in Huntington on Monday. "The focus really looks at energy and energy companies and how they play a role in the community," said Kevin Craig, executive vice ...
State leaders coalescing on budget
By ANDREA LANNOM The Register-Herald CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia lawmakers who received nominations for leadership positions in the House and Senate agreed during the opening of the legislative interims on Sunday that the budget should be the top priority in the upcoming session. Lawmakers met in Charleston Sunday, the ...
Justice taps Casey for chief of staff
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 ...
W.Va. pipeline development balances economy with personal property
By Brad McElhinny in News | November 28, 2016 at 4:26AM UNION, W.Va. — Of all the conversations that heat up in Kalico Kitchens, a diner here in the seat of Monroe County, no topic is as divisive as natural gas pipeline development. “Everybody is either all for it or ...
Case Closed: Landmark Report Clears Fracking and Debunks Activist Claims on Pavillion
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 ...
