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Business Mounts Opposition to W.Va. Religious Exemption Bill
2016-02-17 22:09:36| Chemicals - Topix.net
West Virginia is considering a bill that opponents fear could not only act as a cover for discrimination against gays but also negatively impact the state's fragile economy. Companies like AT&T and Dow Chemical have already expressed concerns about West Virginia's proposal.
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W.Va. Continues to Wrestle with Radioactive Drilling Waste
2015-09-17 21:20:00| Waste Age
WV Public Broadcasting In the growing wake of the natural gas boom, West Virginia has been trying to figure out what exactly to do with waste generated by the oil and gas industry. read more
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Murray settles Consol's safety violations at W.Va. coal mines;...
2015-09-17 09:52:52| Air Courier - Topix.net
Ohio-based Murray Energy Corp. has agreed to pay $3.3 million to settle safety violations at five West Virginia coal mines it bought from Cecil-based Consol Energy Inc. in 2013. The settlement resolves 1,753 violations incurred when Consol was still in charge of the mines.
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W.Va. officials object to Patriot Coal bankruptcy plan
2015-08-12 07:34:57| Energy - Topix.net
West Virginia environmental regulators say Patriot Coal's bankruptcy plan would leave the company with no assets to cover hundreds of millions of dollars in mine pollution cleanup. In a Monday filing in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Virginia, attorneys for the Department of Environmental Protection wrote that Patriot's plan would expose people to public health and safety risks.
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W.Va. gov forms panel to study oil, gas workplace safety
2015-07-10 06:29:15| Oil & Gas - Topix.net
Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin has formed a commission to study workplace safety regulations for the oil and gas industry and to recommend improvements. Tomblin issued an executive order on Wednesday forming the West Virginia Commission on Oil and Natural Gas Industry Safety.
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