'It took years to get here. But I tell you, we’re here.' Miner advocates hail MSHA halving the limit for miner exposure to toxic silica dust to the level the federal agency that advises on preventing work-related illnesses 50 years ago: wvgazettemail.com/news/energy_an…

West Virginia environmentalists have secured a string of strengthened rules from the EPA in recent weeks. The changes expected to benefit environmental health in the state came only after yearslong legal fights: wvgazettemail.com/news/energy_an…

Flash flooding like that which slammed much of West Virginia has been rising sharply across the state, especially in Kanawha County, amid climate change. West Virginia's flood resiliency defense hasn't kept up: wvgazettemail.com/news/energy_an…

Why a $500 million EPA award for an Appalachia-focused lending intermediary could mean more green in West Virginian energy and pockets - and the plan for making that payoff happen: wvgazettemail.com/news/energy_an…

West Virginia has the nation's highest percentage of structurally deficient bridges. It has been lagging behind in reducing that percentage and committing federal infrastructure funding allocated for bridge projects: wvgazettemail.com/news/energy_an…

Gov. Justice's words and actions haven't been matching on his faltering business empire or legal liabilities his administration faces: wvgazettemail.com/news/politics/…

The DEP is poised to approve a new source of cancer-linked chemical pollution from Chemours' Washington Works site. Nearby residents impacted by the site's toxic legacy don't understand why: wvgazettemail.com/news/energy_an…

I appreciate Mike Tony for staying on top of this issue.

Great reporting from Mike Tony here

Gov. Justice's mounting business disputes and failures ensnare banks and businesses across the globe. But they're also hurting some of West Virginia's most vulnerable communities: wvgazettemail.com/news/politics/…

The WV Legislature passed a bill to weaken the independence of a position charged with auditing the state budget and government spending units, reporting misapplication of state funds and making recommendations on their findings: wvgazettemail.com/news/legislati…

A proposed ban on magistrates allowing a defendant to be released from jail without posting bail is on the verge of WV Senate passage after being saved via a senator with a bail bond industry connection: wvgazettemail.com/news/legislati…

WV's plan to reduce GHG emissions submitted for EPA funding favors coal-fired plant upgrades over advancing renewable energy options like solar and wind. Critics see a wasted opportunity to lessen climate impacts in a state especially vulnerable to them: wvgazettemail.com/news/energy_an…

The PSC overruled its own staff often throughout an order approving a new surcharge and recovery of wide-ranging costs for West Virginia American Water: wvgazettemail.com/news/energy_an…

WV legislators are nearing passage of a bill that would weaken the independence of the Legislative Auditor's Office that audits the state budget and government spending units, reports misapplication of state funds and makes recommendations on findings: wvgazettemail.com/news/legislati…

Concerns over water quality and DEP water pollution oversight in some of West Virginia's most vulnerable communities are mounting as the state considers human health standards the EPA has urged the DEP to adopt for years: wvgazettemail.com/news/energy_an…

The WV Senate is nearing passage of legislation to regulate and restrict carbon offset agreements that has drawn criticism it violates property owner rights - and a Division of Forestry estimate it would cost the state millions of dollars to enact: wvgazettemail.com/news/legislati…

WV leaders have let legislation aimed at promoting small business growth in minority and low-income communities languish while the Economic Development Authority has approved hundreds of millions in forgivable loans to large companies: wvgazettemail.com/news/legislati…

'[T]oo many possibilities for harm.' Why community and environmental advocates oppose a planned Mingo County ammonia production site for which the DEP is poised to approve an air quality permit without an air quality impact modeling analysis: wvgazettemail.com/news/energy_an…

Judges made significant moves in cases pointing toward a financial reckoning for Gov. Justice this week: wvgazettemail.com/news/politics/…