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Mike Tony's coverage focuses heavily on government announcements, legal policy regulation, and press releases related to environmental protection, clean-up efforts, water crisis management, utility rates, and the coal industry. His articles delve into topics such as infrastructure, mining accidents, energy issues like renewable energy and electric vehicles (EV), flood resiliency measures among others.
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By: Mike Tony
The Mine Safety and Health Administration, or MSHA, found Logan County mine operator Mingo Logan Coal LLC caused a miner to die because it failed to comply with a safety plan or sufficiently examine an area where the fatal incident occurred. The death of mine worker Gary Chapman is part of a long string of safety failures at the Mountaineer II Mine controlled by Arch Resources, according to MSHA records.
By: Mike Tony
A federal court has approved, according to a Dec. 5, 2024, order of final approval, a $4 million-plus settlement of a class-action lawsuit plaintiffs who have been inmates at Southern Regional Jail and Correctional Facility in Raleigh County filed in August 2023 alleging deplorable conditions there. The state also has agreed to pay $100,000 to settle a lawsuit alleging state corrections employees contributed to the September 2022 death of a Southern Regional Jail inmate, Alvis Shrewsbury.
By: Mike Tony
Chemours has been discharging toxic, cancer-linked chemicals known as PFAS at levels well above the highest allowable concentrations where public water systems and a state park draw their water. Chemours reports to the Lubeck Public Service District, the City of Vienna public water service and Blennerhassett Island Historical State Park show levels of two PFAS: PFOA (perfluorooctanoic acid) and “GenX chemicals,” also known as HFPO-DA, well above national drinking water standards the United States Environmental Protection Agency set for them last year.
By: Mike Tony
An Omnis Energy executive denies that his firm is desperate for more taxpayer dollars for the project, which consists of retrofitting the four-decade-plus-old, coal-fired Pleasants Power Station, building a new hydrogen facility on adjacent property, producing hydrogen by vaporizing coal particles at high heat and yielding a key component of electric vehicle batteries in massive quantities. A FirstEnergy representative told state lawmakers the firm was "financially struggling" last week.
By: Mike Tony
Dec. 16, 2024 marked the final day of the expiring term of Lauren McFerran on the National Labor Relations Board, the independent federal agency that oversees labor law which she chaired after President Joe Biden appointed her to lead it on his first day in office. It was a quicker end to McFerran’s board tenure than many expected, ushered in by U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin, I-W.Va., Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., and other McFerran opponents in a Dec. 11, 2024 vote on her renomination by the slimmest of margins.
By: Mike Tony
The U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration, or MSHA, has issued a report finding the operator of the Arch Resources-controlled Leer Mine in Taylor County, ACI Tygart Valley, was responsible for safety failures that caused the Aug. 7 death of mine worker William Crandell. The mine has a long history of safety and health violations. Arch Resources controlled four mines where fatal incidents occurred from Aug. 5 through Oct. 4, 2024, according to MSHA records. Three of the fatal incidents occurred in West Virginia, and two took place at the Leer mining complex.
By: Mike Tony
The West Virginia Economic Development Authority on Thursday approved a $75 million loan for Nucor Steel West Virginia, nearly three years after the Legislature committed up to $315 million in a Jan. 2022 special session to lure Nucor to the state. The loan will support growing Nucor operations in Mason County, where the steelmaker plans to start operating a steel mill in the second half of 2026.
By: Mike Tony
Data centers that power artificial intelligence and cloud computing operated by some of the world’s biggest companies, such as Amazon, Google, Meta and Microsoft, are poised to deepen West Virginia's dependence on gas-fired power. Data centers require large amounts of energy.
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The state Economic Development Authority on Thursday approved a $75 million loan for Nucor Steel West Virginia, nearly three years after the Legislature committed up to $315 million in a January 2022 special session to lure Nucor to West Virginia.
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