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Data center advancement sparking environmental, economic concerns throughout WV
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Data center advancement sparking environmental, economic concerns throughout WV

  • By Mike Tony mtony@hdmediallc.com
  • Updated Aug 26, 2025

Fifteen-year Tucker County resident Sheena Williams told the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection her child has asthma.

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EPA plans to weaken toxic coal plant pollution rules draw strong WV advocate reaction
Energy and Environment

EPA plans to weaken toxic coal plant pollution rules draw strong WV advocate reaction

  • By Mike Tony mtony@hdmediallc.com
  • Updated Jul 26, 2025

Last year, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency finalized rules targeting coal ash and wastewater pollution from coal plants it estimated …

Emergency low-income energy aid window coming amid federal, utility consumer threats
Energy and Environment

Emergency low-income energy aid window coming amid federal, utility consumer threats

  • By Mike Tony mtony@hdmediallc.com
  • Jul 24, 2025

An emergency window to some relief from increasingly burdensome energy bills is cracked open for West Virginians, but only for a limited time.

APCo-filed testimony admits coal dependence risks to PSC amid $250M rate hike request
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APCo-filed testimony admits coal dependence risks to PSC amid $250M rate hike request

  • By Mike Tony mtony@hdmediallc.com
  • Updated Aug 21, 2025

The West Virginia Public Service Commission published a column from its chairman, Charlotte Lane, on June 26 titled, “Happy Birthday, America.”

Putnam residents get a look at new plans for ApCo transmission line route, rebuild
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Putnam residents get a look at new plans for ApCo transmission line route, rebuild

  • By Amanda Larch Hinchman For HD Media
  • Updated Jul 8, 2025

HURRICANE — Modified route options for Appalachian Power’s Bancroft-Milton Transmission Line Rebuild Project were introduced to the public dur…

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'Can't afford it': APCo, WPCo $250M rate hike request challenged at public hearings
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'Can't afford it': APCo, WPCo $250M rate hike request challenged at public hearings

  • By Mike Tony mtony@hdmediallc.com
  • Updated Jul 29, 2025

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EPA admits plan to ax fossil plant standards would cost jobs, billions in benefits
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EPA admits plan to ax fossil plant standards would cost jobs, billions in benefits

  • By Mike Tony mtony@hdmediallc.com
  • Updated Aug 8, 2025

Greenhouse gases kill. The United States is one of the world’s most prolific polluters of them.

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'Fox into the henhouse': WV Congress members backing air quality protection cuts
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'Fox into the henhouse': WV Congress members backing air quality protection cuts

  • By Mike Tony mtony@hdmediallc.com
  • Updated Jun 17, 2025

Harmful greenhouse gas emissions per person in West Virginia nearly quintupled the national average last year, driven by the state’s high conc…

PSC clears way for audit of AEP utilities' electric reliability amid outage struggles
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PSC clears way for audit of AEP utilities' electric reliability amid outage struggles

  • By Mike Tony mtony@hdmediallc.com
  • Updated Jun 19, 2025

Appalachian Power and Wheeling Power have repeatedly failed in recent years to meet electric reliability targets set by West Virginia utility …

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APCo, WPCo report $40M in coal plant losses, oversupply squeeze amid rate hike plans
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APCo, WPCo report $40M in coal plant losses, oversupply squeeze amid rate hike plans

  • By Mike Tony mtony@hdmediallc.com
  • Updated Jul 29, 2025

As coal piles up at coal plants, cost liabilities mount for electric ratepayers.

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