Rare earth industry met with excitement, wariness in WV Rare earth elements and critical minerals could be a big deal for WV. But industries like coal, and what they've done for and to the state, provide reason for caution.
Causes mountainstatespotlight.org Coal's ‘absolutely massive’ environmental catastrophe There's a new international push to make systemic, long-lasting environmental devastation like coal extraction an crime called “ecocide."
Politics mountainstatespotlight.org Gas is cheap; why aren't WV ratepayers benefiting? A little-known law has allowed natural gas companies to charge West Virginians for expensive pipeline projects with little oversight.
Causes mountainstatespotlight.org WV Gov. Jim Justice's companies owe millions more in environmental fines Latest filings say the companies owe over $3 million for not complying with a major water pollution settlement.
Politics mountainstatespotlight.org W.Va: After state agency relaxed pollution rules, governor's company promises to stop breaking them Gov. Jim Justice's Bluestone Coal Corp. will stop violating water pollution rules, according to a settlement.
