Environment Archives - Mountain State Spotlight

Meet the West Virginians in the path of this massive natural gas pipeline

by Alexa Beyer August 14th, 2022August 14th, 2022

Sen. Joe Manchin wants the Mountain Valley Pipeline completed. These landowners are along the route.

Joe Manchin’s price for supporting the climate change bill: a natural gas pipeline in West Virginia

by Ken Ward Jr. and Alexa Beyer August 5th, 2022August 5th, 2022

Mountain State Spotlight explains

Mountain State Spotlight explains: Here’s how the Supreme Court’s EPA ruling could play out for West Virginians

by Alexa Beyer July 19th, 2022July 19th, 2022

Ohio Valley ReSource

Black lung patients, advocates urge mine safety officials to update silica dust standards

by Katie Myers, Ohio Valley ReSource June 21st, 2022June 17th, 2022

West Virginia Legislature

A possible new industry for West Virginia raises some old questions

by Douglas Soule April 4th, 2022April 1st, 2022

West Virginia Legislature

WV Senate President says his signature bill will ‘protect’ coal companies. But the industry itself initially didn’t want it.

by Ian Karbal February 21st, 2022February 18th, 2022

Overwhelmed by solar projects, the nation’s largest grid operator seeks a two-year pause on approvals

by James Bruggers, InsideClimate News February 2nd, 2022February 3rd, 2022

Despite years of devastating floods, state still hasn’t implemented plan to protect West Virginians

by Emily Allen January 5th, 2022January 5th, 2022

In WV’s Northern Panhandle, industry’s legacy includes cancer risk ‘hotspots’

by Quenton King December 22nd, 2021December 22nd, 2021

How Black communities become ‘sacrifice zones’ for industrial air pollution

by Ken Ward Jr. December 21st, 2021December 23rd, 2021