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Tag: Jackson County

Posted inEnvironment

Spurred by government funding, controversial waste-to-energy plants eye West Virginia

Sarah Elbeshbishi, Mountain State Spotlight's Environment and Energy Reporter. by Sarah Elbeshbishi September 6th, 2023September 6th, 2023

Waste-to-energy incinerators have been lauded as an eco-friendly alternative to landfills. But in West Virginia, residents near a proposed medical waste incinerator site have raised concerns about a lack of transparency in the approval process and possible negative environmental and health effects.

Posted inElection 2022

How to vote in Jackson County, WV

Mountain State Spotlight Favicon by Mountain State Spotlight Staff October 12th, 2022October 12th, 2022
Posted inEnvironment

To land green energy plant, West Virginia lawmakers bypassed their own utility regulators

Avatar photo by Alexa Beyer September 26th, 2022September 26th, 2022
Posted inPublic health

WV health experts worry new law will ignite ‘powder kegs’ amid HIV outbreak

Avatar photo by Lauren Peace June 9th, 2021June 8th, 2021
Posted inNews

COVID-19 pushes back more opioid lawsuits in West Virginia

Avatar photo by Eric Eyre October 14th, 2020May 10th, 2021
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Nursing homes were an easy mark for COVID-19. Inaction and a broken system put West Virginia’s residents at greater risk.

Avatar photo by Lauren Peace September 23rd, 2020October 12th, 2020
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Inside one of West Virginia’s deadliest COVID-19 outbreaks

Avatar photo by Lauren Peace September 22nd, 2020October 12th, 2020

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