This article was originally published by Ohio Valley ReSource. Murray Energy Corp., the largest underground coal mining company in America with a substantial footprint across the Ohio Valley, has filed for bankruptcy protection. “Although a bankruptcy filing is not an easy decision, it became necessary to access liquidity and best […]
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Meet The Coal Town Betting Big On Outdoor Recreation
Standing on the breezy outlook at Flag Rock Recreation Area, Norton City Manager Fred Ramey is taking in the panoramic view of downtown Norton, Virginia. The brick building-lined streets are framed by the verdant, rolling Appalachian mountains. Jagged, brown scars from mountaintop mining operations can be seen in the distance, […]
Read MoreWest Virginia’s Outdoor School Using Nature to Teach Students to Thrive
A group of fourth and fifth-grade students at Morgantown Learning Academy — a private, non-profit elementary school located in Monongalia County — are sitting at two picnic benches surrounded by a forested canopy on a recent Thursday. This isn’t a special field trip. Every Thursday, students spend part of their […]
Read MoreSettlement Reached Over Proposed Ohio Cracker Plant Air Permit
This article was originally published by Ohio Valley ReSource. Environmental groups have reached a settlement agreement with a petrochemical company in Ohio to beef up air pollution controls at a proposed petrochemical plant along the Ohio River. Thailand-based PTT Global Chemical America and South Korea-based Daelim Industrial Co. have proposed building a […]
Read MorePaychecks Cut For W.Va. Blackjewel Miners; KY, VA Miners Still Waiting
This article was originally published by the Ohio Valley ReSource. West Virginia employees of coal operator Blackjewel LLC have received their final paychecks more than two months after the company declared bankruptcy on July 1. In an agreement reached last week between the Department of Labor and the company, Blackjewel […]
Read MoreTimeline for Briefs Set in Blackjewel ‘Hot Goods’ Case, Miner Pay Remains Murky
The federal judge presiding over coal operator Blackjewel LLC’s bankruptcy has set a timeline in the “hot goods” dispute over millions of dollars worth of coal sitting in railcars in Kentucky and Virginia. Frank Volk, chief U.S. bankruptcy judge for the Southern District of West Virginia, gave the Labor Department, […]
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