In a key property rights decision, two West Virginia residents scored a rare victory from the state Supreme Court. Seven years ago this month, Beth Crowder and David Wentz told natural gas giant EQT Corp. that it did not have permission to come onto their West Virginia farm to drill […]
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This article was produced in partnership with the Charleston Gazette-Mail, which is a member of the ProPublica Local Reporting Network. As ProPublica’s investigation detailed, EQT Corp. had been accused of deducting a variety of unacceptable charges from natural gas royalty checks. The company says it wants to “turn over a new leaf” […]
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State ethics rules seldom prevent lawmakers from proposing or voting on legislation that affects industries they work for. This article was produced in partnership with the Charleston Gazette-Mail, which is a member of the ProPublica Local Reporting Network. Toward the end of this year’s legislative session, a little-noticed bill was moving through the West […]
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A federal appeals court has revoked a key approval of the Mountain Valley Pipeline. Now, state regulators are working to change the rules — again — so it can proceed. This article was produced in partnership with the Charleston Gazette-Mail, which is a member of the ProPublica Local Reporting Network. […]
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