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Working with President Trump to secure coal’s future

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America needs coal. For generations, our nation has tapped into coal’s unparalleled benefits as an affordable and reliable energy source to power us to greatness. Coal miners continue to fuel everything from the cutting-edge manufacturing jobs and data centers of the future to the lights over our kitchen tables. As attorneys general from Kentucky and West Virginia who proudly represent coal country, we are grateful to President Trump for taking bold steps to protect America’s bright, coal-powered future. At the White House, President Trump recently signed four executive ...

Help us help you file case comments

Local Columns

The Public Service Commission has a process so you can file comments on any case pending before the Commission. We welcome all comments and encourage you to file your viewpoint in any case in which you have an interest. It is your right and is seen by us as a barometer of public thinking. If you go to our webpage at www.psc.state.wv.us, you will see a yellow field on the left. Go to the fifth choice down and click the “submit a comment” button. The resulting screen will give you a choice. The first is to file a general comment, which is at the top. The second choice is a ...

Earth Action Day: Unleashing our power for our planet

Local Columns

April 22nd will mark the fifty-fifth anniversary of Earth Day. The power of those 20 million voices that came out on the streets that first Earth Day led the U.S. to create the EPA and the first generation of environmental laws addressing clean air, clean water and toxics. Fast forward to today. Under the banner of, “Our Power. Our Planet,” EARTHDAY.ORG, the global organizer of Earth Day, is calling on people from all walks of life to join in “Earth Action Day” — an effort to once again mobilize people power to tackle the current generation of environmental crises. 2024 ...

Touching base with residents

Editorials

West Virginia Treasurer Larry Pack is certainly doing his homework. He is in the midst of a statewide tour to better understand our communities’ needs and concerns — and also hand out checks for unclaimed property. “Although it is a small state, it is a very diverse state,” he said. “Each county has its own identity and own issues.” Earlier this spring, he visited Weirton, where he met with representatives of the Weirton Area Chamber of Commerce, the staff of the Business Development Corp. of the Northern Panhandle, officials with WVU Medicine-Weirton Medical Center, and ...

Road conditions a constant concern

Editorials

The conditions of our roads, bridges, and other infrastructural elements are always a concern as they are vital to the everyday lives of our residents, as well as the commerce of our region. While West Virginia famously launched its Roads to Prosperity campaign several years ago, leading to what officials have called significant investments, it’s become obvious that more is needed, and, unfortunately, increased costs will most likely limit what realistically can be accomplished. West Virginia’s new secretary of transportation, Todd Rumbaugh, recently took part in a virtual news ...

Being a good neighbor

Editorials

For five years, the Brooke County Emergency Management Agency has received a boost from one of the natural gas companies which has made its home in the Ohio Valley. Expand Energy, which once was known as Southwestern Energy, recently made a contribution of $20,000 to the county agency tasked with overseeing response to various emergency and disaster situations in the county, whether it be chemical spills, large fires, or floods. The funds can be used by the agency to purchase vehicles, such as the 2025 Ford Explorer now used by county EMA Director Greg Moore and Deputy Director Mike ...