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West Virginia lawmakers and regulators push to protect aging coal plants

CHARLESTON – Lawmakers, state regulators and utilities are trying to ensure West Virginia’s aging coal-fired power plants continue to provide base-load energy into the regional energy grid. The Joint Committee on Energy and Public Works heard from officials with the Office of Energy, the ...

Summit to be held at Marietta College

MARIETTA - The Center for Appalachian Innovation at Marietta College will host a summit to focus on strengthening communities and expanding opportunities in Appalachian Ohio. The Summit on Rural Development–The Start of It All will be held from 8 a.m. to 3:45 p.m. Sept. 24 in the McDonough ...

Marietta Area Chamber of Commerce-led beautification project moving forward

A Chamber-led effort to improve one of Marietta’s most visible entry points is officially moving forward. For the past two years, the Marietta Area Chamber of Commerce (MACC), through its Restore & Thrive Committee, has been working to improve the fencing along Pike Street near Exit ...

Lawsuit filed over alleged contamination from Chemours landfill

CHARLESTON – A proposed class action lawsuit has been filed on behalf of Washington, W.Va., residents who say their property was contaminated by hazardous materials – including forever chemicals – from a landfill used by Chemours. Filed Sept. 4 in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia, the complaint alleges that hazardous chemicals including per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, also known as PFAS, were released from the landfill and migrated through surrounding soil, groundwater and other pathways, according to a release from R. Booth Goodwin II, one ...

Stillworks Distillery earns silver at world competition

PARKERSBURG — Stillworks Distillery, located just underneath North End Tavern in Parkersburg, has earned national recognition after its Allegheny American Single Malt Whiskey received a silver medal at the San Francisco World Spirits Competition. The award marked the distillery’s first ...