Earth To Senator Joe Manchin: Geothermal Energy. That’s It. That’s The Message.
The US has yet to tap its vast geothermal energy resources, and a movement is finally afoot to kick the domestic industry into high gear....
The Weekly Dispatch
Hi everybody, I’m Karim Doumar, an audience editor at ProPublica, filling in for Logan this week. Welcome back to the Weekly Dispatch. If you followed...
Why West Virginia is central to Biden’s climate crisis plans
(CNN)Joe Manchin once shot a hole in the climate-saving plan of his own party. Literally.
Construction of 115MW wind farm in West Virginia started
Clearway Energy Group (Clearway) and West Virginia Governor Jim Justice have announced that construction has commenced on Black Rock, a 115MW wind farm that spans...
Clearway Awards EPC Contract for West Virginia Wind Farm
Clearway Energy Group, a developer and operator of clean energy projects, has selected the Bechtel-Reed & Reed joint venture to build its Black Rock wind...
One coal state senator holds the key to Biden’s ambitious climate agenda. And it’s not McConnell.
He’s a coal country native, born to a family of mining town mayors. As West Virginia governor, he sued the Environmental Protection Agency. He has scuttled efforts...
Coal-dependent West Virginia gets a $200 million wind farm
First, let’s check out West Virginia’s new wind farm. Construction is underway on the $200 million Black Rock Wind project. It consists of 23 turbines...
New report suggests WV’s electric utilities among those far behind on mitigating climate impact
A report released by an environmental nonprofit Monday suggests that electric utilities have a long way to work toward their clean energy goals.