President Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act was finally bringing jobs and industry back to the state. But not for long.
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Posted inEnergy and the Environment
West Virginia Wanders Away From Coal
Some coal defenders amp up culture war as others welcome nuclear and batteries.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
Manchin Decides to Torpedo Permitting Reform
By refusing to hold a hearing for the chair of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Joe Manchin is damaging an existing effort to improve permitting for electric transmission lines.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
The Biggest Permitting Reform Would Be More Money
Changes to permitting rules pale in comparison to actually funding the agencies that carry those reviews out.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
Supreme Court Wounded, but Didn’t Kill, Biden Climate Powers
The administration still has plenty of tools to limit climate pollution that the ruling in West Virginia v. EPA did not touch.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Supreme Court Stages a Coup Against Government Regulation
And they endanger the planet in the process.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
The Fossil Fuel Industry Should Pay for Its Own Cleanup
A federal orphan well capping program shoves the cost of oil and gas production onto the public. There’s a better option.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Supreme Court Conservatives May Slash EPA’s Authority on Climate
A decision limiting the federal agency’s power to combat the climate crisis could potentially have wider, catastrophic effects across a broader range of health and safety issues.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
Private Equity’s Favorite Failing Coal Plant
The saga of Longview Power shows the extent of private equity’s interest in coal power.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
The Fight to Save the Manchin Nursing Home
The Manchin empire extends to a nondescript nursing home in deep coal country. It’s a relic of a social welfare system that has collapsed.