Front Porch Blog
Updates from Appalachia
A black water spill, precarious permits, a contempt hearing and a new Justice company enters the scene
West Virginia Sen. Jim Justice is the richest senator in the country, according to recent reporting that also highlights his substantial debts. In light of this news, we thought it appropriate to provide an update on our team’s continued work to deal with the ongoing impacts of his family’s coal empire, and their decades-long track record of environmental destruction.
Rockingham County residents voice opposition to the SSEP
North Carolina residents hold signs opposing the Southeast Supply Enhancement Project at the Sept. 4 N.C. DEQ hearing in Kernersville.
Part two: Why Dominion Energy’s bad track record on energy efficiency matters for its proposed Chesterfield gas plant
This is the second of two blogs on the proposed methane gas power plant in Chesterfield, which Dominion Energy calls the Chesterfield Energy Reliability Center or CERC. Here we’ll look at Dominion Energy’s failure to meet their energy efficiency requirements and why that’s important, and we’ll show that there is a cleaner and more affordable way for Dominion to produce electricity.
West Virginia issues new round of violations against South Fork Coal Company
Bankrupt company’s idled mines continue to cause problems…
