Energy Report
A digest of regional energy news
Consequences and Need for Natural Gas Pipelines Disputed
Community members, economic advisors and environmentalists question the need for the proposed Mountain Valley and Atlantic Coast Pipelines.
DC District Court Hears Clean Power Plan Case
On Sept. 27, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit heard oral arguments concerning the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Clean Power Plan.
Mountaintop Removal Mine Shut Down in WV
The KD#2 surface coal mine in West Virginia was permanently halted by state regulators after a two-year, resident-led campaign to close the mine.
Mine Reclamation Pilot Program Breaks Ground
A new Abandoned Mine Lands Economic Revitalization program has broken ground in Pennsylvania, with additional projects identified in West Virginia and Kentucky.
Agency Announces Coal Bonding Reform, Health Research Review
Federal surface mining regulators are revising measures to make sure coal companies have the resources to reclaim mined lands, and are funding a review of surface mining’s impact on human health.
