Energy & Environment

On Friday, the West Virginia Public Service Commission will consider whether customers of Appalachian Power and Wheeling Power will pay the full cost of upgrades to the John Amos, Mitchell and Mountaineer power plants.

Coal has been “king” for most of the last century in West Virginia and central Appalachia, but in recent years, global market forces, governmental regulations and alternative energy sources like natural gas have reduced its dominance.

Mountaineer has been generating electric power since Jimmy Carter was president. But due to changing environmental regulations and the competition from natural gas and renewable energy, time could be running out.

Marshall University students moving out of dorms and apartments can donate leftover items to a growing thrift store. It's a way to recycle and contribute to campus sustainability.

An attorney for the Courtland Company has filed a new complaint in U.S. district court in Charleston over water pollution from an industrial landfill that Union Carbide owns.

From its mine wars history, to labor, ´´˜environment and education, the coal industry touches West Virginia across sectors. But as the world changes, what's the path forward for our state and its signature industry? This 9-part radio series from the newsroom of West Virginia Public Broadcasting takes a look.

The Virginia Corporation Commission on Monday rejected Appalachian Power’s plan to keep the John Amos and Mountaineer power plants in West Virginia operating through 2040.

West Virginia officials say they still haven't discovered why diseased birds were found in the state's Eastern Panhandle but continue to advise people in two counties not to feed birds for now.

WVU researchers think that a transition to a renewable energy source like geothermal energy could be ideal for the state’s economy.

Wyoming traditionally has more coal production than West Virginia. But like the Mountain State, coal production in “Big Wyoming” has been on the decline for more than a decade.