Oil and Natural Gas

West Virginia has more than 4,000 documented abandoned oil and gas wells, but there are likely many more.

A federal appeals court threw out government approvals for the Mountain Valley Pipeline through Jefferson National Forest for a second time on Tuesday.

On this West Virginia Morning, former House Speaker Robert “Bob” Kiss passed away on Friday after a battle with cancer. We remember his legacy. Also, in this show, the U.S. economy has opened back up, but it has brought increased inflation and higher prices. We explore what that means for the country.

The state Department of Environmental Protection has identified more than 4,000 abandoned oil and gas wells, some of them more than a century old.

Companies are asking the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to approve thousands of miles of pipelines from Appalachia. It's an agency that almost never says no.

In the House chamber Tuesday, Delegates approved an amendment to a pipeline safety bill proposed on behalf of the governor.House Bill 4323 was on second…

Lawmakers are considering a change to the way natural gas accidents are reported at the state level.The House Industry and Labor Committee took up a bill…

The U.S. Forest Service extended the comment period on whether portions of the Jefferson National Forest can be surveyed for a possible pipeline route.A…

On West Virginia Morning, Ashton Marra explains the practice of “pooling” and how it affects mineral and surface owners in the Marcellus Shale gas region…