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by Brock Hall | Feb 14, 2019 | Environment, Topics
Democrats on the House Science, Space and Technology Committee invited experts on Wednesday to lay out climate change concerns before their sometimes skeptical Republican colleagues in the panel’s first hearing of the new Congress. “Climate change is real,” said...
by Beverly Banks | Nov 29, 2018 | Demographics, Energy, Environment, Featured, Politics
WEST VIRGINIA’S employment numbers have risen thanks to more coal, natural gas and construction projects, but young people say they need more diverse career options in order to stay in the state. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’...
by Patty Nieberg | Nov 15, 2018 | Energy, Featured
WASHINGTON – A nominee for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on Thursday sidestepped Senate Democrats’ request to recuse himself from voting on energy pricing policies he helped draft as a senior Energy Department official. FERC nominee, Bernard McNamee is a...
by Patty Nieberg | Oct 17, 2018 | Economy, Environment
WASHINGTON — The wind power industry employs 100,000 people, more than the coal, nuclear and gas industries, but has trouble finding workers with the right technical skills, an industry official told a meeting about workforce needs in the offshore wind sector...
by Bryan Wood & Patty Nieberg | Oct 9, 2018 | Environment
A stale, metallic smell filled the air in the wake of Hurricane Florence as National Gurad troops and vehicles plowed through high floods to bring a sense of security and relief to Lumberton, N.C., — a beleaguered city nearly marooned from the rest of the state....
