It has taken Gov. Jim Justice little time to depict federal regulators as anti-coal miner agents of economic distress, but it has taken Justice’s coal companies much longer to agree to pay fines for failing to keep their miners safe. U.S. Rep. Alex Mooney, R-W.Va., a Justice opponent in the 2024 Senate race, has criticized the Justice coal companies for their business troubles and failure to provide uninterrupted prescription drug coverage. But Mooney also has drawn scrutiny for treatment of workers: his own congressional staff.
West Virginia politician and industry concerns with United States Environmental Protection Agency rulemaking to curb power plant emissions have a poor track record that looms large as critics go after a new round of power plant rules from the EPA. Critics say an EPA move to strengthen carbon pollution standards threatens grid reliability, but similar arguments have proven wrong in the past.
WHEELING West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice promised to fight back against new U.S. Environmental Protection Agency rules announced Thursday that would require
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WHEELING West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice promised to fight back against new U.S. Environmental Protection Agency rules announced Thursday that would require