The future of a coal-fired power plant in West Virginiaâs Northern Panhandle â and the economic activity that comes with it â is in the hands of the Public Service Commission of West Virginia.
As noted by HD Mediaâs Mike Tony in a recent article, Appalachian Power and Wheeling Power said in a Dec. 23 filing with the PSC that the Mitchell coal-fired power plant in Marshall County could cease operations in 2028.
The companies, both subsidiaries of American Electric Power, must decide whether to invest in equipment that would allow the plant to meet wastewater guidelines. That would allow the plant to continue operating until the projected end of its economic life in 2040.
Recent editorials from West Virginia newspapers:
The Intelligencer on profound changes needed to solve the opioid crisis:
If the human toll is not enough reason for some elected and bureaucratic officials to take seriously the fight against substance abuse in our state, here is one that might come closer to speaking their language: According to the Center on Budget and Policy, treating and addressing substance abuse and addiction cost West Virginia an estimated $11.3 billion in 2019.
In economist Jill Kriesky’s report, she includes the costs that have sprung out of the addiction epidemic such as hepatitis, HIV, neonatal abstinence syndrome and an overburdened foster care system. Her report estimates economic damages from drug-related fatalities in West Virginia were $9.8 billion in 2019.
The future of a coal-fired power plant in West Virginiaâs Northern Panhandle â and the economic activity that comes with it â is in the hands of the Public Service Commission of West Virginia.
As noted by HD Mediaâs Mike Tony in a recent article, Appalachian Power and Wheeling Power said in a Dec. 23 filing with the PSC that the Mitchell coal-fired power plant in Marshall County could cease operations in 2028.
The companies, both subsidiaries of American Electric Power, must decide whether to invest in equipment that would allow the plant to meet wastewater guidelines. That would allow the plant to continue operating until the projected end of its economic life in 2040.
LOGAN â The square of the West Virginia State Building in downtown Logan was filled with local residents Friday evening for a drug addiction and awareness event centered on religion.
The event, which was called D.A.R.E. to Care, was similar in nature to the community worship events held in the same location each Monday. One of its organizers, Asia McCants, said she hopes to offer the events each Friday and Monday from now on.
McCants, along with others including Hanna Wooten and Marti Dolin, collaborated with the Logan County Prevention Coalition for Fridayâs gathering.
âWe do it on Mondays, and one of the preachers came to me and said, âI think you would be perfect to start doing it on Fridays,â and I went to the Dollar Tree to get stuff for the homeless for that Monday, and I ran into a woman who was passing out, and she started praying, and the Lord asked me to see what was going on with her, and I did, and she just wanted to get in rehab and she wanted
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Partly cloudy this evening followed by increasing clouds with showers developing after midnight. Low 54F. Winds light and variable. Chance of rain 50%. Updated: April 13, 2021 @ 10:00 pm