New appointments to the West Virginia Special Reclamation Fund Advisory Council included a member recommended by environmental groups to represent them after concern about removal of the previous member statutorily required to represent them on the board. Gov. Jim Justice appointed West Virginia Chapter of the Sierra Club chairman Jim Kotcon to serve on the board.
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The United States Environmental Protection Agency hasn t made final decisions on key documents in its review that could address longstanding water quality concerns. Those include West Virginia s list of impaired waters and a Chemours plan to address PFAS discharges at its Washington Works facility in Wood County.
FirstEnergy has cited West Virginia energy policy as a key obstacle causing it to abandon its greenhouse gas reduction target for 2030. The utility says its target of reducing greenhouse gas emissions 30% by 2030 from a 2019 baseline depended on a “meaningful reduction in operation” at its Harrison and Fort Martin power stations that hasn t materialized.
The United States Environmental Protection Agency has strengthened its standard for deadly air pollution. The EPA tightened the standard for fine particulate matter, also known as PM2.5. But many air quality advocates hoped for a tighter standard, while West Virginia industry leaders view the move as too onerous.