WASHINGTON, June 1 -- The Lignite Energy Council has voiced strong support for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's proposed approval of West Virginia's regional haze state implementation plan. The Council also commended the agency's announcement of a policy for evaluating regional haze plans, asserting that these actions align with the Environmental Protection Agency's statutory and regulatory authority. The lignite industry views this shift as crucial, despite not having operations in We  more

WASHINGTON, June 1 -- The West Virginia Division of Natural Resources has submitted comments to the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service, expressing significant concerns over a proposed rule change to the Endangered Species Act. The federal agency is considering rescinding the regulatory definition of "harm," a move that the West Virginia agency warns could have substantial consequences for the state's wildlife conservation efforts. The Division of Natural Resources, respon  more