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Will Tomblin, Manchin, and Capito fight back against the EPA?
Last month, we commented on a study by National Economic Research Associates concerning the “significant negative economic impacts” of an EPA proposal to regulate carbon dioxide emissions from existing...
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State DEP, coal group file comments on EPA carbon emissions plan
CHARLESTON – The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection on Monday filed comments related to the federal Environmental Protection Agency’s proposed Clean Power Plan. In its comments, the...
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UPDATE: CALA says Tomblin should have addressed legal reform
CHARLESTON – The leader of a state organization says Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin erred by not highlighting the need for legal reform in his State of the State address. Roman Stauffer, executive director of...
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Patent reform remains a priority on Capitol Hill
WASHINGTON – Federal lawmakers remain mum on the details of a new patent reform bill, but agree they are committed to bringing legislation to the table early this year. A House Judiciary aide for U.S....
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Capito questions EPA water rule
WASHINGTON – During a Congressional hearing, U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito questioned a proposed federal Environmental Protection Agency rule that would extend its authority to all bodies of water....
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Infrastructure still needed for energy job growth
WASHINGTON – President Obama’s veto of the bipartisan Keystone XL Pipeline Approval Act this week is extremely disappointing. Once again, the president has decided to stand in the way of energy...
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Making Washington work for W.Va.
Editor’s Note: This column is an excerpt from Capito’s maiden speech as a United States Senator. It was delivered March 10. WASHINGTON – I am deeply humbled by the confidence placed in me by West...
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Manchin, Capito work to stop EPA’s ozone regulation
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) – U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin has introduced legislation to block the federal Environmental Protection Agency from implementing costly ozone regulations. Manchin Manchin (D-W.Va)...
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Capito opposes Lynch nomination as AG
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito said Tuesday she will oppose President Obama’s nomination of Loretta Lynch as attorney general. Capito “While I have great personal and professional...
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Manchin, Capito draw a line in the sand for Obama’s EPA
“We need the EPA and our federal government to work with us as allies, not as adversaries who continually implement onerous regulations and move the goalposts before we even have a chance to comply.”...
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An update from the U.S. Senate
WASHINGTON – Last week, we surpassed the 100-day mark in the new Senate. Capito We are already making good progress on the issues we set out to tackle in January. One of these issues was resolved last...
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Morrisey to testify about EPA rules
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey will be on Capitol Hill on Tuesday. Morrisey Morrisey will testify in front of the U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works’ Clean Air and...
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Morrisey, Capito critical of EPA plan
WASHINGTON — State Attorney General Patrick Morrisey on Tuesday told a U.S. Senate subcommittee that the EPA’s coal-fired power plant proposal would do serious damage to certain states – including West...
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Spectrum of solutions needed to fight drug epidemic
WASHINGTON – West Virginia’s best days are ahead of us – this I firmly believe. Capito But, before we can reach our full potential, we must tackle the drug addiction epidemic that is crushing our...
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EPA’s Clean Power Plan needs work
WASHINGTON – With America’s economy still in the midst of challenging economic times, the last thing job creators need is more burdensome Environmental Protection Agency regulations to stifle growth...
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Capito introduces bill to roll back EPA’s proposed Clean Power Plan
WASHINGTON – West Virginia’s U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito has introduced legislation aimed at rolling back President Barack Obama’s Clean Power Plan. Capito, a Republican and chairwoman of the Senate...
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Morrisey leads water quality support letter
CHARLESTON — Attorney General Patrick Morrisey announced that West Virginia leads a letter on behalf of 14 states encouraging the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee to pass the Federal Water...
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The Three Mountaineer Musketeers
Our two U.S. senators and our state attorney general are standing up against the bureaucratic tyrants in Washington who want to smother our coal industry with red tape. “We need the EPA and our...
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Making a map for better cyber access
WASHINGTON – Kelly Surveying, a small business with offices throughout West Virginia, has been providing engineering, surveying and inspection services throughout West Virginia, Ohio and Pennsylvania...
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Morrisey’s petition against EPA rule denied
WASHINGTON – West Virginia’s move to have a federal court review the Environmental Protection Agency’s proposed Clean Power Plan has been denied. Morrisey The ruling, filed Tuesday in the United States...
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