Jun 19 Energy & Environment Coal Ash Uncovered: Largest Ash Dump A “Cautionary Tale” As Trump Changes Regulations Curt and Debbie Havens’ ranch style home is the gathering place for their family. Their two boys grew up playing in the streets in this quiet neighborhood in West Virginia’s northern panhandle. Now, their grandchildren do the same. “They played ball, all kinds of games,” Debbie recalled during a recent interview. Family photos and knick-knacks […] By Brittany Patterson Jun 19 Energy & Environment Coal Ash Uncovered: Largest Ash Dump A “Cautionary Tale” As Trump Changes Regulations Brittany Patterson
Jun 6 Energy & Environment What Trump’s “Unprecedented” Power Plant Bailout Could Mean For The Ohio Valley President Donald Trump last week told the Department of Energy to “prepare immediate steps” to stop the closures of coal and nuclear power plants in the Ohio Valley region that are no longer economical to operate. But a number of energy analysts say the administration’s unprecedented effort to prop up struggling utilities will do little […] By Brittany Patterson Jun 6 Energy & Environment What Trump’s “Unprecedented” Power Plant Bailout Could Mean For The Ohio Valley Brittany Patterson
Apr 17 Energy & Environment FirstEnergy Emergency Request Could Be A Last Chance To Help Coal Power Ohio-based utility FirstEnergy Solutions made waves last month when it asked the Department of Energy to grant it an emergency order to help keep coal and nuclear plants operating across the Ohio Valley. The request even hit the president’s radar. Speaking earlier this month at a roundtable event in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, Donald […] By Brittany Patterson Apr 17 Energy & Environment FirstEnergy Emergency Request Could Be A Last Chance To Help Coal Power Brittany Patterson
Mar 29 Energy & Environment Electric Utility FirstEnergy Wants Emergency Action From Energy Department Electric utility FirstEnergy Solutions is asking the federal government for an emergency order to keep coal and nuclear plants operating across the Ohio Valley. In a letter to the U.S. Department of Energy sent Thursday, the utility said the power grid faces grave threats if coal and nuclear plants are allowed to close. “The time […] By Brittany Patterson Mar 29 Energy & Environment Electric Utility FirstEnergy Wants Emergency Action From Energy Department Brittany Patterson