AGP Executive Report
Last update: 9 hours agoCoal Mining: Environmental groups defended a ruling that vacated a Clean Water Act permit for a Republic Energy mine plan involving 20,000 feet of buried streams; the dispute is now before the Fourth Circuit. State Finances: West Virginia collected $380.4 million in October, about $8 million below estimates, though revenue for the fiscal year to date remains $54.4 million above forecast. Power Infrastructure: Jacobs will help manage AEP’s planned $37 billion transmission investment across seven states, including West Virginia. The project comes as counties push back against the Mid-Atlantic Resiliency Link transmission line. Advanced Manufacturing: A Navy contract increase of about $97 million will support bomb-fuze production at Northrop Grumman’s Allegany Ballistics Laboratory in Rocket Center, which can make up to 85,000 units annually. Agriculture and Development: State Agriculture Commissioner Kent Leonhardt urged large-scale developers, including data-center builders, to favor land less suited to farming and protect productive farmland.
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