AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoMining Workforce: The U.S. Energy Department awarded WVU $1 million to strengthen its mining engineering program and recruit students, addressing a projected need for 6,000 new mining engineers over the next decade. Industrial Growth: Gov. Patrick Morrisey launched a $40 million site-readiness initiative to prepare West Virginia properties for business investment; the state recorded 1,522 new business registrations in October. Mine Safety: The UMWA and 52 miners are asking the state Supreme Court to require silica-dust limits, citing rising black lung cases and delayed protections. Energy Policy: The Senate advanced a bipartisan permitting bill by 73-25, while state lawmakers approved a rule making coal plants’ 69% capacity target a goal, not a mandate. Power Projects: FlexGen will integrate solar and battery storage at MN8 Energy’s Mammoth project in Kanawha County, including West Virginia’s first utility-scale zinc-based long-duration storage system.
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