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EPA approves laxer air quality program for West Virginia
E&E News
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July 1, 2025
EPA has given final sign-off to a West Virginia haze reduction plan over the objections of parks advocates who say that it will set back long-term headway in clearing the air in dozens of iconic locales around the country. “Gone are the days of...
West Virginia brings in $254 million more in state revenues than officials had estimated
MetroNews - West Virginia
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July 1, 2025
West Virginia’s state revenue collections concluded the fiscal year $254.8 million ahead of estimates, according to information distributed by the state Senate Finance Committee. State officials had anticipated bringing in $5.264 billion during...
Gray Media names Stephanie Plant as GM of WTAP in Parkersburg, West Virginia
Editor and Publisher
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Stephanie Plant Press Release | Gray Media Gray Media has named Stephanie Plant as the next general manager of WTAP, the NBC affiliate in Parkersburg, West Virginia. She will also oversee two local low-power stations: FOX affiliate WOVA-LD and CBS...
Rooftop solar industry fears demand will collapse as GOP rolls back tax credits
PBS Frontline
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July 1, 2025
Dan Conant: Yes. We work with folks all over West Virginia, whether you're a homeowner or a church or school or a pepperoni roll bakery recently. Really proud of that one. We really work with all kinds of folks. And we have been at it for the past...
Senate GOP bill cuts clean energy tax credits early
Finance & Commerce - Minnesota
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July 1, 2025
The Blueprint Senate passes GOP budget bill phasing out clean energy credits. Proposed tax on wind and solar projects removed after backlash. Democrats warn of higher utility bills and job losses. Bill boosts fossil fuel development and blocks...
Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ may end clean energy credits. Critics warn it could send utility bills ‘through the roof’
Fortune
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The sprawling Republican budget bill approved by the Senate Tuesday removes a proposed tax on solar and wind energy projects but quickly phases out tax credits for wind, solar and other renewable energy. The Senate approved the bill 51-50 as...
Senate GOP scraps solar tax but cuts clean energy credits
ColoradoBiz
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July 1, 2025
WASHINGTON (AP) — The sprawling Republican budget bill approved by the Senate Tuesday removes a proposed tax on solar and wind energy projects but quickly phases out tax credits for wind, solar and other renewable energy. In Brief: Senate bill...
Ohio River Cleanup And Possible Cuts To SNAP, This West Virginia Morning
West Virginia Public Broadcasting
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July 1, 2025
Home » Ohio River Cleanup And Possible Cuts To SNAP, This West Virginia Morning WVPB Staff Published July 1, 2025 - 9:48 am On this West Virginia Morning, we learn about efforts to improve an important Appalachian waterway, which reaches 14...
Premium Guard opens distribution hub in West Virginia
Supply Chain Dive
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July 1, 2025
Premium Guard opened a distribution center in Weirton, West Virginia, that will serve as a hub in its North American logistics network, according to a June 27 press release. The 377,000-square-foot facility's proximity to key transportation...
Senate GOP removes tax on solar and wind energy but dismantles climate law passed by Democrats
KSAT - Texas
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July 1, 2025
WASHINGTON – The sprawling Republican budget bill approved by the Senate Tuesday removes a proposed tax on solar and wind energy projects but quickly phases out tax credits for wind, solar and other renewable energy. The Senate approved the bill...
Gray Names Stephanie Plant GM of WTAP in West Virginia
Adweek
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July 1, 2025
Stephanie Plant has been named general manager of Gray Media’s NBC affiliate in Parkersburg, W.V. WTAP. Plant takes over for Ken Long, who is retiring after 44 years in the media industry. The Parkersburg native will also oversee 2 local low power...
Senate GOP removes tax on solar and wind energy but dismantles climate law passed by...
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution - Georgia
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The excise tax on solar and wind generation projects was added to the Senate bill over the weekend, prompting bipartisan pushback from lawmakers as well as clean energy developers and advocates. The final bill removes the tax but mostly sticks...
West Virginia First Foundation receives update on opioid settlement funds
Parkersburg News & Sentinel - West Virginia
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(Photo Illustration - MetroCreativeConnection) CHARLESTON — The private non-profit foundation created by the state and local governments to distribute opioid settlement dollars in West Virginia received an update Monday on its funding and grant...
West Virginia First Foundation Hears Update on Opioid Settlement Funds
The Intelligencer - West Virginia
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photo by: Steven Allen Adams (file) West Virginia First Foundation Executive Director Jonathan Board congratulates recipients of the foundation’s $17 million Initial Opportunity Grant program in a ceremony near Flatwoods in May. CHARLESTON — The...
West Virginia First Foundation receives update on opioid settlement funds, disbursements
The Times Leader - Ohio
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CHARLESTON — The private non-profit foundation created by the state and local governments to distribute opioid settlement dollars in West Virginia received an update Monday on its funding and grant programs. The West Virginia First Foundation held...
Ruby Sets Standard for West Virginia
The Intelligencer - West Virginia
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During June’s legislative interim meetings, lawmakers got a glimpse at the drive — and success — of Chelsea Ruby, who was reappointed as cabinet secretary for the Department of Tourism by Gov. Patrick Morrisey after having already served in that...
Officials: West Virginia on track to end fiscal year in the black
The Inter-Mountain - West Virginia
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July 1, 2025
Photo Courtesy/WV Legislative Photography Peter Shirley, deputy secretary for the West Virginia Department of Revenue, briefs lawmakers at Stonewall Resort in Lewis County about the condition of state finances. CHARLESTON — West Virginia is set to...
West Virginia's Mystery Hole ranked as one of country's top hidden art installations
WCHS - West Virginia
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ANSTED, W.Va. (WCHS) — A gravity-bending roadside attraction in rural West Virginia has been named one of the country’s top hidden gems by an art printing provider. Rivers Art surveyed thousands of customers in search of unique American art...
Ramaco To Host U.S. Secretary Of Energy, Top Elected Officials For Historic Ribbon Cutting Ceremony For Nation's First Rare Earth Mine In Decades
MENAFN
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July 1, 2025
(MENAFN- PR Newswire) The event, themed "American Independence: A Rare Earth Revolution," will take place at Ramaco's iCAM Technology Center in Ranchester, Wyoming, and is scheduled to feature remarks from national and state leaders. This includes...
Playtech Expands Into West Virginia Online Casinos
Casino Beats
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June 30, 2025
Written by Adam Roarty Adam Roarty Adam is an experienced writer with years of experience in the gambling industry. He has worked as a content writer and editor for five years on sites such as Oddschecker, CoinTelegraph and Gambling Industry...