The Charleston Gazette - Special Reports Topics http://wvgazette.com http://wvgazette.com/feeds/logo.jpg The Charleston Gazette - Special Reports http://wvgazette.com 144 31 http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/200907020763 Feds: DEP does not properly oversee mining flood prevention http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/200907020763 Thu, 02 Jul 2009 20:54:40 -0400 http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/200906290660 Four W.Va. sites on high-hazard coal-ash dam list Read more in Coal Tattoo.CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Four coal-ash impoundments in West Virginia -- including one near the John Amos Power Plant -- are among the 44 &...]]> http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/200906290660 Mon, 29 Jun 2009 19:37:35 -0400 http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/200906230449 Daryl Hannah, scientist among 30 arrested at W.Va. mine protest Read more in Coal Tattoo SUNDIAL, W.Va. -- More than 30 people -- including actress Daryl Hannah and NASA climate scientist James Hansen -- were arrested T...]]> http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/200906230449 Tue, 23 Jun 2009 15:45:15 -0400 http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/200906230751 Subpoenas served in Workforce West Virginia probe http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/200906230751 Tue, 23 Jun 2009 23:45:00 -0400 http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/200906200170 Coals costs outweigh benefits, WVU study finds Click here to read the study. Click here to read more in Coal Tattoo. CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Coal mining...]]> http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/200906200170 Sat, 20 Jun 2009 19:00:00 -0400 http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/200906180859 14 arrested in latest Massey protest http://blogs.wvgazette.com/coaltattoo/ CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Fourteen people were arrested Thursday after an a...]]> http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/200906180859 Thu, 18 Jun 2009 21:01:23 -0400 http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/200906170172 DEP wont expand slurry injection moratorium Read more in Coal Tattoo.CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Environmental Protection Secretary Randy Huffman said Wednesday his agency is continuing to allow coal slurry to be injec...]]> http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/200906170172 Wed, 17 Jun 2009 08:52:24 -0400 http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/200906170787 Rockefeller bill responds to Bayers secrecy Read more about the Bayer plant explosion. CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Chemical companies like Bayer CropScience would not be able to cite federal anti-terrorism rules to...]]> http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/200906170787 Wed, 17 Jun 2009 23:45:00 -0400 http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/200906120620 EPA asked to ID high hazard coal-ash dams Read more in Coal Tattoo.CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- A leading Democratic senator on Friday called on the Obama administration to publicly identify 44 coal-ash impoundments around th...]]> http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/200906120620 Fri, 12 Jun 2009 18:48:57 -0400 http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/200906110875 Obama mining plan draws criticism from both sides Read more in Coal Tattoo Read the Obama plan CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Obama administration o...]]> http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/200906110875 Thu, 11 Jun 2009 20:17:20 -0400 http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/200906100788 Bayer workers exposed during pipe maintenance Read more about the Bayer plantCHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Two employees at the Bayer CropScience plant were exposed to toxic chemicals late last month when they were performing maintenance...]]> http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/200906100788 Wed, 10 Jun 2009 18:24:45 -0400 http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/200906090605 W.Va. high court OKs Massey silo near elementary school http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/200906090605 Tue, 09 Jun 2009 17:55:13 -0400 http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/200906090720 Board adds conditions to Fayette mine permit Read more in Coal Tattoo CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- The state Surface Mine Board on Tuesday upheld the renewal of a CONSOL Energy strip mine permit where company officials had not fixed rec...]]> http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/200906090720 Tue, 09 Jun 2009 19:06:28 -0400 http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/200906030806 Judge orders halt to mining protests Read more in Coal Tattoo CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- A Raleigh County judge has issued a preliminary injunction to block anti-mountaintop removal activists from further peaceful ...]]> http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/200906030806 Wed, 03 Jun 2009 18:08:12 -0400 http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/200906010767 Judge limits Massey protesters legal arguments ...]]> http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/200906010767 Mon, 01 Jun 2009 20:10:01 -0400 http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/200905290333 Court wont rehear mountaintop-removal case Read more in Coal Tattoo Read the ruling CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- A federal appeals court dec...]]> http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/200905290333 Fri, 29 May 2009 13:36:53 -0400 http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/200905280672 DEP issues moratorium on slurry injection Read more in Coal Tattoo. Read the DEP study. CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- State regulators on Thursday issued a moratorium on ...]]> http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/200905280672 Thu, 28 May 2009 18:06:22 -0400 http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/200905200776 W.Va. State faculty wants MIC gone from Bayer http://wvgazette.com/news/bayerexplosion " target="_blank">Read more about Bayer CHARLESTON, W.Va. - Faculty at West Vir...]]> http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/200905200776 Wed, 20 May 2009 18:19:00 -0400 http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/200905290517 PATH map made public http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/200905290517 Sat, 16 May 2009 13:00:00 -0400 http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/200905120654 Pesticide ban wont affect Bayer plant in Institute Read more about Bayer CropScience Read more in Sustained Outrage CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- A U.S. ban ...]]> http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/200905120654 Tue, 12 May 2009 18:12:09 -0400 http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/200905110610 Mines cited in Mingo flooding Read more in Coal Tattoo CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Two mining operations in Mingo County have been cited by state inspectors for contr...]]> http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/200905110610 Mon, 11 May 2009 19:17:38 -0400 http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/200905080626 Workforce W.Va. official provided money to son as early as Dec. 2006 Read past stories on Workforce West Virginia here.CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Mary Jane Bowling ...]]> http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/200905080626 Fri, 08 May 2009 18:57:45 -0400 http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/200905070727 Bayer wants new day with Kanawha Valley Read more about the Bayer explosion INSTITUTE, W.Va. -- Bayer CropScience officials opened their plant to the media Thursday, giving tours and interviews as part of an effort to rebuild...]]> http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/200905070727 Thu, 07 May 2009 18:31:01 -0400 http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/200905050809 $1 million grant request included positions for state official and her convicted son Read past stories on Workforce West Virginia CHARLESTON, W.Va. - A state workforce training official stood to receive up to $82,700 from a $1 million federal grant she sought...]]> http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/200905050809 Tue, 05 May 2009 19:29:04 -0400 http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/200905040284 Jay, Waxman call for deeper probe of Bayer MIC http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/200905040284 Mon, 04 May 2009 15:50:28 -0400 http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/200904290835 Bayer tank that blew up in Valley lacked permit here. CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Bayer CropScience lacked a required permit for the chemical tank that blew up last August and killed ...]]> http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/200904290835 Wed, 29 Apr 2009 18:36:11 -0400 http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/200904270334 Obama plans for mountaintop removal buffer rule unclear Coal Tattoo CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- U.S. Interior Department officials announced plans Monday to reverse a key Bush administration coal-mining rule change, but hedged about ...]]> http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/200904270334 Mon, 27 Apr 2009 13:40:42 -0400 http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/200904250444 Safety lapses led to fatal blast at Bayer http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/200904250444 Sat, 25 Apr 2009 23:45:00 -0400 http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/200904230356 Convicted computer exec Bowling to be put on home confinement Read past stories on Workforce West Virginia here. Convicted Cross Lanes computer executive Martin Bowling is scheduled to be released from jail and placed on home ...]]> http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/200904230356 Thu, 23 Apr 2009 11:05:14 -0400 http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/200904220489 Bayer plant lacked key air monitors, investigators found Read the reportCHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Chemicfal monitors at key locations were not working or missing altogether the night of the August 2008 explosion that killed two...]]> http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/200904220489 Wed, 22 Apr 2009 13:07:52 -0400 http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/200904231054 Residents turn out to blast Bayer for explosion, secrecy Read more in Sustained Outrage
"I have been through the blowing o...]]> http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/200904231054 Thu, 23 Apr 2009 22:37:55 -0400 http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/200904210636 State Workforce employees ordered to sign ethics code Read more about Workforce West Virginia. West Virginias workforce training...]]> http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/200904210636 Tue, 21 Apr 2009 23:45:00 -0400 http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/200904220737 Reducing MIC feasible, but costly, Bayer documents say The U.S. Chemical Safety Boards public meeting on the Bayer CropScience Institute plant explosion will begin at 6:30 p.m. Thursday at the West Virginia State University Wilson Building in Multipurpose Room 103. ___Read the committee report Read the hearing testimony Read more in Sustained Outrage. Read the hearing testimony and evidence. CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Significant...]]> http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/200904210805 Tue, 21 Apr 2009 19:16:59 -0400 http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/200904200548 Bayer worried meeting would bring bad press, focus on MIC Read more about the Goldman Prize. CHARLESTON, W.Va. - Maria Gunnoe was born and raised at the mouth of Big Branch, a narrow hollow near Bob White in Boone County. Shes lived most of her life there, at...]]> http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/200904190017 Sun, 19 Apr 2009 00:30:24 -0400 http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/200904150952 Workforce grant suspended amid probe Read more about Workforce West Virginia. CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- West Virginias workforce training ...]]> http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/200904150952 Wed, 15 Apr 2009 20:40:48 -0400 http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/200904150852 Judge approves Aracoma plea deal in fatal fire Read more in Coal Tattoo.CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- A federal judge on Wednesday approved a deal in ...]]> http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/200904150852 Wed, 15 Apr 2009 19:16:34 -0400 http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/200904090948 Workforce West Virginia chief to quit Read more about Workforce West Virginia CHARLESTON, W.Va. - Workforce West Virginia Director R...]]> http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/200904090948 Thu, 09 Apr 2009 20:51:16 -0400 http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/2009040789155 State opens inquiry into Workforce grants Read more about Workforce West Virginia CHARLESTON, W.Va. - The state Workforce West Virginia office has withdrawn ...]]> http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/2009040789155 Tue, 07 Apr 2009 20:46:22 -0400 http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/200904063534252 State official gave sons firm preference on $100,000 grant Read more about Workforce West Virginia CHARLESTON, W.Va. - Time after time, Mary Jane Bowling used her position...]]> http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/200904063534252 Mon, 06 Apr 2009 20:44:28 -0400 http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/200902280456 Seriously delinquent mortgages soar in W.Va. Click here to view a pie chart showing prime and subprime mortgages in the stateClick h...]]> http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/200902280456 Sun, 01 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/200903310240 Goodwin blocks Corps from issuing streamlined mountaintop removal permits Read updates in Coal Tattoo In another blow to mountaintop removal, a federal judge on Tuesday blocked federal regulators from approving new valley fills permits through a streamlined review process ...]]> http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/200903310240 Tue, 31 Mar 2009 10:46:44 -0400 http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/200903311448 Grant money disbursed to officials housemate http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/200903311448 Tue, 31 Mar 2009 21:22:15 -0400 http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/200903290409 Porn forced convicted computer executives resignation from job with DHHR Computer whiz gets 3 years in prisonCoal Tattoo. CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will more closely scrutinize mountaintop removal permits under a new ini...]]> http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/200903240379 Tue, 24 Mar 2009 14:22:46 -0400 http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/200903210560 West Virginians refinance as rates drop http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/200903210560 Sun, 22 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0400 http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/200903220438 State mortgage delinquencies rise with recession W.Va. and U.S. delinquency chart CHARLESTON, W.Va. - At the end of 2007, 4,002 West Virginia home mortgages...]]> http://wvgazette.com/rssFeeds/200903220438 Sun, 22 Mar 2009 20:51:36 -0400