Weight limit shift cuts overweight coal truck tickets in WV
West Virginia PSC has cited only 14 coal truck drivers for hauling overweight since October when road weight limits rose to 120000 pounds in 15 southern counties. New law requires PSC permits and reporting of weights with potential tripled fines, as officials say weights are finally coming down.
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Charleston
West Virginia Public Service Commission
PSC
Mike Browning
Browning
Division of Highways
DOH
Citizens For Line
McDowell County
Tion
West Virginia
DOE
U.S
Getaway Lodge Built by Community Leaders Near Elbert
The Gary Sportsman's Club in Elbert served as a remote escape for U.S. Steel miners and local residents. Construction began in 1937, expanding to a tennis court and outdoor facilities. Dr. Lawrence L. Whitney, GWU medical graduate, helped patients during 1918 influenza, served as a U.S. Steel company doctor from 1917 to 1948, delivered over 2,000 babies, and died in March 1957.
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Gary
Elbert
US. Steel Co
Lawrence L. Whitney
George Washington University Medical School
Filbert
R.V. Shanklin
Whitney
Eckman
H.D. Hatfield
U.S. Steel
Welch
Names Added to McDowell Memorial in October
An official said 17 names were engraved October 31 on the McDowell County Coal Miners Memorial in Bradshaw, including Bob Adair and Clyde Blevins. The Sandy River District Action Committee notes October additions and a $100 plus per-letter fee for each name.
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McDowell County Coal Miners’ Memorial
Bradshaw
Geneva Steele
Sandy River District Action Committee
Bob Adair
Danny — Addair
Clyde Blevins
William T. Blevins
Ira Howard — Deskins
William Edward Deskins
Charles 8. Gordon Sr
Earl J. Golden
Elbert L. Hagerman
Carl Hite
Harry A. Leffen
Eli
Chalk) Muncy
Henry
Cannonball) Pennington
Roger Dean Poore
Estel Payne
Edward Robertson
SARDAC c/o
Paynesville
Steele
Earl McGuire
Otis Kennedy
Weirton retirees keep benefits as bankruptcy unfolds
Harleton, W Va AP Weirton Steel Corp and the Independent Steelworkers Union said retiree health benefits will be extended beyond the December 31 cutoff while they finalize a bankruptcy plan. The delay affects 10 000 retirees dependents and spouses and a voluntary employee beneficiary association with premiums for enrollees 65 and older. The company will also postpone changes to life insurance and will continue paying premiums on 15 000 dollar policies for each retiree with a five year review. Weirton Steel, the nations fifth largest integrated steelmaker and No 2 tin producer, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in May after more than 700 million in losses.
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Harleston
Cithe
Weirton Steel Corp
Company
Independent Steelworkers Union
Dave Gossett
Weirton Steel
Miums
Downgrades Hit Norfolk Southern and CSX Stocks
Morgan Stanley cut ratings on December 23, downgrading Norfolk Southern from equal weight to underweight and CSX from overweight to equal weight. The moves reflect a shift in brokerage stance on the railroad stocks as early-week trading notes show weaker outlooks for both firms.
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Amer Uring
Norfolk Southern Corp
CSX Transportation
Morgan Stanley
Crokerage House
CSX
Doe launches climate site for emissions reduction guidance
The U S Department of Energy announced on December 10 the Climate VISION website a joint effort with EPA DOT USDA and Interior. The site offers best practices to reduce U S greenhouse gas emissions and is accessible via energy gov.
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U.S. Department of Energy
Climate Vision
DOE
Environmental Protection Agency
Department of ‘Transportation
Department of Agriculture
Department of the Interior
U.S
Energy.gov
Coal Output Falls 5.3 Percent in Latest DOE Figures
U S energy department statistics show coal production declined by 5.3 percent in the latest period. Industry analysts cite reduced demand and utility shifts toward natural gas and renewables impacting output.
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U.S. Department of Energy
Brothers practicing neurosurgery at UVa Medical Center
Claudia Pinto of the Richmond Daily Progress profiled Chris and Mark Shaffrey, brothers ages 43 and 42, both UVa Medical Center neurosurgeons and UVA School of Medicine graduates. UVa neurosurgery co-chair Neal Kassell notes they may be the only brothers in the country working in the same academic medical center. The Shaffreys are sons of Eleanor and Edwin Shaffrey of Bluefield Virginia, whose Ed Shaffrey serves on Bluefield town council.
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Claudia Pinto
Richmond
Eleanor
Edwin Shaffrey
Bluefield
Ed Shaffrey
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