West Virginia coal rules left in limbo after DOE shift
West Virginia faces regulatory limbo as coal mining rules move toward the new Energy Department. EPA approval noted as not authorizing transfer, leaving the water pollution program without a clear home when the reclamation division dissolves July 11. Critics say two agencies will again handle mining oversight, undermining Moore’s plan.
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Charleston
W.va
West Virginia
New
State Energy Department
Associated Press
Arch Moore
DOE
Federal Environmental Protection Agency
Department of Natural Resources
DNR Direc
Tor Ron Potesta
EPA
Potesta
DNR
Water Resources Division
Reclamation Division
Purbaugh
Wind and loneliness in a West Virginia fire tower
Lawrence Bud Harris patrols a 50 foot mountaintop tower in southern West Virginia, battling wind and isolation. The 12 year lookout details dangers from storms and lightning, radio outages, and the few contacts with a forest ranger, while budget cuts shrink his season. Tower use has declined since the 1950s but still aids 24 hour surveillance and communication.
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Mercer Cross
National Geographic News Service
Lick Knob
Lawrence
Bud) Harris
West Virginia
Appalachian
Bud Harris
Harris
State Forest Rangers
Bentley Hartley
Pax
Hartley
Oak Hill
Ralph P. Glover Jr
Department of Natural Resources
Glover
Florida
Louisiana
Woodworth
U.S. Forest Service
John W. Chambers
The
Forest Service
Chambers
Narrows Teen Killed In Back-Road Crash With Fire Truck
Dale Kelly Phillips 18, a Narrows High School graduate, died Friday afternoon when his 1969 Chevrolet lost control on a Giles County back road and struck a moving fire truck on State Route 649. Fire Chief Onnie Meadows, a relative by marriage, spoke of the tragedy as the Glen Lyn department covered heavy fundraising duties nearby. James Phillips, the dead youth's brother, recalled Dale's fast driving and recent move from the family home. The fatal accident prompted reflections on the department's long service and the shock felt by the community.
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Narrows
Dale Kelly Phillips
Giles County
Phillips
Narrows High School
Onnie Meadows
Glen Lyn
Meadows
James Phillips
Young Phillips
Montgomery County Hospital
Blacksburg
Onnie
North Carolina
Fire Department
West Virginia
Dale
James
Dieters urged to eat more carbohydrates by researcher
Virginia Tech researcher Janet Walberg reports that diets high in carbohydrates may be healthier for weight loss. In a four week study, six women followed a low carbohydrate plan while six consumed higher carbohydrates, with the latter group showing less protein loss, similar endurance gains, and steadier T3 hormone changes, suggesting high carbohydrate diets avoid sharp hormonal shifts and excessive fat loss.
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Blacksburg
Scarsdale
Virginia Tech
Janet Walberg
Atkins
Stillman
Walberg
College of Sports Medicine
Cambridge
Emily Haymes
Florida State University
Haymes
Delinquents find second chance with wagon train program
In Berkeley Springs West Virginia troubled youths participate in a one year wagon train run by VisionQuest. Wagonmaster Bill Scott says the program stresses accountability and responsibility as an alternative to detention and aims to rehabilitate repeat offenders.
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Berkeley Springs
W.va
Panhandle
Bill Scott
Rough Riders Wagon Train
Tucson, Ariz
Scott
VisionQuest
Eastern
U.S. 522
West Virginia
Virginia
Franklin
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Perry Bryant
West Virginia Citizens Action Group
Leif
Moore
Lawrence Harris
Garret Mathews
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