Arch Coal to pay 4 million in Clean Water Act settlement
Arch Coal Inc will pay 4 million dollars in penalties and overhaul mining practices under a federal settlement resolving alleged Clean Water Act violations in West Virginia Virginia and Kentucky. About 1.8 million goes to WV with 160,000 to Kentucky and no Virginia penalty listed.
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Morgantown
Arch Coal Inc
West Virginia
Virginia
US S. Department of Justice
Environmental Protection Agency
Arch
Arch Coal
Ignacio Moreno
Lawmakers Debate Coal Severance Tax Sharing With Counties
West Virginia senators push a bill to send the first 5 percent of coal severance tax receipts back to coal origin counties over five years with provisions for infrastructure and transition projects. Amendments sought by Sen. Sypolt to raise oil and gas taxes for road repairs failed, while supporters cite accountability via annual reports.
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Charleston
General Revenue
Ron Stollings
D-Boone
Stollings
Boone
Logan
Dave Sypolt
Preston
Stallings
Jeffrey Kessler
Marshall
Richard Browning
Wyoming
Joint Committee On Government and Finance
Roman Prezioso
D-Marion
Supolt
Senate
Joe Manchin
Officials find Legionella at Playboy Mansion in illness probe
Los Angeles health officials said bacteria causing Legionnaires disease were found at the Playboy Mansion during an investigation into an illness that affected about 200 attendees at a recent event. Authorities note Legionella is common in moist places and several causes remain possible.
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Los Angeles
Playboy Mansion
Los Angeles County Department of Public Health
Jonathan E. Fielding
Fielding
High pump prices rattle drivers and businesses
Fuel costs squeeze wallets as drivers cut back on leisure and small firms fear higher delivery costs. Analysts warn sustained high prices could trim US growth to about 3.4 to 3.5 percent, with potential jobs impact unless disposable spending tightens.
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New York
Ana
Middle East
North Africa
Bryan Gongaware
White Bear Lake
Minn
Robert Wagner
Thornton
Colo
U.S
David Portalatin
NPD Group
Portalatin
Diane Swank
Mesirow Financial
Chicago
Asia
Senate panel rejects 3 percent annual teacher pay hike
The Senate Finance Committee voted 6 to 11 against Sen. Truman Chafin's amendment proposing a four year 3 percent annual salary increase for teachers. The panel approved a broad pay package raising judges and other officials, while granting teachers only a $1,488 boost and highlighting funding priorities amid OPEB liabilities and teacher shortages.
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Harleston
Senate Finance Committee
Truman Chafin
Dmingo
West Virginia
State Supreme Court
Adjutant General
Chafin
Afin
Supreme Court
Brooks McCabe
Chanawha
Dale Lee
West Virginia Education Association
Lee
WVEA
McCabe
OFEB
West
Virginia
Maryland
Kentucky
Ohio
Pennsylvania
OPEB
Judy Hale
American Federation of Teachers
Hale
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Paul A. Lang
Lang
Cumberland River Coal Co
Wise County
Letcher County
Mingo Logan Coal Co
Sharples
W.va
Coal Mac Inc
Holden
Lone Mountain Processing Inc
Holmes Mill
Devel
Y Parkview
Jon Bolt
Billy Puckett
Princeton
Jayvay
Ing
Libya
Energy Information Administration
Tom Kloza
Oil Price Information Service
Kloza
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