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WV judge rejects claims for restitution from former Massey Energy CEO Don Blankenship 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2016 Apr 2016 0 1428

WV lawmakers legalize drinking raw milk, celebrate by drinking raw milk... 1 rocktivity Mar 2016 Apr 2016 4 1882

Oil & Gas Interests Continue Onslaught Against WV Residents 1 Panich52 Feb 2016 Feb 2016 0 1722

WV Senate Bill #508 is a Kick in the Face to Local Residents 1 Panich52 Feb 2016 Feb 2016 1 1431

Forced Pooling Resurfaces in WV Legislature 0 Panich52 Feb 2016 Feb 2016 0 1370

Bernie Endorsed By Vice Chair, West Virginia Democratic Party Christopher J. Regan 0 appalachiablue Jan 2016 Jan 2016 5 1724

PBS Frontline: The Mine Wars, Chapter 1 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2016 Jan 2016 1 2110

Upper Big Branch fireboss describes uncorrected safety hazards at trial 0 Panich52 Oct 2015 Oct 2015 4 1495

Blankenship trial—Prosecutors win key pre-trial motions; UBB miners testify 0 Panich52 Oct 2015 Oct 2015 0 1410

Don Blankenship faces more prison time for lying to Wall Street than 29 deaths at Upper Big Branch 0 Panich52 Sep 2015 Sep 2015 8 1454

Charleston Gazette-Mail Mothman (food) is everywhere in Point Pleasant (video) 0 Panich52 Sep 2015 Sep 2015 2 1503

Editorial debate: EPA's terrible War on Coal and 2 realistic responses 1 Panich52 Aug 2015 Sep 2015 1 1458

Residents cautioned to avoid Ohio River algae 0 Panich52 Sep 2015 Sep 2015 3 1643

Memos detail Blankenship’s push for coal production, ignoring safety violations 0 Panich52 Aug 2015 Aug 2015 7 1548

Martinsburg: man is dead after being struck by train 0 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2015 Aug 2015 1 1633

Gazette editorial: W.Va.’s chance at the future 0 Panich52 Aug 2015 Aug 2015 2 1595

Marcellus Region not Immune from Fracking Health Issues 0 Panich52 Aug 2015 Aug 2015 2 1311

Final EPA plan ‘a much tougher road’ for WV 0 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2015 Aug 2015 0 1303

Sheetz reverses decision to drop WV-made pepperoni rolls (after all, the rolls originated in WV) 2 Panich52 Jul 2015 Aug 2015 2 1705

Local farmers battle with companies building Stonewall Gas Gathering Pipeline over crop damage 0 Panich52 Jul 2015 Jul 2015 3 1591

WV Gorby Pad Pipeline ‘Explosion’ & Fire Under Investigation (Tyler Co) 1 Panich52 Jul 2015 Jul 2015 0 1593

Court of Appeals: pipeline comp no power of eminent domain in KY |Blueprint f/ landowners 0 Panich52 Jun 2015 Jun 2015 2 1737

WV Energy Policy? Pipelines! Export our Resources a.s.a.p. 0 Panich52 Jun 2015 Jun 2015 0 1648

Tell Congress: Pass the ACHE Act and end mountaintop removal mining. | CREDO Action 0 Panich52 Jun 2015 Jun 2015 1 1363

Fracking forum, Huntington, WV June 15 1 Panich52 Jun 2015 Jun 2015 1 1582

Coalfield distress - eitorial 1 Panich52 Jun 2015 Jun 2015 0 1479

WV Delegate Mike Caputo: Coal Jobs and Safety Act not really about jobs or safety 0 Panich52 May 2015 May 2015 1 1352

Mitch McConnell has recruited some new passengers to ride his Coal Train Express to kill Clean Power 1 Panich52 May 2015 May 2015 4 1860

Petition urging the Fayette County Commission to ban industrial waste dumping, 0 Panich52 May 2015 May 2015 1 1494

Fayette County Injection Wells at Lochgelly (WV) Stir Controversy 0 Panich52 May 2015 May 2015 0 1316

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Creationist efitorial screed in Gazette is shameful 7 Panich52 May 2015 May 2015 7 2587

As Mountaintop Mining Spreads, Lawmakers Oppose Rule To Protect Streams 0 Panich52 May 2015 May 2015 6 1427

Interstate pipelines to steal from WV 0 Panich52 May 2015 May 2015 0 1441

Atlantic Coast Pipeline continues to raise questions f/ Dominion 0 Panich52 May 2015 May 2015 1 1323

Former DHHR official says she was fired for water testimony 1 Panich52 May 2015 May 2015 1 1492

Court filings say water company built intake upstream from FreedomInd in ’60s, ’70s; not utilized 0 Panich52 May 2015 May 2015 1 1338

Report: Rural WV roads, bridges among worst in nation, MI worst 0 Panich52 May 2015 May 2015 0 1370

Interactive map showing communities at risk from continued mountaintop removal mining. 0 Panich52 May 2015 May 2015 3 1399

PA resident urges: "Fight the gas companies" 1 Panich52 May 2015 May 2015 1 1385

MVP and ACP Pipeline Meetings Scheduled in WV 0 Panich52 May 2015 May 2015 0 1291

Patriot Coal files Chapter 11 — again 1 Panich52 May 2015 May 2015 0 1354

Study warns of MCHM toxicity 0 Panich52 May 2015 May 2015 0 1262

Proposed rule on noise limits for oil, gas sites in PA pleases none (plus WV rep't) 1 Panich52 May 2015 May 2015 0 1432

Diesel Fuel Tanker Truck Fire Shuts I-79, Northwest of Morgantown WV 0 Panich52 May 2015 May 2015 1 1597

Charleston Council has questions about MCHM dumping 0 Panich52 May 2015 May 2015 0 1488

DEP blasts Freedom cleanup/bankruptcy proposal 0 Panich52 May 2015 May 2015 0 1229

Freedom Industries waste headed for Charleston landfill 0 Panich52 Apr 2015 Apr 2015 2 1468

The tortured hills of West Virginia 0 Panich52 Apr 2015 Apr 2015 1 1210

A better way to monitor water 1 Panich52 Apr 2015 Apr 2015 0 1702

April/May 2015: UpComing Meetings on Pipelines & Watersheds in West Virginia 0 Panich52 Apr 2015 Apr 2015 1 1553

WV-DEP should reform itself in the public interest 0 Panich52 Apr 2015 Apr 2015 0 1540

WV lawsuit against clinic a travesty 2 Panich52 Apr 2015 Apr 2015 8 1781

Tonite on Al Jazeera's Faultlines: "Water for Coal," 10 pET 0 Panich52 Apr 2015 Apr 2015 1 1480

Coal job losses more than offset by other energy gains, but not in W.Va. 1 Panich52 Apr 2015 Apr 2015 0 1832

Opinion: Mountaintop removal mining is a crime against Appalachia 2 Panich52 Apr 2015 Apr 2015 4 1714

Appalachian Preservation Project conference open to the public 0 Panich52 Apr 2015 Apr 2015 3 1524

West Virginia Railroad Museum on track for April 18 grand opening 1 Panich52 Apr 2015 Apr 2015 2 1646

More on Natural Gas Pipelines in Central West Virginia 0 Panich52 Mar 2015 Mar 2015 1 1603

Upcoming fracking & pipeline events & meetings 0 Panich52 Mar 2015 Mar 2015 1 1388

YAAAY! 8 elleng Mar 2015 Mar 2015 3 2525

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West Virginians fight pipeline domain battles 0 Panich52 Mar 2015 Mar 2015 2 1562

Blankenship repeats ‘not guilty’ plea 3 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2015 Mar 2015 1 1791

U.S. Forest Service Extends Comment Period on Mountain Valley Pipeline 1 Panich52 Mar 2015 Mar 2015 1 1705

SWA Opposes Fracking Disposal “Cell” in Wetzel Landfill 0 Panich52 Mar 2015 Mar 2015 0 1591

WV-DEP’s Huffman: Strip-mine & mountaintopping health studies deserve ‘closer look’ 0 Panich52 Mar 2015 Mar 2015 1 1358

Pipeline Informational Meeting Coming Up March 28 in Buckhannon 0 Panich52 Mar 2015 Mar 2015 0 1323

The Safety Aspect of Very Large Pipelines 0 Panich52 Mar 2015 Mar 2015 0 1314

WV Legislature Fails to Pass “Forced Pooling” on Last Day 0 Panich52 Mar 2015 Mar 2015 2 1423

Deregulation a theme of this WV legislative session 0 Panich52 Mar 2015 Mar 2015 1 1447

WV cardboard sled comoetition 2 Panich52 Mar 2015 Mar 2015 2 1671

Crude Oil Volatility Excessive in WV Unit Train Derailment, Explosions & Fires 0 Panich52 Mar 2015 Mar 2015 1 1644

CSX Ordered to Clean-up the Areas Impacted by WV Train Derailment 0 Panich52 Mar 2015 Mar 2015 2 1528

x post: WV-DEP & Legislators are Gutting our Water Protection Laws 0 Panich52 Mar 2015 Mar 2015 1 1522

"Forced Pooling” is the Taking of Personal Property Rights 0 Panich52 Mar 2015 Mar 2015 1 2109

WV Newspapers’ Independence on Energy in Doubt, Harrison & Preston Counties 0 Panich52 Mar 2015 Mar 2015 0 1466

WV legislature proves they're musogynists - override Tomblin's veto 0 Panich52 Mar 2015 Mar 2015 1 1528

Tomblin: Morrisey has facts wrong in Supreme Court ACA brief 0 Panich52 Mar 2015 Mar 2015 1 1626

WV Senate cares more about killing regs that help ensure clean water than health of populace 2 Panich52 Feb 2015 Feb 2015 1 1948

West Virginia Republicans Want To Throw People In Jail For Helping Uninsured Get Obamacare 2 Panich52 Feb 2015 Feb 2015 1 1750

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