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Minerals and Energy Resources in Shenandoah Valley Region

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 Mineral Rights and Surface Use

   
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FracFocus

FracFocus: Chemical Disclosure Registry Looking for information on a well site near you? Use FracFocus to search for nearby well sites that have been hydraulically fractured to see what chemicals were used in the process.
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Checklist For Negotiating an Oil and Gas Lease
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This article is intended to provide practical advice for landowners in negotiating oil and gas leases of their mineral interests. It is not a comprehensive list of all possible issues that may arise in negotiating leases, nor is it a survey of the law concerning interpretation or enforcement of leases.

 

Minerals, Surface Rights, and Royalty Payments
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The exploration and production of minerals, especially oil and gas, have played an important role in the economic development of Texas. Because most of the oil and gas is privately owned, a body of law has evolved in the state that defines ownership rights.& ...

 

The Start and Finish of an Oil and Gas Lease
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This paper focuses on when an oil and gas lease starts and ends. In order to answer these questions, we must know what it is and how it works.

 

A Landowner’s Guide to Hydraulic Fracturing: Addressing environmental and health issues in oil and gas leases
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Resource for landowners who are considering leasing their property for shale oil and gas development. Informs of possible environmental and health impacts, issues and protective provisions that can be addressed in a lease, and approaches aimed at protecting conservation features on the property.

 

Natural Gas & Surface Owner Rights in Virginia

 

State Oil & Natural Gas Regulations Designed to Protect Water Resources
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This report is designed to equip regulators and policymakers with pertinent data and observations to consider when evaluating and revising rules in their states.

 

Show Mineral Rights and Surface Use Organizations & Professionals (28)
There are 28 resources serving Shenandoah Valley Region in the following categories:
map itMap of Mineral Rights and Surface Use Organizations & Professionals serving Shenandoah Valley Region
Natural Resource Law Attorneys
Blair Schilling
Fishman Haygood, LLP - Attorney - New Orleans, LA
Bobby Lamb
Robert Lamb PLLC - Washington, DC
Bradley Raffle
Conservation Capital - CEO - Eugene, OR
Brian T. Chase
Spotts Fain - Director - Richmond, VA
Brooks M. Smith
Troutman Sanders - Partner - Richmond, VA
C. Timothy Lindstrom
Conservation Easement Lawyer - Washington , VA
Christine D. Mehfoud
Spotts Fain - Director - Richmond, VA
Conservation Partners, LLC
- Lexington, VA
David S. Lionberger
Hirschler Fleischer - Richmond, VA
Davies & Davies
- Lynchburg, VA
Deborah Kelley Fourness
Spotts Fain - Director - Richmond, VA
Endangered Species Law and Policy Group
Nossaman LLP - Los Angeles, CA
Henry R. 'Speaker' Pollard, V
Partner - Williams Mullen - Richmond, VA
James M. Ash
Husch Blackwell LLP - Kansas City, MO
James P. Moorhead
Moorhead Law Group, LLC - Founder and Principal - Chicago, IL
John H. Foote
Walsh Colucci Lubeley & Walsh, PC - Prince William, VA
John W. Anderson
Spotts Fain - Head of Real Estate Transactional Group - Richmond, VA
Larry Mann
Mann, Vita & Elrod, PLLC - Lexington, VA
Lee Stephens Law, PLC
- Irvington, VA
Lenhart Pettit
- Harrisonburg , VA
M. Reed Hopper
Pacific Legal Foundation - Principal Attorney, National Litigation Center - Sacramento, CA
Meade A. Spotts
Spotts Fain - Director, Shareholder - Richmond, VA
Michael James Rothermel
Spotts Fain - Director, Shareholder - Richmond, VA
Reed W. Neuman
Nossaman LLP - Partner - Washington, DC
Stephen J. Small, Esq.
Law Office of Stephen J. Small, Esq., P.C. - Cambridge, MA
Thomas J. (TJ) Mascia
Troutman Sanders - Associate - Richmond, VA
Warren L. Tisdale
Willcox Savage - Norfolk, VA
Oil Gas And Mineral Attorneys
Bobby Lamb
Robert Lamb PLLC - Washington, DC

 Oil Shale

   
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Evaluating the Scientific Support of Conservation Best Management Practices for Shale Gas Extraction in the Appalachian Basin
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Reviews and evaluates 28 conservation best management practices for oil and gas development in the Appalachian Basin.

 

A Landowner’s Guide to Hydraulic Fracturing: Addressing environmental and health issues in oil and gas leases
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Resource for landowners who are considering leasing their property for shale oil and gas development. Informs of possible environmental and health impacts, issues and protective provisions that can be addressed in a lease, and approaches aimed at protecting conservation features on the property.

 

 Voluntary Conservation Practices

   
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Evaluating the Scientific Support of Conservation Best Management Practices for Shale Gas Extraction in the Appalachian Basin
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Reviews and evaluates 28 conservation best management practices for oil and gas development in the Appalachian Basin.

 

A Landowner’s Guide to Hydraulic Fracturing: Addressing environmental and health issues in oil and gas leases
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Resource for landowners who are considering leasing their property for shale oil and gas development. Informs of possible environmental and health impacts, issues and protective provisions that can be addressed in a lease, and approaches aimed at protecting conservation features on the property.

 

Adverse Impact Reduction Handbook
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Reducing Onshore Natural Gas and Oil Exploration and Production Impacts Using a Broad-Based Stakeholder Approach

 

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency tier 1 qualified facility SPCC plan template

This template is intended to help the owner or operator of a Tier I qualified facility develop a self-certified Spill Prevention,  Control, and Countermeasure (SPCC) Plan.

 

Spill Prevention, Control and Countermeasure Conservation Activity Plan
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The USDA-NRCS is operating a pilot program through the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) to provide assistance to eligible  producers in meeting the EPA requirements for an Oil Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure (SPCC) Plan.

 

EPA SPCC Sample Plan

An example of a farm facility and how the farmer determines he is covered by the Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasure (SPCC) rule and prepares an SPCC Plan.

 

Fire! A Fair Weather Friend
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Wild in the Woods

 

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There are 422 resources serving Shenandoah Valley Region in the following categories:
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Biologists / Ecologists
Al Bourgeois
VDGIF Biologist - Verona, VA
Dan Lovelace
VDGIF Biologist - Forest, VA
David Kocka
VDGIF Biologist - Verona, VA
Eco-Asset Solutions & Innovations LLC
William Coleman - Co-Founder & CEO - Redwood City, CA
Environmental Services, Inc.
Gary Howalt - Jacksonville, FL
Fred Frenzel
VDGIF Biologist - Edinburg, VA
Jackson Environmental Consulting Services, LLC
Jeremy L.Jackson - Ecologist, President/Owner - Richmond, KY
The Bobwhite Quail in Virginia
VDGIF - Richmond, VA
Williamsburg Environmental Group, Inc.
- Williamsburg, VA
Conservation Groups and Associations
500-Year Forest Foundation
- Charlottesville, VA
Access Fund
Jim Chase - Operations Director - Boulder, CO
Agrarian Trust
Ian McSweeney - Director - Weare, NH
AGree
- Transforming Food & Ag Policy - Washington, DC
Alice Ferguson Foundation
Emily Leedy - Director of Programs - Accokeek, MD
Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay
Liz Chudoba - Water Quality Program Manager - Annapolis, MD
American Agri-Women
- Colchester, VT
American Battlefield Trust
- Washington, DC
American Chestnut Foundation
Meghan Jordan - Director of Communications - Asheville, NC
American Forest Foundation
- Washington, DC
American Forests
Eric Sprague - Director of Forest Conservation - Washington, DC
American Friends of Canadian Land Trusts
Sandra Tassel - Program Coordinator - Bellingham, WA
American Hiking Society
- Silver Spring, MD
American Tree Farm System
Paul DeLong - Senior Vice President, ATFS & Conservation - Washington, DC
Appalachian Mountains Joint Venture
Todd Fearer - Coordinator - Blacksburg, VA
Appalachian Trail Conservancy
- Harpers Ferry, WV
Arbor Day Foundation
- Nebraska City, NE
Association of Fish & Wildlife Agencies
- Washington, DC
Atlantic Coast Joint Venture
Mitch Hartley - Coordinator - Hadley, MA
Bat Conservation International
Mike Daulton - Executive Director - Austin, TX
Be Wild, Virginia!
Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries - Richmond, VA
Biobased Maine
- Portland, ME
Burwell-Van Lennep Foundation
James Klenkar - Millwood, VA
Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society - New Brunswick Chapter
Roberta Clowater - Executive Director - Fredericton, NB
Cave Conservancy of the Virginias
Bonnie Whitlock - Manager - Glen Allen, VA
Cedar Creek Battlefield Foundation
- Middletown, VA
Center for Large Landscape Conservation
- Bozeman, MT
Chesapeake Bay Foundation
Rebecca LePrell - Virginia Executive Director - Annapolis, MD
Chesapeake Conservancy
Jenn Aiosa - Vice President & Director of Programs - Annapolis, MD
Chesapeake Conservation Landscaping Council
- Ridgely, MD
Chronic Wasting Disease Alliance
- Missoula, MT
CitSci.org
Greg Newman - Natural Resource Ecology Laboratory at Colorado State University - Fort Collins, CO
Conservation Technology Information Center (CTIC)
- West Lafayette, IN
Continental Dialogue on Non-Native Forests Insects and Diseases
- Sheffield, MA
Dogwood Alliance
- Asheville, NC
EcoResults!
- Flagstaff, AZ
Equine Land Conservation Resource
Denise O’Meara, PLA - Director of Education - Lexington, KY
Forest Landowners Association
Scott P. Jones - Chief Executive Office - Atlanta, GA
Forest Stewards Guild
Zander Evans - Executive Director - Madison, WI
Forest Stewardship Council
- Minneapolis, MN
Garden Club of Virginia
Ann Heller - Communications Coordinator - Richmond, VA
Garden for Wildlife
National Wildlife Federation - Merrifield, VA
Green Fence Conservation Trust
- Apex, NC
James River Association
Bill Street - Executive Director - Richmond, VA
Kernstown Battlefield Association
- Winchester, VA
Land Conservation and Advocacy Trust
Steve Meltzer - Founder and Executive Director - Framingham, MA
Land Trust Alliance
- Washington, DC
LandScope Virginia
Virginia DCR - Natural Heritage Program - Richmond, VA
Mississippi Wildlife Federation
- Madison , MS
MultiState Conservation Grant Program
- Washington, DC, VA
National Association of State Foresters
Amanda Cooke - Director of Communications - Washington , DC
National Audubon Society
- New York, NY
National Bobwhite Conservation Initiative
John Doty - Communications Director - Knoxville, TN
National Family Farm Coaltion
- Washington, DC
National Fish and Wildlife Foundation
Jeff Trandahl - Executive Director and CEO - Washington, DC
National Forestry Association
Keith A. Argow - President, Director at Large - Vienna, VA
National Mitigation Banking Association
- Washington, DC
National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition
Jeremy Emmi - Managing Director - Washington, DC
National Trust for Historic Preservation
- Washington, DC
National Wild Turkey Federation
- Edgefield, SC
National Wildlife Federation
- Reston, VA
NatureServe
Mary Klein - President & CEO - Arlington, VA
Partnership for Southern Forestland Conservation
- Clemson, SC
Pinchot Institute for Conservation
V. Alaric Sample - President - Washington, DC
Pollinator Partnership
- San Francisco, CA
Potomac Appalachian Trail Club
Edna Baden - Staff Director - Vienna, VA
Preservation Virginia
- Richmond, VA
Quail and Upland Wildlife Federation, Inc.
Craig A. Alderman - Executive Director - Buffalo, MO
Quality Deer Management Association
- Bogart, GA
Resource Environmental Solutions (RES)
Darrell Whitley - Chief Operating Officer - Houston, TX
Roanoke River Basin Association
- Danville, VA
Rockbridge Area Conservation Council
Barbara Walsh - Executive Director - Lexington, VA
Sand County Foundation
Kevin Kiley, Development & Communications - Madison, WI
Savory Institute
- Boulder, CO
Shenandoah Valley Battlefields Foundation
John D. Hutchinson V - AICP, Director of Conservation - New Market, VA
Shortleaf Pine Initiative
Holly Campbell - Southern Regional Extension Forestry - Athens, GA
Soil and Water Conservation Society
- Ankeny, IA
Southeast Watershed Forum
- Knoxville, TN
Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies
Curtis R Hopkins, Ph.D. - Executive Secretary - Jackson, MS
Southern Conservation Partners
Chuck Roe - President - Raleigh, NC
Southern Group of State Foresters
- Garner, NC
Sportsmen for Responsible Energy Development
Judith KohlerCO
Sustainable Forestry Initiative
Kathy Abusow - President and CEO - Washington, DC
Sustainable Forests Roundtable
Tax Credit Connection, Inc.
Ariel Steele, Owner - Longmont, CO
Terrafirma RRG LLC
Jeremy Johnston - Account Administrator, Marsh Captive Solutions - Burlington, VT
The Climate Trust
- Portland, OR
The Congressional Sportsmen's Foundation
Lindsay Thomas - Chairman - Washington, DC
The Conservation Fund
- Arlington, VA
The Fund for Wild Nature
Jeff Petersen, Esq. - Executive Director - Kelso, WA
The Garden Conservancy
- Cold Spring, NY
The Journey Through Hallowed Ground Partnership
Shuan Butcher - Director of Communications - Waterford, VA
The Land Institute
- Salina, KS
The Longleaf Alliance
- Andalusia, AL
The Trust for Public Land, D.C. / Chesapeake Office
- Washington, DC
The Virginia Speleological Survey
Rick Lambert - PresidentVA
The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation
- Portland, OR
Thunder Bay Field Naturalists
Bruce Thacker - President - Thunder Bay, ON
Trout Headwaters, Inc.
- Livingston, MT
Turtle Islands Earth Stewards
Tyhson Banighen - Tappen, BC
U.S. Farmers & Ranchers Alliance (USFRA)
- Chesterfield, MO
Upper Roanoke River Roundtable
- Roanoke, VA
Upper Thames River Conservation Authority
Ian Wilcox - General Manager/Secretary-Treasurer - London, ON
USA National Phenology Network
Jake Weltzin - Executive Director - Tucson, AZ
Valleys 2000
Bill Huether - Treasurer - Bowmanville, ON
Virginia Association For Parks
Johnny Finch - President - Bumpass, VA
Virginia Conservation Legacy Fund, Inc. ('VCLF')
Tom Clarke, CEO - Roanoke, VA
Virginia Forage and Grassland Council
- Crewe, VA
Virginia Outdoors Foundation
Jason McGarvey - Communications and Outreach Manager - Richmond, VA
Virginia’s United Land Trusts
Ellen Shepard - Richmond, VA
VIRGINIAforever
Dennis H. Treacy - Chair - Richmond, VA
Ward Burton Wildlife Foundation
- Halifax, VA
Wild Ones
Donna VanBuecken - Executive Director - Neenah, WI
Wildlands Conservation
Julie Morris - President - Venice, FL
Wildlife Foundation of Virginia
Jenny West - Executive Director - Norge, VA
WildSouth
Ben Prater - Director of Conservation - Asheville , NC
Women, Food & Agriculture Network
- Ames, IA
Federal and State Tax Incentives and Programs
Current Agricultural Use Value
- Ohio Department of Agriculture Office of Farmland Preservation - Reynoldsburg, OH
Database of State Incentives for Renewables & Efficiency
N.C. Clean Energy Technology Center - Raleigh, NC
Federal Endangered Species Tax Deduction
US Fish and Wildlife Service - Arlington, VA
Land and Historic Resource Tax Credit
Steve Seidel - Delaware Division of Revenue - Wilmington, DE
Land Preservation Tax Credit
Department of Conservation and Recreation - Land Conservation Program - Richmond, VA
Foresters
Adam Watson
TerraSource Valuation, LLC - Monroe, NC
Allen Watson
Hatchet Creek Forestry Services - Wirtz, VA
American Forest Management
- Charlotte, NC
Andy Eubank
Forestry Management Services - Winchester, VA
Ashby Brown
Woods, Water and Wildlife Inc. - Carrsville, VA
Ben Cole
Bickford Timber and Land Management - Appomattox, VA
Ben Lane
Eastern Virginia Forestry Services LLC - Zuni, VA
Bill Bond
Parkton Woodland Services - Registered Professional Forester - Myersville, MD
Bill Wray
Wray Forestry Consulting - Richmond, VA
Billy Newman
EnviroFor, LLC - Shipman, VA
Blue Ridge Forestry Consulting, Inc.
Jeremy A. Clem - Consulting Forester - Flint Hill, VA
Bob Warring, ACF
Bob Warring Forestry Services - Owner - Scottsville, VA
Brandon Martin
Directions Land Mgt. - Blackstone, VA
Brian S. Keiling
Keiling Forestry Consulting, Inc. - Christiansburg, VA
Brian W. Morse
Virginia Forestry and Wildlife Group - Certified Wildlife Biologist - Afton, VA
Bruce A. Riley
Riley Forestry - Owner, Forester - Halifax, VA
Carolyn Mulligan
American Forest Management - District Manager - Danville , VA
Charles B. Harding Jr.
Harding Forestry & Realty Company - Emporia, VA
Charles D. Kasper
Kasper Timber Company - Emporia, VA
Charles H. Turner, ACF
CHT Forestry, LLC - Owner - Branchville, VA
Charles Huppuch
- Verona, VA
Charles M. Little
Interstate Forest Product - Brodnax, VA
Charlie R. Wade, ACF
SilviaTerra - Roanoke, VA
Christoper Kappa
Phoenix Forestry Services - Charlottesville, VA
Christopher B. Reid, ACF
F & W Forestry Services, Inc. - Forester - Charlottesville, VA
Chuck Bates
Forestry & Wildlife Consulting Services - Gretna, VA
Clifton Rexrode
Appalachian Forestry Services - Waynesboro, VA
D. Brad White
Clearwater Forestry Consultants LLC - Hardy, VA
Dale Turner
Turner Forestry Services - Louisa, VA
Dan Parker
Tillinghast & Neely - Danville, WV
Dana Malone
Malone Forestry Consulting - Purcellville, VA
Daniel F. Perkins
Registered Forester NC #1439 - Chester, VA
Daniel Hammond
H & H Forest Management, Inc. - South Hill, VA
Daniel N. Hammond, ACF
H & H Forest Management, Inc. - South Hill, VA
Daniel R. Wilson
Three Rivers Forestry - Tappahannock, VA
Dave Paduda
Consulting Forester - Arlington, VA
David A. Sirna
Sirna Forestry Consulting Service - Bunker Hill, WV
David Anderton
American Forest Management - Region Manager - Richmond, VA
David C. Froggatt
Misty Woods LLC - Prince George, VA
David C. Henderson
Henderson Forestry Consultants, PA - President - Asheboro, NC
David E. Birdsall Jr.
D. E. Birdsall Forestry Inc. - Gloucester, VA
David L. Thomas
Old Dominion Forestry - Luray, VA
David R. Martin Jr.
Martin Forestry & Realty - Chase CIty, VA
David R. Sheldon
Sheldon Forestry Inc. - King & Queen, VA
David W. Sandman
- Pamplin, VA
David Warner
TimberLand Consulting - Shanks, WV
Dean T. Blount, ACF
Tyler Blount, Consulting Forestry, LLC - Consulting Forester/Realtor - Troutville, VA
Delmer Aylor
Aylor Consulting Forestry - Chase City, VA
Donald N. Parris
Timber Consultants, Inc. - Concord, VA
Donald N. Parris
Timber Consultants, Inc. - Halifax, VA
Douglas F. Brewster
Wood Brokers Company Inc. - Chester, VA
Dowdy's Forest & Land Management
Matthew E. Dowdy - Louisa, VA
Duane E. Means
Foresters Incorporated - Blacksburg, VA
Duane Means
Arrow Forestry - New Castle, VA
Edward G. Tugwell
Tugwell Consulting Forestry, P.A. - President - Asheboro, NC
Edward R. (Reed) Stanley
- Halifax, VA
Eric Blake
Singletree Forestry Services LLC - New Kent, VA
F&W Forestry Services
- Albany, GA
Firewise Communities - Virginia
Virginia Department of Forestry - Charlottesville, VA
Frank O. Brooks Jr.
Forest Resources Management Inc. - Aylett, VA
Fred Schatzki
American Forest Management - Forester - Louisa, VA
G. Richard Griffin Jr.
G. Richard Griffin Jr Consulting Forester - Kenbridge, VA
Gary Bratton
American Forest Management - Director, Appraisal Services / ARA (Accredited Rural Appraiser) - Sumter, SC
Gary R. Long, ACF
Ridgerunner Forestry, LLC - Pilot, VA
Gelbert, Fullbright & Randolph Forestry Consultants
- Raleigh, NC
George W. Peery Jr.
Peery Forestry Services - Chatham, VA
Glen Worrell, Jr., ACF
F&W Forestry Services - Regional Manager - Charlottesville, VA
Greg Hutson
Little River Timber Management, Inc. - Maryville, TN
Gregory Garrison
Timber Marketing and Management - Chesterfield, VA
Henry A. Randolph
Gelbert, Fullbright & Randolph Forestry Consultants - Partner - Raleigh, NC
Homer G. Smith Jr.
Smith Forestry & Realty Company - Drakes Branch, VA
Hunter Darden
Hunter Darden III Consulting Forester - Franklin, VA
James C. Munden
- Midlothian, VA
James D. Funk, ACF
Forest Synergy, LLC - Locust Grove, VA
James F. Wagner
- Chatham, VA
James Furnish
Forestry Consultant - Rockville, MD
James T. O'Hare
Consulting Forester - Staunton, VA
Jeffrey Bent
- Petersburg, VA
Jeffrey C. Wikle, MAI
TerraSource Valuation, LLC - Manager - Monroe, NC
Jess Crawford
South Rivers Forestry Consultants, LLC - King William, VA
Jim Vadas
Clearwater Forestry Services - West Point, VA
Joe Hedrick
Natural Bridge Forestry Consultants - Natural Bridge Station, VA
Joe Secoges
Eastern Forest Consultants LLC - Blacksburg, VA
John A.Heard
- Berryville, VA
John C. Magruder
Three Rivers Forestry - Consulting Forester - Tappahannock, VA
John C. Smith
John Smith Forestry Services - Consulting Forester - Richmond, VA
John Coleman
- Woodstock, VA
John H. (Jay) Crowder
- Boydton, VA
John H. Kight, II, ACF
Frazier Consulting Foresters, P.C. - Forester - Elizabeth City, NC
John H. Washburn
John H. Washburn Inc. - Kenbridge, VA
John Holstine
Holstine Forestry Consulting LLC - Charleston, WV
John J. West
- Consulting Forester - Bluefield, VA
John Perry
- Rocky Gap, VA
John R. (Jack) Cannon
J. R. Cannon, LLC - Emporia, VA
John R. Reid, ACF
Forest Resources Management, Inc. - Aylett, VA
John Shipley
Carolina Forestry Inc. - Manager Winston-Salem, NC Office - Winston-Salem, NC
Johnny Bickford
Bickford Timber & Land Mgt. Inc. - New Canton, VA
Johnny Robertson
- Chester, VA
Johnny Walker
Walker Enterprises - Big Stone Gap, VA
Kea Turner
Turner Forestry LLC - Carrsville, VA
Keith Brouillard
Carolina Forestry - Co-Owner - Raleigh, NC
Keith P. Newcomer
- Franklin, VA
Kevin A. Belt
Appalachian Forestry - Johnson City, TN
Kyle Parshall
American Forest Management - Forester - South Hill, VA
Larry Edwards
- Greenville, VA
Larry J. Harrup
Southern Forestry LLC - Valentines, VA
Larry Layman
Layman Forestry Services - Halifax, VA
Lee Bethea
- McKenney, VA
Leif Riddervold
Virginia Forestry and Wildlife Group - Environmental Scientist - Afton, VA
Louis Brossy
Brossy Forestry Consulting - Consulting Forester - Wytheville, VA
Lueke Timber and Realty
- Providence Forge, Va
Lyttelton Wood
Tree Works - Washington, VA
Mark D. Sims
Sims Forestry Services - Staunton, VA
Mark L. Brashears
- Consulting Forester - Romney, WV
Matthew B. Gillette, ACF
Rock Springs Forestry, Inc. - Capron, VA
McChesney 'Ches' Goodall III
Virginia Forestry and Wildlife Group - Consulting Forester - Afton, VA
Michael C. Boggs
Real Estate Appraiser/Consulting Forester - Spotsylvania, VA
Michael H. Ballinger
Gelbert, Fullbright & Randolph Forestry Consultants - Harvest Forester - Raleigh, NC
Michael Harold
Walnut Creek Forestry - Harrisonburg, VA
Michael J.Vaughan
Southern Land & Forest, Inc. - President - Weldon, NC
Michael Skinner
Confluence Forestry & Land Management Services, Inc. - President - Blacksburg, VA
Michael W. Bobb
Consulting Forester LLC - Spotsylvania, VA
Milo Crawford
Chestnut Creek Forestry - Galax, VA
Nathan P. Rutherford
South Rivers Forestry Consultants, LLC - Management Forester - Carson, VA
Nathan R. Green
N. R. Green Resource Consulting LLC - Christiansburg, VA
Neil Thorne
Thorne Resource Consulting LLC - Strasburg, VA
Oliver Dodge
- Richmond, VA
Patrick J. Cleary, ACF
Highlands Forestry, Inc. - Prestonburg, KY
Paul M. Haney, ACF
Environmental Timber Management - President - Barboursville, VA
Paul Maslen
Parkton Woodland Services - Registered Professional Forester - Upperco, MD
Peter D. Hancock
Gelbert, Fullbright & Randolph Forestry Consultants - Harvest Forester - Raleigh, NC
Peter Gayer
PDG Forestry Services LLC - Forest, VA
Phil Cooley, CF
TerraSource Valuation, LLC - Monroe, NC
Randy Kyner
C & K Forestry Services - Cumberland, Va
Richard Pace III
- Mt. Jackson, VA
Rick Malm
Domain Timber Advisors, LLC - Regional Forester, Southeast - Fernandina Beach, FL
Robert E. Smiley
Resource International - Ashland, VA
Rodney Finkbiner
Carolina Forestry - Owner - Raleigh, NC
Scott F. Oertle
Piedmont Forestry - Appomattox, VA
Scott Talmage Young
Scott Talmage Young, Consulting Forester - Pilot, VA
Sean L. Nolan
F & W Forestry Services, Inc. - Charlottesville, VA
Shortleaf Pine Initiative
Holly Campbell - Southern Regional Extension Forestry - Athens, GA
Sidney C. Sheldon
Sheldon Forestry Inc. - King & Queen Courthouse, VA
Southeast Prescribed Fire Update
North Carolina State University Extension Forestry - Raleigh, NC
Southern Forests Network
- Asheville, NC
Southern Group of State Foresters
- Garner, NC
Southern Group of State Foresters
Wib Owen - SGSF Executive Director - Garner, NC
Stephen A. Whitfield, ACF
Whitfield Forestry Consultants - Raleigh, NC
Stephen D. Mallette
Resource Management Associates - Locustville, VA
Steven Shuler
Shuler Timber Brokerage, Cruising & Appraisal - Rural Retreat, VA
SteveWagner
Summerfield Forestry Inc. - Lawrenceville, VA
Stuart Hale
The Forest Mgt. Company LLC - Abingdon, VA
Sustainable Solutions LLC
James Remuzzi - President and Founder - Shepherdstown, WV
The Longleaf Alliance
- Andalusia, AL
The Molpus Woodlands Group, LLC
- Jackson, MS
Thomas Moser
Blue Ridge Forestry Services Inc. - Floyd, VA
Thomas W. Reisinger, ACF
Reisinger & Associates, Inc. - President - Blacksburg, VA
Timberlands Unlimited, Inc.
David L. Jennette Jr - Windsor, NC
Todd Kready
Kready Consulting and Forest Land Mgt. - Bedford, VA
Tom W. Zaebst
Virginia Department of Forestry - Assistant State Forest Manager - Cumberland, VA
Virginia Department of Forestry
- Charlottesville, VA
Virginia Forestry and Wildlife Group
- Afton, VA
Virginia Forestry Association
Shannon McCabe - Deputy Executive Director - Richmond, VA
W. Allen Jones, Jr., ACF
Parker Forestry Services, Inc. - Owner - Salisbury, MD
W. Michael Lane
- Suffolk, VA
W. Michael Lewis
W. Michael Lewis & Associates - Owner - Martinsville, VA
Wally Newman
Newman Forestry Services - Dinwiddie, VA
Walnut Creek Forestry
Michael Harold - Forester/Owner - Harrisonburg, VA
Wildland Forestry & Environmental, Inc
Brandon Price - Consulting Wildlife Forester - Madison, NC
Will Warekois
Southern Forestry Services LLL - Beaverdam, VA
William E. Pownall, ACF
Forest Resources Management, Inc. - Aylett, VA
William F. Gillette, ACF
Rock Springs Forestry, Inc - President, Forester - Capron, VA
William G. Hubbard
Cooperative Extension Service - Southern Regional Extension Forester - Athens, GA
William H. Lock & Associates, Inc.
William H. Lock - Greensboro, NC
William L. Braford
Blue Chip Forestry - Forester - Natural Bridge Station, VA
William L. Whitman
B & W Timber Company Inc. - Jarratt, VA
William M. Dryman, ACF
Bernard and Dryman Consulting Forestry, Inc. - President - Timberlake, NC
Williamsburg Environmental Group, Inc.
- Williamsburg, VA
Young Forestry Consulting, LLC
Joseph Young - Glennville, PA
Land Trusts
American Battlefield Trust
- Washington , DC
American Farmland Trust
- Washington, DC
Blue Ridge Land Conservancy
David Perry - Executive Director - Roanoke, VA
Catoctin Land Trust
- Frederick, MD
Land Trust of Virginia
Ashton Cole - Director of Conservation and Stewardship - Middleburg, VA
North American Land Trust
Monica McQuail - Communications & Stewardship Assistant - Chadds Ford, PA
Northern Virginia Conservation Trust
Peggy Stevens - Executive Director - Annandale, VA
Old Dominion Land Conservancy
Henry Stribling - Executive Director - Purcellville, VA
Piedmont Environmental Council
Mike Kane - Director of Conservation - Warrenton, VA
Potomac Conservancy
Emily Warner - Senior Director of Land Conservation - Silver Spring, MD
Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation
- Missoula, MT
Sportsmen's National Land Trust
- Agawam, MA
The Nature Conservancy, Virginia Field Office
Michael Lipford - Executive Director - Charlottesville, VA
Trout Unlimited
Chris Wood - President and Chief Executive Officer - Arlington, VA
Valley Conservation Council
Scott Kelly - Associate Director for Land Protection - Staunton, VA
Virginia Outdoors Foundation
Jason McGarvey - Communications and Outreach Manager - Richmond, VA
Natural Resource Law Attorneys
Blair Schilling
Fishman Haygood, LLP - Attorney - New Orleans, LA
Bobby Lamb
Robert Lamb PLLC - Washington, DC
Bradley Raffle
Conservation Capital - CEO - Eugene, OR
Brian T. Chase
Spotts Fain - Director - Richmond, VA
Brooks M. Smith
Troutman Sanders - Partner - Richmond, VA
C. Timothy Lindstrom
Conservation Easement Lawyer - Washington , VA
Christine D. Mehfoud
Spotts Fain - Director - Richmond, VA
Conservation Partners, LLC
- Lexington, VA
David S. Lionberger
Hirschler Fleischer - Richmond, VA
Davies & Davies
- Lynchburg, VA
Deborah Kelley Fourness
Spotts Fain - Director - Richmond, VA
Endangered Species Law and Policy Group
Nossaman LLP - Los Angeles, CA
Henry R. 'Speaker' Pollard, V
Partner - Williams Mullen - Richmond, VA
James M. Ash
Husch Blackwell LLP - Kansas City, MO
James P. Moorhead
Moorhead Law Group, LLC - Founder and Principal - Chicago, IL
John H. Foote
Walsh Colucci Lubeley & Walsh, PC - Prince William, VA
John W. Anderson
Spotts Fain - Head of Real Estate Transactional Group - Richmond, VA
Larry Mann
Mann, Vita & Elrod, PLLC - Lexington, VA
Lee Stephens Law, PLC
- Irvington, VA
Lenhart Pettit
- Harrisonburg , VA
M. Reed Hopper
Pacific Legal Foundation - Principal Attorney, National Litigation Center - Sacramento, CA
Meade A. Spotts
Spotts Fain - Director, Shareholder - Richmond, VA
Michael James Rothermel
Spotts Fain - Director, Shareholder - Richmond, VA
Reed W. Neuman
Nossaman LLP - Partner - Washington, DC
Stephen J. Small, Esq.
Law Office of Stephen J. Small, Esq., P.C. - Cambridge, MA
Thomas J. (TJ) Mascia
Troutman Sanders - Associate - Richmond, VA
Warren L. Tisdale
Willcox Savage - Norfolk, VA
Riparian and Wetlands Specialists
Brian W. Morse
Virginia Forestry and Wildlife Group - Certified Wildlife Biologist - Afton, VA
Chesapeake Wildlife Heritage
Austin Jamison - Blue Ridge Coordinator - Charlottesville, VA
Environmental Services, Inc.
Gary Howalt - Jacksonville, FL
Evergreen Environmental, LLC
Mark Renna - President - Wayne, NJ
Field Sport Concepts, LTD
- Charlottesville, VA
Jackson Environmental Consulting Services, LLC
Jeremy L.Jackson - Ecologist, President/Owner - Richmond, KY
Leif Riddervold
Virginia Forestry and Wildlife Group - Environmental Scientist - Afton, VA
Marstel-Day, LLC
- Fredericksburg, VA
McChesney 'Ches' Goodall III
Virginia Forestry and Wildlife Group - Consulting Forester - Afton, VA
Sustainable Solutions LLC
James Remuzzi - President and Founder - Shepherdstown, WV
Williamsburg Environmental Group, Inc.
- Williamsburg, VA
State Funding / Technical Resources
AgrAbility Virginia
Kirk Ballin - Salem, VA
Agricultural Best Management Practices Loan Program
Walter A. Gills - Program Manager - Richmond, VA
Atlantic Coastal Fish Habitat Partnership
- Arlington, VA
Conservation Easement program
Alison Teetor - Natural Resources Planner - Berryville, VA
Conservation Marketing Warehouse
Gary Waugh - DCR Public Relations Manager - Richmond, VA
Eastern Brook Trout Joint Venture
Stephen G. Perry - Coordinator - Sanbornton, NH
Firewise Communities - Virginia
Virginia Department of Forestry - Charlottesville, VA
GoodFires
Southern Group of State Foresters - Garner, NC
Mississippi Interstate Cooperative Resource Association
- Marion, IL
National Bobwhite Conservation Initiative
John Doty - Communications Director - Knoxville, TN
Project WILD - Virginia
Suzie Gilley - Project WILD Coordinator - Richmond, VA
Purchase of Development Rights Programs
Andy Sorrell - Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services - Richmond, VA
Rockbridge Easement Agreement Program
Chris Slaydon - Assistant Director - Lexington, VA
Southeast Prescribed Fire Update
North Carolina State University Extension Forestry - Raleigh, NC
The Bobwhite Quail in Virginia
VDGIF - Richmond, VA
The Chesapeake Bay Program
Nicholas DiPasquale, Director - U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - Annapolis, MD
Tom W. Zaebst
Virginia Department of Forestry - Assistant State Forest Manager - Cumberland, VA
Virginia Agricultural BMP Cost Share (VACS) Program
Department of Conservation and Recreation - Soil and Water - Richmond, VA
Virginia Agricultural BMP Tax Credit Program
Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation - Soil and Water - Richmond, VA
Virginia Beginning Farmer and Rancher Coalition Program
Kim Niewolny - Program Director and Extension Specialist - Blacksburg, VA
Virginia Clean Water Revolving Loan Fund
Walter Gills - Program Manager - Richmond, VA
Virginia Conservation Assistance Program (VCAP)
Kevin McLean - VCAP Coordinator - Mechanicsville, VA
Virginia Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program
Gary Moore - Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation - Richmond, VA
Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation
Clyde Cristman - Director - Richmond, VA
Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries
Robert 'Bob' W. Duncan - Executive Director - Richmond, VA
Virginia Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy
- Richmond, VA
Virginia Forest Landowner Education Program
Jennifer Gagnon - Virginia Cooperative Extension - Blacksburg, VA
Virginia Land Conservation Foundation
Sarah Richardson - Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation - Richmond, VA
Virginia Open-Space Lands Preservation Trust Fund
Brett Glymph - Director, Virginia Outdoors Foundation - Warrenton, VA
Virginia Recreational Trails Fund
Synthia Waymack - Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation - Richmond, VA
Virginia Wildfire and Forest Protection
Virginia Department of Forestry - Fred Turck - Charlottesville, VA
Whitewater to Bluewater Project
Lisa Havel - Atlantic Coastal Fish Habitat Partnership Coordinator - Arlington, VA
Woodland Steward Series
Cradle of Forestry Interpretive Association, Extension Forestry-NC Cooperative Extension, NC Forest Service, US Forest Service - Raleigh, NC
Wildlife / Habitat Specialists
500-Year Forest Foundation
- Charlottesville, VA
Appalachian Mountains Joint Venture
Todd Fearer - Coordinator - Blacksburg, VA
Atlantic Coast Joint Venture
Mitch Hartley - Coordinator - Hadley, MA
Blue Ridge Forestry Consulting, Inc.
Jeremy A. Clem - Consulting Forester - Flint Hill, VA
Brian W. Morse
Virginia Forestry and Wildlife Group - Certified Wildlife Biologist - Afton, VA
Bruce A. Riley
Riley Forestry - Owner, Forester - Halifax, VA
Chesapeake Wildlife Heritage
Austin Jamison - Blue Ridge Coordinator - Charlottesville, VA
Daniel Hammond
H & H Forest Management, Inc. - South Hill, VA
Dowdy's Forest & Land Management
Matthew E. Dowdy - Louisa, VA
Duane E. Means
Foresters Incorporated - Blacksburg, VA
Environmental Services, Inc.
Gary Howalt - Jacksonville, FL
Gary R. Long, ACF
Ridgerunner Forestry, LLC - Pilot, VA
Gelbert, Fullbright & Randolph Forestry Consultants
- Raleigh, NC
Hilliard Estate and Land Management
Carter Hilliard - Principal - Charlottesville, VA
Jackson Environmental Consulting Services, LLC
Jeremy L.Jackson - Ecologist, President/Owner - Richmond, KY
John C. Smith
John Smith Forestry Services - Consulting Forester - Richmond, VA
Leif Riddervold
Virginia Forestry and Wildlife Group - Environmental Scientist - Afton, VA
McChesney 'Ches' Goodall III
Virginia Forestry and Wildlife Group - Consulting Forester - Afton, VA
Michael Skinner
Confluence Forestry & Land Management Services, Inc. - President - Blacksburg, VA
Paul Maslen
Parkton Woodland Services - Registered Professional Forester - Upperco, MD
Sustainable Solutions LLC
James Remuzzi - President and Founder - Shepherdstown, WV
Thomas W. Reisinger, ACF
Reisinger & Associates, Inc. - President - Blacksburg, VA
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service - Virginia Field Office
- Gloucester, VA
Wildland Forestry & Environmental, Inc
Brandon Price - Consulting Wildlife Forester - Madison, NC
Woodland Vegetation Management
Daniel Reynolds - Farmville, NC
 

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WVU Art Exhibit Celebrates Water and the Women Who Protect It - West Virginia Public Broadcasting
3/25/2019 4:30:06 PM
WVU Art Exhibit Celebrates Water and the Women Who Protect It    West Virginia Public Broadcasting A collaborative art exhibit at West Virginia University focuses on one of the state's most abundant resources -- water. It also celebrates the many women who ...
DuPont High alumnus inducted into West Virginia Coal Hall of Fame - Charleston Gazette-Mail
3/25/2019 7:30:00 AM
DuPont High alumnus inducted into West Virginia Coal Hall of Fame    Charleston Gazette-Mail For his more than 50 years of *service* in -- and to -- West Virginia's coal industry, James Corsaro of Hurricane was inducted into the West Virginia Coal Hall of.
Study Shows Many Virginia Communities Suffer from Poor Air Quality - WVTF
3/22/2019 4:43:37 PM
Study Shows Many Virginia Communities Suffer from Poor Air Quality    WVTF Virginia's air quality has been a topic of debate in recent years, as environmentalists have clashed with business interests. Meanwhile, the quality of.
West Virginia: A Tale of Two Energy Industries - Pennsylvania Business Central
3/22/2019 2:19:14 PM
West Virginia: A Tale of Two Energy Industries    Pennsylvania Business Central In McDowell County, miners are still mining coal 5,000 feet below the surface in the Pay Car Mine in Kimball, West Virginia. It's a dirty and dangerous job, ...
Virginia coal mining jobs increased in 2018 - WJHL-TV News Channel 11
3/21/2019 7:43:00 PM
Virginia coal mining jobs increased in 2018    WJHL-TV News Channel 11 Coal mining jobs in Virginia increased in 2018 for the first time in five years.
Early registration set for annual Coal River float trip - West Virginia Explorer
3/20/2019 12:47:00 PM
Early registration set for annual Coal River float trip    West Virginia Explorer Organizers of one of the most popular river floats in the U.S. are opening registration early for paddlers who wish to participate in the June 15 event on the lower ...
Congress' Inaction Endangers Black Lung Fund - West Virginia Public Broadcasting
3/20/2019 10:05:07 AM
Congress' Inaction Endangers Black Lung Fund    West Virginia Public Broadcasting Former coal miner John Robinson's bills for black lung treatments run $4000 a month, but the federal fund he depends on to help cover them is being.
Area could see traction from cross promotion with other Southwest Virginia counties - Franklin News Post
3/20/2019 12:15:00 AM
Area could see traction from cross promotion with other Southwest Virginia counties    Franklin News Post The tobacco, coal mining and manufacturing industries have declined, leaving some area communities struggling.
A Movement to Transform Coal Miners Into Beekeepers Is Great News for the Planet - NationSwell
3/19/2019 3:33:17 PM
A Movement to Transform Coal Miners Into Beekeepers Is Great News for the Planet    NationSwell As coal mines shutter across West Virginia, a nonprofit is helping unemployed miners and low-income residents make money by raising bees and selling their ...
West Virginia awarded $35 million in mine reclamation grants - WVVA TV
3/19/2019 12:07:26 PM
West Virginia awarded $35 million in mine reclamation grants    WVVA TV The U.S. Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement has awarded $35754311 to West Virginia to help clean up environmental hazards created by ...
The richest and poorest states in the US are actually next-door neighbors - USA TODAY
3/19/2019 6:00:00 AM
The richest and poorest states in the US are actually next-door neighbors    USA TODAY The northeastern corner of the poorest state, West Virginia, borders the northwestern corner of the richest state, Maryland.
From Dollywood to the Magic City: Appalachia's Alternative Enterprises - West Virginia Public Broadcasting
3/15/2019 3:31:22 PM
From Dollywood to the Magic City: Appalachia's Alternative Enterprises    West Virginia Public Broadcasting This week on Inside Appalachia, we take off-the-beaten-path tour of some of the region's alternative cultures and economies. We'll visit a factory where.
Labor union shares concerns about 'outrageous' West Virginia mining bill - Safety+Health magazine
3/15/2019 12:00:00 AM
Labor union shares concerns about 'outrageous' West Virginia mining bill    Safety+Health magazine Triangle, VA — United Mine Workers of America President Cecil E. Roberts recently called proposed legislation that would reduce the scope of mine safety ...
The Real Elitists Who Look Down on Trump Voters - Washington Monthly
3/14/2019 3:00:00 AM
The Real Elitists Who Look Down on Trump Voters    Washington Monthly West Virginia's Charleston Gazette has a daily feature titled “Boil Water Advisories” that updates residents on where such advisories have been issued. That is ...
West Virginia coal miner killed in fall - World Socialist Web Site
3/14/2019 12:55:56 AM
West Virginia coal miner killed in fall    World Socialist Web Site Just before 2 p.m. on March 7, a coal miner died of head injuries after falling from a highwall at a Greenbrier County, West Virginia, surface mine. The miner ...
Southwest Virginia awarded grants for innovative coal mine reclamation projects - Appalachian Voices
3/11/2019 3:00:00 AM
Southwest Virginia awarded grants for innovative coal mine reclamation projects    Appalachian Voices Norton, Va. — Ten community revitalization projects that will reclaim old coal mining sites in Southwest Virginia will receive $10 million in grant money ...
Miner dies in coal mining accident in Greenbrier County, W.Va. - WTAP-TV
3/8/2019 3:00:00 AM
Miner dies in coal mining accident in Greenbrier County, W.Va.    WTAP-TV It is the first coal mining fatality in West Virginia this year and the third nationwide.
Federal funds to help turn Virginia coal mine into solar farm - Energy News Network
3/8/2019 3:00:00 AM
Federal funds to help turn Virginia coal mine into solar farm    Energy News Network The proposed project is set to provide up to 3.5 megawatts of renewable power to data centers in Wise County.
Dominion disputes critical coal ash report - Coalfield.com
3/8/2019 3:00:00 AM
Dominion disputes critical coal ash report    Coalfield.com Dominion Energy says its Virginia City Hybrid Energy Center is incorrectly listed in a new report about coal ash groundwater contamination at disposal sites ...
The struggle for coal miners’ health care and pension benefits continues - San Francisco Chronicle
3/5/2019 3:00:00 AM
The struggle for coal miners’ health care and pension benefits continues    San Francisco Chronicle The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Simon F. Haeder, West Virginia University ...
Not just mining anymore Industries - Virginia Business Magazine
3/1/2019 3:00:00 AM
Not just mining anymore Industries    Virginia Business Magazine The year 2018 was a big one for the Virginia Coalfield Economic Development Authority. “It really was, I guess, in a variety of ways,” says Executive Director ...
Student Reporters in West Virginia Find Atlantic Coast Pipeline Offers Only Two Dozen Permanent Jobs - DeSmog
3/1/2019 3:00:00 AM
Student Reporters in West Virginia Find Atlantic Coast Pipeline Offers Only Two Dozen Permanent Jobs    DeSmog It's hard for anyone to miss a “help wanted” sign like this: “13000 Union Workers Needed for Atlantic Coast Pipeline Project.” That's how the website Oilfield Job ...
Brushing off concerns, WV House passes coal tax cut - Charleston Gazette-Mail
2/27/2019 3:00:00 AM
Brushing off concerns, WV House passes coal tax cut    Charleston Gazette-Mail A two-year rollback of West Virginia's severance tax on steam coal from 5 percent to 3 percent passed the House of Delegates by an overwhelming 88-11 ...
Why West Virginians in coal country are turning to beekeeping - The Washington Post
2/26/2019 3:00:00 AM
Why West Virginians in coal country are turning to beekeeping    The Washington Post It brings in extra income for people who need it, and it also pollinates scarred landscapes.
Morgan Griffith's claim U.S. has cut greenhouse emissions is tenuous - PolitiFact
2/26/2019 3:00:00 AM
Morgan Griffith's claim U.S. has cut greenhouse emissions is tenuous    PolitiFact Republican Rep. Morgan Griffith, who represents the 9th Congressional District in Southwest Virginia suffering from the decline of coal mining, recently derided ...
West Virginia must take action on unplugged gas, oil wells - WV News
2/25/2019 3:00:00 AM
West Virginia must take action on unplugged gas, oil wells    WV News Much as they had to address the residual effect of coal mining on the Mountain State's environment, lawmakers must be willing to find solutions for the more than ...
Arch Coal Plans to Open W.Va. Mine, Add Nearly 600 Jobs - West Virginia Public Broadcasting
2/15/2019 3:00:00 AM
Arch Coal Plans to Open W.Va. Mine, Add Nearly 600 Jobs    West Virginia Public Broadcasting Arch Coal Inc. says it plans to open a longwall mine in northcentral West Virginia and employ nearly 600 employees when it's fully operational.
Unemployed Coal Miners Receive Training in Beekeeping - Citizen Truth
2/5/2019 3:00:00 AM
Unemployed Coal Miners Receive Training in Beekeeping    Citizen Truth Displaced coal miners in West Virginia are being taught beekeeping for free by the Appalachian Beekeeping Collective in order to earn exta cash.
Coal Comeback? Coal At New Low After Two Years Under Trump - West Virginia Public Broadcasting
2/4/2019 3:00:00 AM
Coal Comeback? Coal At New Low After Two Years Under Trump    West Virginia Public Broadcasting It's been two years since President Donald Trump took office and began rolling back environmental regulations on the coal industry. At a November rally in ...
Displaced coal miners in West Virginia turn to beekeeping for extra income | TheHill - The Hill
1/29/2019 3:00:00 AM
Displaced coal miners in West Virginia turn to beekeeping for extra income | TheHill    The Hill Workers displaced by the decline of coal-mining communities in West Virginia are now earning extra cash from an environmental restoration project that trains ...
Out-Of-Work Appalachian Coal Miners Train As Beekeepers To Earn Extra Cash - NPR
1/28/2019 3:00:00 AM
Out-Of-Work Appalachian Coal Miners Train As Beekeepers To Earn Extra Cash    NPR In West Virginia, mining jobs have been declining for years, and there have been few other options to make a living. The Appalachian Beekeeping Collective is ...
'After Coal' Book Examines the Communities Left Behind When Mines Shut Down - Pittsburgh Current
1/22/2019 3:00:00 AM
'After Coal' Book Examines the Communities Left Behind When Mines Shut Down    Pittsburgh Current In the coal fields of West Virginia and Kentucky and patches just south of Pittsburgh, miners have done some of the dirtiest, most dangerous and demanding ...
Drivers on Interstate 70 in for Months of Delays Due to Longwall Mining Near West Virginia/Pennsylvania Line - Wheeling Intelligencer
1/9/2019 3:00:00 AM
Drivers on Interstate 70 in for Months of Delays Due to Longwall Mining Near West Virginia/Pennsylvania Line    Wheeling Intelligencer WHEELING — Expect to see lots of orange, fluorescent green and slow-moving traffic on Interstate 70 at the West Virginia/Pennsylvania state line over the next.
Coal Mining Deaths Spiked in Late 2018 - West Virginia Public Broadcasting
1/7/2019 3:00:00 AM
Coal Mining Deaths Spiked in Late 2018    West Virginia Public Broadcasting On this West Virginia Morning, three workplace deaths in late December 2018 provided a grim end of the year for the coal mining industry. As the Ohio.
Virginia officials expected to announce winners of coal mine reuse funding - Energy News Network
1/4/2019 3:00:00 AM
Virginia officials expected to announce winners of coal mine reuse funding    Energy News Network Among the proposals: a project that would transform a former coal mine into a 3.5-megawatt solar farm.
3 Miners Dead In 11 Days: Grim December Caps Year In Coal Mine Safety - West Virginia Public Broadcasting
1/3/2019 3:00:00 AM
3 Miners Dead In 11 Days: Grim December Caps Year In Coal Mine Safety    West Virginia Public Broadcasting Just a few months ago, the U.S. coal mining industry was on track for its safest year in history. But in an eleven-day span in late December, three miners died ...
Donald Trump Said He Saved West Virginia, But the State’s Population Has Declined for the Sixth Year in a Row - Newsweek
12/26/2018 3:00:00 AM
Donald Trump Said He Saved West Virginia, But the State’s Population Has Declined for the Sixth Year in a Row    Newsweek According to the latest U.S. Census Bureau estimates, West Virginia lost about 0.5 percent of its population between July 2017 and July 2018. The United States ...
"Mine 9" thriller filmed in Appalachia, depicts dangers of coal mining - WCYB
12/19/2018 3:00:00 AM
"Mine 9" thriller filmed in Appalachia, depicts dangers of coal mining    WCYB The movie "Mine 9" was partially filmed in Buchanan County, Virginia at theCalico coal mine. The storyline follows nine miners who get trapped miles below the ...
An Epidemic Is Killing Thousands Of Coal Miners. Regulators Could Have Stopped It - West Virginia Public Broadcasting
12/18/2018 3:00:00 AM
An Epidemic Is Killing Thousands Of Coal Miners. Regulators Could Have Stopped It    West Virginia Public Broadcasting Greg Kelly's grandson, Caden, scampers to the tree-shaded creek behind his grandfather's house to catch crawdads, as Kelly shuffles along, trying.
3 People Are Rescued After Days in Abandoned Coal Mine in West Virginia - The New York Times
12/12/2018 3:00:00 AM
3 People Are Rescued After Days in Abandoned Coal Mine in West Virginia    The New York Times After spending days trapped in an abandoned coal mine in West Virginia, three people were found and rescued on Wednesday evening, the authorities said.
Search continues to locate three people missing in West Virginia coal mine - USA TODAY
12/12/2018 3:00:00 AM
Search continues to locate three people missing in West Virginia coal mine    USA TODAY West Virginia officials are continuing to search for three people reported missing in a coal mine in Clear Creek.
Interview: The Scourge of Mountain Top Mining in West Virginia - Human Rights Watch
12/10/2018 3:00:00 AM
Interview: The Scourge of Mountain Top Mining in West Virginia    Human Rights Watch Over the past 30 or 40 years in the Appalachia region of the US, there's been a rise in mountain top removal, where mining companies blast the tops off ...
Mine Workers Sue Federal Regulators Over Controversial Mine Safety Decision - West Virginia Public Broadcasting
12/5/2018 3:00:00 AM
Mine Workers Sue Federal Regulators Over Controversial Mine Safety Decision    West Virginia Public Broadcasting The United Mine Workers of America is suing the federal Mine Safety and Health Administration, or MSHA, after the agency reduced its heightened oversight.
Farmington No. 9: The West Virginia Disaster that Changed Coal Mining Forever - West Virginia Public Broadcasting
11/20/2018 3:00:00 AM
Farmington No. 9: The West Virginia Disaster that Changed Coal Mining Forever    West Virginia Public Broadcasting In 1969, the world's attention turned upward to the Moon, as Neil Armstrong took humankind's first momentous step off Earth onto another world. But that.
Enviro Lawsuit Aims To Stop Operations at Raleigh County Surface Mine - West Virginia Public Broadcasting
11/20/2018 3:00:00 AM
Enviro Lawsuit Aims To Stop Operations at Raleigh County Surface Mine    West Virginia Public Broadcasting A coalition of environmental groups are suing to stop a mountaintop removal coal mining operation in Raleigh County. In the lawsuit filed Friday, Coal River ...
In West Virginia Senate race, coal mining takes center stage - Fox News
11/5/2018 3:00:00 AM
In West Virginia Senate race, coal mining takes center stage    Fox News Everyone in West Virginia has an opinion on Joe Manchin — some more than one. Manchin backs the coal industry and limited regulation while skirting the ...
Coal mining blasts the wonderful out of West Virginia - The Picket
10/29/2018 3:00:00 AM
Coal mining blasts the wonderful out of West Virginia    The Picket 'Wild and wonderful', West Virginia. A state well known for two things: The vast and beautiful mountainous landscapes, and the contentious coal mining.
Nearly 300 coal mining jobs open in Southwest Virginia, Kentucky - virginiafirst.com
10/26/2018 3:00:00 AM
Nearly 300 coal mining jobs open in Southwest Virginia, Kentucky    virginiafirst.com WVNS - A release issued by Bluestone Resources on Thursday, Oct. 25, 2018 announced the company is now hiring. They are looking for 290 additional ...
Company adding 290 coal-mining jobs in VA, KY, and WV - WJHL-TV News Channel 11
10/26/2018 3:00:00 AM
Company adding 290 coal-mining jobs in VA, KY, and WV    WJHL-TV News Channel 11 Bluestone Resources says it is hiring 290 more workers for its coal-mining operations in West Virginia, Kentucky and Virginia.
Injury Rates Jump at Coal Giant Murray's West Virginia Mines - Insurance Journal
10/26/2018 3:00:00 AM
Injury Rates Jump at Coal Giant Murray's West Virginia Mines    Insurance Journal Injury rates have more than doubled at five West Virginia coal mines acquired by Murray Energy Corp. in 2013, according to a Reuters review of federal.
Company Adding 290 Coal-Mining Jobs in Three States - West Virginia Public Broadcasting
10/26/2018 3:00:00 AM
Company Adding 290 Coal-Mining Jobs in Three States    West Virginia Public Broadcasting Bluestone Resources says it is hiring 290 more workers for its coal-mining operations in West Virginia, Kentucky and Virginia.
Worker Killed in Machine Accident at West Virginia Coal Mine - U.S. News & World Report
10/17/2018 3:00:00 AM
Worker Killed in Machine Accident at West Virginia Coal Mine    U.S. News & World Report CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia regulators say a coal mine employee has died in a machinery accident.
Top Mine Regulator Addresses Concerns About Dust And Deaths In Coal - West Virginia Public Broadcasting
9/24/2018 3:00:00 AM
Top Mine Regulator Addresses Concerns About Dust And Deaths In Coal    West Virginia Public Broadcasting As President Trump attempts to revive the struggling coal industry, the administration's top regulator for mine safety used a recent lecture at West.
From Coal to Music: Appalachia's Connection to the United Kingdom - West Virginia Public Broadcasting
9/21/2018 3:00:00 AM
From Coal to Music: Appalachia's Connection to the United Kingdom    West Virginia Public Broadcasting Coal miners and their families in Appalachia take great pride in their work and the fellowship that surrounds coal mining. As Jeremy Brock, one former.
Making West Virginia Great Again: The Labor Movement Has Answers For The Coal-Centric State - Forbes
9/2/2018 3:00:00 AM
Making West Virginia Great Again: The Labor Movement Has Answers For The Coal-Centric State    Forbes Donald Trump has appealed to the labor movement by telling it that he will help keep their jobs — a message he has delivered to coal country. But the labor ...
Study Shows Area the Size of Delaware Affected by Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining - West Virginia Public Broadcasting
7/30/2018 3:00:00 AM
Study Shows Area the Size of Delaware Affected by Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining    West Virginia Public Broadcasting An area roughly the size of Delaware has been mined for coal in Appalachia using mountaintop removal, according to a new study published in the journal.
Revolt in West Virginia's Coal Country - RollingStone.com
4/30/2018 3:00:00 AM
Revolt in West Virginia's Coal Country    RollingStone.com On a sunny January afternoon, Paula Jean Swearengin, a 43-year-old accounting clerk and single mother of four from Coal City, West Virginia, steers a red ...
Mineral Rights and Surface Use News Items
Currents - Energy Industry Insights - March 2019 #2 | Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC - JD Supra
3/16/2019 5:09:08 PM
Currents - Energy Industry Insights - March 2019 #2 | Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC    JD Supra West Virginia Supreme Court Hears Oral Arguments in EQT Doddridge County Trespassing Case - "The state Supreme Court will decide if a lower court judge ...
Supreme Court hears oral arguments in EQT Doddridge County trespassing case - WV MetroNews - West Virginia MetroNews
3/12/2019 3:00:00 AM
Supreme Court hears oral arguments in EQT Doddridge County trespassing case - WV MetroNews    West Virginia MetroNews CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The state Supreme Court will decide if a lower court judge got it right when he ruled natural gas production company EQT trespassed ...
10 Southwest Virginia economic development projects to receive pilot grants - Augusta Free Press
3/7/2019 3:00:00 AM
10 Southwest Virginia economic development projects to receive pilot grants    Augusta Free Press Gov. Ralph Northam and Congressman Morgan Griffith announced 10 economic development projects selected for grant approval.
Local projects recommended for big dollars - Coalfield.com
3/7/2019 3:00:00 AM
Local projects recommended for big dollars    Coalfield.com The Virginia Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy has recommended 10 coalfield-region projects for millions of dollars in federal abandoned mine land ...
Aston Bay Announces Exploration Agreement for Gold Exploration Property in Virginia, USA - Junior Mining Network
3/4/2019 3:00:00 AM
Aston Bay Announces Exploration Agreement for Gold Exploration Property in Virginia, USA    Junior Mining Network TORONTO, ON / ACCESSWIRE / March 4, 2019 / Aston Bay Holdings Ltd. (TSX-V: BAY; OTCQB: ATBHF) ("Aston Bay" or the "Company"), through its wholly ...
Senate Energy Committee approve bills raising money to cap wells - WV MetroNews - West Virginia MetroNews
2/28/2019 3:00:00 AM
Senate Energy Committee approve bills raising money to cap wells - WV MetroNews    West Virginia MetroNews CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The Senate Energy Committee made quick work Thursday of approving two House bills to raise money to cap orphan oil and gas wells ...
House passes long list of bills, readies for Wednesday's crossover day - WV MetroNews - West Virginia MetroNews
2/26/2019 3:00:00 AM
House passes long list of bills, readies for Wednesday's crossover day - WV MetroNews    West Virginia MetroNews CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The House of Delegates settled in for a long floor session Tuesday morning, aiming to crank out bills a day before Crossover Day: ...
EQT Agrees to $53 Million Settlement for Improper Gas Royalty Payments - West Virginia Public Broadcasting
2/13/2019 3:00:00 AM
EQT Agrees to $53 Million Settlement for Improper Gas Royalty Payments    West Virginia Public Broadcasting Natural gas driller EQT Corporation has agreed to settle a class action lawsuit brought by thousands of West Virginia gas owners. In the preliminary.
Royalty owners group hopes to improve bill moving through House - WV MetroNews - West Virginia MetroNews
2/9/2019 3:00:00 AM
Royalty owners group hopes to improve bill moving through House - WV MetroNews    West Virginia MetroNews CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A group representing royalty owners says it's not pleased with how a bill ended up coming out of a House of Delegates committee this ...
House approves bill on capping orphan gas wells - WV MetroNews - West Virginia MetroNews
2/6/2019 3:00:00 AM
House approves bill on capping orphan gas wells - WV MetroNews    West Virginia MetroNews CHARLESTON, W.Va. – One of the bills aimed at raising money to cap orphan oil and gas wells cleared the House of Delegates Wednesday and heads to the ...
Bill To Plug Oil, Gas Wells Could Hurt Counties - Wheeling Intelligencer
2/1/2019 3:00:00 AM
Bill To Plug Oil, Gas Wells Could Hurt Counties    Wheeling Intelligencer CHARLESTON — A new bill could help plug abandoned oil and natural gas wells that dot West Virginia's countryside, but it could hurt the budgets of small cou.
Senate Judiciary Committee passes intermediate court bill - WV MetroNews - West Virginia MetroNews
1/28/2019 3:00:00 AM
Senate Judiciary Committee passes intermediate court bill - WV MetroNews    West Virginia MetroNews CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The Senate Judiciary on Monday approved SB 266, the intermediate appeals court bill, and sent it on to Finance. The committee was ...
Abandoned gas wells are target of W.Va. 'Orphan Well Prevention Act' - WV MetroNews - West Virginia MetroNews
1/18/2019 3:00:00 AM
Abandoned gas wells are target of W.Va. 'Orphan Well Prevention Act' - WV MetroNews    West Virginia MetroNews CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A lawyer for people who have gas drilling operations on their property is pushing for an “Orphan Well Prevention Act.” David McMahon ...
Interview: The Scourge of Mountain Top Mining in West Virginia - Human Rights Watch
12/10/2018 3:00:00 AM
Interview: The Scourge of Mountain Top Mining in West Virginia    Human Rights Watch Over the past 30 or 40 years in the Appalachia region of the US, there's been a rise in mountain top removal, where mining companies blast the tops off ...
Sale of older gas wells concerns surface owners lawyer - WV MetroNews - West Virginia MetroNews
11/20/2018 3:00:00 AM
Sale of older gas wells concerns surface owners lawyer - WV MetroNews    West Virginia MetroNews CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A lawyer representing surface owners is drawing attention to the issue of gas wells that are transferred to new ownership as they near ...
Century-Old West Virginia Leases Yield Paltry Gas Royalties. A Suit Could Cut Others’ Payouts to a Trickle, Too. - ProPublica
11/14/2018 3:00:00 AM
Century-Old West Virginia Leases Yield Paltry Gas Royalties. A Suit Could Cut Others’ Payouts to a Trickle, Too.    ProPublica Energy giant EQT is challenging a 36-year-old law that gives residents a bigger share of natural gas profits at a time when the industry is flourishing.
West Virginia’s Natural Gas Industry Keeps Pushing to Whittle Away Payments to Residents - ProPublica
11/13/2018 3:00:00 AM
West Virginia’s Natural Gas Industry Keeps Pushing to Whittle Away Payments to Residents    ProPublica Companies are deducting “post-production” costs or creating shell companies to reduce royalty payments. The firms say they have done nothing wrong.
Two Small Earthquakes Shake Virginia - Patch.com
11/12/2018 3:00:00 AM
Two Small Earthquakes Shake Virginia    Patch.com Another Goochland Earthquake Felt: USGS - Across Virginia, VA - Two minor earthquakes centered in Goochland, Virginia, were recorded Nov. 9 by the U.S. ...
A Virginia Farmer Fights to Harvest His Uranium - Bloomberg
10/31/2018 3:00:00 AM
A Virginia Farmer Fights to Harvest His Uranium    Bloomberg A U.S. Supreme Court challenge to the state's mining ban divides the town of Chatham, as an environmental group warns of the potential “disaster” for air and ...
Second Major Coal Company Declares Bankruptcy During Trump Presidency - West Virginia Public Broadcasting
10/11/2018 3:00:00 AM
Second Major Coal Company Declares Bankruptcy During Trump Presidency    West Virginia Public Broadcasting Westmoreland Coal Company, one of the oldest mining companies in the country, became the second major coal bankruptcy of the Trump presidency Tuesday ...
Oil and gas industry energizing W.Va. economy - WV News
9/24/2018 3:00:00 AM
Oil and gas industry energizing W.Va. economy    WV News CHARLESTON — Oil and gas production is one of West Virginia's fastest-growing and most successful industries, easily outpacing other sectors of the economy.
Oil and natural gas industry energizing W.Va. economy - WV News
9/23/2018 3:00:00 AM
Oil and natural gas industry energizing W.Va. economy    WV News CHARLESTON — Oil and gas production is one of West Virginia's fastest-growing and most successful industries, easily outpacing other sectors of the economy.
Orphan Wells: States Wrestle With Soaring Costs For Oil & Gas Industry Mess - West Virginia Public Broadcasting
9/10/2018 3:00:00 AM
Orphan Wells: States Wrestle With Soaring Costs For Oil & Gas Industry Mess    West Virginia Public Broadcasting William Suan is no stranger to the problems abandoned oil and gas wells can cause. “It's just an eyesore,” he said, standing inside a barn on his cattle.
How One Judge in West Virginia Gave Natural Gas a Big Victory and Shortchanged Residents - Pacific Standard
9/5/2018 3:00:00 AM
How One Judge in West Virginia Gave Natural Gas a Big Victory and Shortchanged Residents    Pacific Standard Justice Beth Walker voted to re-open an already decided case around the time her husband owned stock in a variety of energy companies. And that's not even ...
How One W.Va. Supreme Court Justice Gave Natural Gas a Big Victory and Shortchanged Residents - West Virginia Public Broadcasting
8/22/2018 3:00:00 AM
How One W.Va. Supreme Court Justice Gave Natural Gas a Big Victory and Shortchanged Residents    West Virginia Public Broadcasting The Republican-led West Virginia House of Delegates received national attention last week for impeaching all four of the state's sitting Supreme Court.
How One West Virginia Supreme Court Justice Gave Natural Gas a Big Victory and Shortchanged Residents - ProPublica
8/20/2018 3:00:00 AM
How One West Virginia Supreme Court Justice Gave Natural Gas a Big Victory and Shortchanged Residents    ProPublica Justice Beth Walker voted to reopen an already decided case around the time her husband owned stock in a variety of energy companies. And that's not even ...
West Virginia is grappling with cost, benefit of natural gas industry. Some see a warning in state's history with coal - StateImpact Pennsylvania
4/30/2018 3:00:00 AM
West Virginia is grappling with cost, benefit of natural gas industry. Some see a warning in state's history with coal    StateImpact Pennsylvania This article was produced by ProPublica in partnership with the Charleston Gazette-Mail, which is a member of the ProPublica Local Reporting Network. It was a ...
The Coal Industry Extracted a Steep Price From West Virginia. Now Natural Gas Is Leading the State Down the Same Path. - ProPublica
4/27/2018 3:00:00 AM
The Coal Industry Extracted a Steep Price From West Virginia. Now Natural Gas Is Leading the State Down the Same Path.    ProPublica It's déjà vu for the people who sat here 130 years ago and gave away our coal wealth to big out-of-state companies,” one state senator said. “That's what we're ...
West Virginia's Milestone Co-Tenancy Legislation Expected to Have Varying Impacts - Natural Gas Intelligence
4/2/2018 3:00:00 AM
West Virginia's Milestone Co-Tenancy Legislation Expected to Have Varying Impacts    Natural Gas Intelligence The co-tenancy legislation that passed during this year's regular session in West Virginia is generally expected to aid natural gas development, but exactly how ...
Co-tenancy regulations to positively impact W.Va.'s oil and gas industry - WV News
3/29/2018 3:00:00 AM
Co-tenancy regulations to positively impact W.Va.'s oil and gas industry    WV News CLARKSBURG — West Virginia's oil and gas industry is constantly evolving, growing and adapting to keep up with the demands of new regulatory, ...
West Virginia's Coal Tycoon Governor Uses Loophole To Leave Mines And Workers Idle - HuffPost
3/26/2018 3:00:00 AM
West Virginia's Coal Tycoon Governor Uses Loophole To Leave Mines And Workers Idle    HuffPost A loophole allows coal companies to declare mines idle and avoid cleanup costs.
W. Va.'s Legislature Giveth and Taketh Away: Two New Laws Affecting Oil and Gas Operations - Lexology
3/21/2018 3:00:00 AM
W. Va.'s Legislature Giveth and Taketh Away: Two New Laws Affecting Oil and Gas Operations    Lexology On March 9, 2018, West Virginia Governor Jim Justice signed two bills into law. The first, House Bill 4268, includes the Cotenancy Modernization and…
West Virginia Cotenancy Modernization and Majority Protection Act - JD Supra
3/13/2018 3:00:00 AM
West Virginia Cotenancy Modernization and Majority Protection Act    JD Supra Summary of H.B. 4268 - At its core, the Cotenancy Modernization and Majority Protection Act ("Act") is a revision to the relationship between cotenants owning ...
Justice signs natural gas bills dealing with owners' rights - WV MetroNews - West Virginia MetroNews
3/9/2018 3:00:00 AM
Justice signs natural gas bills dealing with owners' rights - WV MetroNews    West Virginia MetroNews CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Gov. Jim Justice has signed a bill dealing with the rights of multiple owners on a single piece of property. “This co-tenancy law will ...
Legislature, Governor, make right call on co-tenancy drilling bill - WV MetroNews - West Virginia MetroNews
3/8/2018 3:00:00 AM
Legislature, Governor, make right call on co-tenancy drilling bill - WV MetroNews    West Virginia MetroNews The teacher and *service* worker strike and related issues have dominated the West Virginia Legislature for the last couple of weeks. In the meantime, however,...
WV Senate advances oil and natural gas drilling bill - Charleston Gazette-Mail
3/3/2018 3:00:00 AM
WV Senate advances oil and natural gas drilling bill    Charleston Gazette-Mail A controversial oil and gas bill passed the West Virginia Senate Saturday morning — the farthest a bill with similar goals has ever gotten.
Oil and Gas Association urges passage of co-tenancy bill - WV News
2/26/2018 3:00:00 AM
Oil and Gas Association urges passage of co-tenancy bill    WV News CHARLESTON — Members of the West Virginia Independent Oil and Gas Association are urging the West Virginia Senate to pass a co-tenancy bill without ...
Co-Tenancy Not Forced Pooling | News, Sports, Jobs - Wheeling Intelligencer
2/21/2018 3:00:00 AM
Co-Tenancy Not Forced Pooling | News, Sports, Jobs    Wheeling Intelligencer House Bill 4268 in the West Virginia Legislature is called the “Co-tenancy Modernization and Majority Protection Act.” It is no secret that there has been.
West Virginia House votes to boost natural gas drilling - WHSV
2/16/2018 3:00:00 AM
West Virginia House votes to boost natural gas drilling    WHSV The West Virginia House voted 60-40 on Thursday to allow drilling for natural gas beneath property where 75 percent of owners of its royalty interests agree.
Changing Relationship? Legislation could change relations between oil and gas industry, owners - WV News
2/11/2018 3:00:00 AM
Changing Relationship? Legislation could change relations between oil and gas industry, owners    WV News CHARLESTON — Several bills working their way through the West Virginia Legislature could significantly change the relationships between the oil and gas ...
West Virginia Woman Dragged Out of Capitol for Reading State Reps Political Donations - Newsweek
2/11/2018 3:00:00 AM
West Virginia Woman Dragged Out of Capitol for Reading State Reps Political Donations    Newsweek What happens when you read aloud your state representative's political donations from oil and gas corporations during a public hearing on a bill that will likely ...
Co-tenancy bill heads to the House floor - WV MetroNews - West Virginia MetroNews
2/9/2018 3:00:00 AM
Co-tenancy bill heads to the House floor - WV MetroNews    West Virginia MetroNews CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A bill dealing with the rights of land and mineral rights owners on natural gas drilling projects passed out of the House Judiciary ...
Oil Shale News Items
Boeing NeXt autonomous electric passenger air vehicle completes first flight; eVTOL with 50-mile range - Green Car Congress
1/26/2019 3:00:00 AM
Boeing NeXt autonomous electric passenger air vehicle completes first flight; eVTOL with 50-mile range    Green Car Congress Boeing has successfully completed the first test flight of its autonomous passenger air vehicle (PAV) prototype in Manassas, Virginia. Boeing NeXt, which leads ...
UVA researchers devise method for converting retired Li-ion anodes to graphene and GO - Green Car Congress
12/29/2018 3:00:00 AM
UVA researchers devise method for converting retired Li-ion anodes to graphene and GO    Green Car Congress Researchers at the University of Virginia (UVA) have devised a process for converting retired Li-ion battery anodes to graphene and graphene oxide (GO).
George Elmer Wear (July 28, 1919 — Nov. 12, 2018) - Glenwood Springs Post Independent
12/4/2018 3:00:00 AM
George Elmer Wear (July 28, 1919 — Nov. 12, 2018)    Glenwood Springs Post Independent George Elmer Wear, United States Army Brigadier General (Retired), passed away peacefully at the age of 99 surrounded by family in Virginia on Monday, ...
Denbury Adding Eagle Ford to EOR Roster with Penn Virginia Merger - Natural Gas Intelligence
10/29/2018 3:00:00 AM
Denbury Adding Eagle Ford to EOR Roster with Penn Virginia Merger    Natural Gas Intelligence Houston upstream energy co. to be acquired by Plano co. for $1.7B    Houston Business Journal Denbury to Acquire Penn Virginia in $1.7 Billion Transaction    GlobeNewswire Denbury Resources (DNR) Announces Acquisition of Penn Virginia Corp. (PVAC) in $1.7B Deal    StreetInsider.com View full coverage on Google News
NuScale selects BWXT to start engineering work to manufacture its small modular reactor - Green Car Congress
9/27/2018 3:00:00 AM
NuScale selects BWXT to start engineering work to manufacture its small modular reactor    Green Car Congress NuScale Power has selected Virginia-based BWX Technologies, Inc. (BWXT) to start the engineering work to manufacture NuScale's small modular reactor ...
WVU opens new research facility to extract valuable rare earth elements from acid mine drainage - Green Car Congress
7/22/2018 3:00:00 AM
WVU opens new research facility to extract valuable rare earth elements from acid mine drainage    Green Car Congress West Virginia University (WVU) researchers are opening a new facility to capture rare earth elements (REEs) from acid mine drainage (AMD) from coal mining.
With a Presidential Award, This 30-Something WVU Scientist is a Global Energy Expert - West Virginia Public Broadcasting
12/20/2015 3:00:00 AM
With a Presidential Award, This 30-Something WVU Scientist is a Global Energy Expert    West Virginia Public Broadcasting He's got a beautiful voice. In fact, he was once a member of the Tanglewood Festival Chorus - the house chorus for the Boston Symphony Orchestra – and he.
Tiny Country May Beat Virginia to the Wind Power Punch - WVTF
9/24/2015 3:00:00 AM
Tiny Country May Beat Virginia to the Wind Power Punch    WVTF This week, Dominion Virginia Power said it still hoped to build a couple of wind turbines off Virginia Beach. The federal government has promised more than.
Virginia Tops 2013 List Of The Best States For Business - Forbes
9/25/2013 3:00:00 AM
Virginia Tops 2013 List Of The Best States For Business    Forbes Virginia, North Dakota and Utah lead the way in Forbes' eighth annual look at the best business climates, while Maine and Mississippi bring up the rear.
Tr-Ash Talk: $2 Billion Coal Ash Suit In Chesapeake - unEARTHED, from Earthjustice
2/22/2012 3:00:00 AM
Tr-Ash Talk: $2 Billion Coal Ash Suit In Chesapeake    unEARTHED, from Earthjustice On Tuesday, Virginia attorney Ted G. Yoakam, representing nearly 400 people living near the Battlefield Golf Club in Chesapeake, refiled a lawsuit against ...
Voluntary Conservation Practices News Items
Article: Cattle farmer uses down-to-earth practices to beef up the soil - The Chesapeake Bay Journal
12/18/2018 3:00:00 AM
Article: Cattle farmer uses down-to-earth practices to beef up the soil    The Chesapeake Bay Journal The shaggy Red Devon-Angus and doe-eyed Jersey cattle surrounding Virginia farmer Matt Rales are more than the sum of their parts — though their meat will ...
Norfolk cemetery tours are about history, entertainment, voluntary repair - Virginian-Pilot
9/16/2018 3:00:00 AM
Norfolk cemetery tours are about history, entertainment, voluntary repair    Virginian-Pilot Today, many people who visit Norfolk's historical cemeteries are on tours organized by the Norfolk Society for Cemetery Conservation. A program of tours of ...
Lawyer from Clay County challenges Jenkins' eligibility for Supreme Court - Huntington Herald Dispatch
9/12/2018 3:00:00 AM
Lawyer from Clay County challenges Jenkins' eligibility for Supreme Court    Huntington Herald Dispatch CHARLESTON — A Clay County lawyer says U.S. Rep. Evan Jenkins, R-W.Va., has not been admitted to practice law in West Virginia for at least 10 years prior ...
TransCanada Pipeline Explodes in West Virginia - EcoWatch
6/7/2018 3:00:00 AM
TransCanada Pipeline Explodes in West Virginia    EcoWatch A newly installed TransCanada natural gas pipeline exploded early Thursday in the remote Nixon Ridge area of Marshall County in West Virginia.
Virginia Eviction Laws Stacked Against the Poor - Bacon's Rebellion
5/29/2018 3:00:00 AM
Virginia Eviction Laws Stacked Against the Poor    Bacon's Rebellion by Marc Lockhart. Last Tuesday I joined more than 100 people for the inaugural meeting of the Campaign to Reduce Evictions (CARE), sponsored by the ...
Personal outreach to landowners is vital to conservation program success - Phys.Org
4/4/2018 3:00:00 AM
Personal outreach to landowners is vital to conservation program success    Phys.Org Virginia Tech College of Natural Resources and Environment research published in the scientific journal PLOS ONE shows that private landowners trust ...
Human-centered design is key to forming partnerships for large-scale conservation success - Phys.Org
3/29/2018 3:00:00 AM
Human-centered design is key to forming partnerships for large-scale conservation success    Phys.Org This is the conclusion of a new study by Virginia Tech researchers who examined participation in a payment for ecosystem services program. The study modeled ...
Dinwiddie farmers recognized for protecting natural resources - Progress Index
1/28/2018 3:00:00 AM
Dinwiddie farmers recognized for protecting natural resources    Progress Index Robert and Mark Spiers receive Virginia Clean Water Farm Grand Basin Award.
Young Virginia farmer earns award for clean water protection practices - Bristol Herald Courier
12/24/2017 3:00:00 AM
Young Virginia farmer earns award for clean water protection practices    Bristol Herald Courier RURAL RETREAT, Va. — Matthew Heldreth believes in not polluting the well in which he drinks.
West Virginia Land Trust acquires land for public use | News, Sports, Jobs - Parkersburg News
12/19/2017 3:00:00 AM
West Virginia Land Trust acquires land for public use | News, Sports, Jobs    Parkersburg News OAK HILL, W.Va. — A new destination for outdoor enthusiasts has just been permanently protected in Fayette County. The West Virginia Land Trust has ...
New Mrs. West Virginia loves promoting her state - The Fayette Tribune
7/17/2017 3:00:00 AM
New Mrs. West Virginia loves promoting her state    The Fayette Tribune BECKLEY — Marty Walker has always been more comfortable in a pair of jeans and work boots than a pageant gown and tiara.
Nutrient pollution trading in limbo in Maryland as it expands in Virginia - Baltimore Sun
12/16/2014 3:00:00 AM
Nutrient pollution trading in limbo in Maryland as it expands in Virginia    Baltimore Sun While the Obama administration is touting Virginia's pollution trading program as an "innovative market-based approach" to cleaning up the Chesapeake Bay, ...