The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a proposal under the Clean Water Act to restrict or prohibit mountaintop mining at the Spruce No. 1 surface mine in Logan County, W. Va. The project was permitted in 2007 and subsequently delayed by litigation. The EPA says Spruce No. 1 mine would bury over seven miles of headwater streams, directly impact 2,278 acres of forestland, and degrade water quality in streams adjacent to the mine.
Last year  EPA launched a review into applications for permits allowing mountaintop removal. It’s a process in …

Two Edwight, W.Va.  tree sitters, Nick Stocks and Laura Steepleton, came down from their 80-foot tulip poplar perches this afternoon and were taken into State Police custody.  They have been preventing more blasting from rocking the homes of Pettry Bottom.  They have both been charged with trespass, obstruction and littering, and their bail has been set at $25,000 each.  For the past five days, they endured psychological torture, verbal assault and threats.
Anonymous eyewitnesses said the Massey-hired security guards were telling the treesitters they were going to rape and kill the …

With West Virginia completely dependent on coal royalties and federal jobs, what we need are more ideas to capitalize on our competitive advantages. Here are three. West Virginia could: become the prostitution capital of the East, get federal money to turn coalfields into cornfields, and create the first-ever National Mafia Training Center.