Before final passage, the House adopted, 254-168, an amendment from Rep. David McKinley (R-W.Va.) that would require agencies to review the potential effects of new rules on low-income populations.
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A vote is scheduled for Friday in the U.S. House of Representatives on the bill authorizing the Keystone XL pipeline project and a vote is expected in the U.S. Senate as early as next week.
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Environmental Protection Agency officials have backed away from a plan to regulate coal ash as a hazardous material. But the agency's action leaves too many questions unanswered and could leave the door open to problems in the future.
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced on Friday the first national regulations regarding the disposal of coal combustion residuals –or coal ash– from coal-fired power plants and categorized the material as a other non-hazardous wastes.
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Rep. David McKinley knows from personal experience the challenges faced by people with hearing impairments."I enjoy being the poster child for not being defeated by this," said McKinley, R-W.Va.
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West Virginia's state and federal Republican leaders agree that jobs, education, energy and transportation will top their platform in 2015.The state's top Republicans met Monday at the Capitol Building in Charleston, the first in a series of meetings to foster cooperation between both levels of government.
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Congressman David McKinley met with representatives of the agricultural community in Mineral County on Friday, discussing a variety of issues including overregulation, infrastructure and the tax code.Following the meeting, McKinley told the News Tribune he has conducted 21 such meetings over the course of the past year as he strives to keep in touch with the concerns and issues with which his constituents must cope every day.
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The U.S. Energy Information Administration's Drilling Productivity Report, released Oct. 14, revealed that the Marcellus Shale play is anticipated to produce more gas than other reported regions in November.
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