Energy & Environment

For the past four years we have sought to find a workable solution for the regulation of coal ash that will maintain hundreds of thousands of jobs, keep electricity prices low, encourage recycling, protect the environment, and provide certainty. Today's announcement by the EPA shows that our work has made a difference and the EPA has listened, but there is still more to be done. Read more

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. Read more

Today, Congressman David McKinley responded to the Environmental Protection Agency's proposed changes to the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for ground-level ozone, which would have devastating consequences to America's economy. Read more

Rep. David B. McKinley (R-WV) will continue to serve on the Energy and Commerce Committee for the next two years. McKinley will maintain his position on the Energy and Power Subcommittee and the Environment and the Economy Subcommittee, and has been named Vice Chair of the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations. Read more

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. Read more

Forty years ago, the United States was thrown into a panic by the Arab Oil Embargo. Read more

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is providing a $700,000 grant to West Virginia to develop a protocol for assessing impacts to wetlands. Read more

Alpha Natural Resources, the world's third largest supplier of metallurgical coal, said September 26th that it would be shuttering three mines in West Virginia due to sustained weak market conditions and government regulations challenging the Central Appalachian mining industry. Read more

The focus in Washington is too often on the issues that divide us, not those that pull us together as a nation, said McKinley. "We need to move beyond the partisanship and work together to make energy efficiency a priority." Read more

Federal EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy says most of the conversation surrounding the proposed Clean Power Plan has been positive although the critics seem to be making a lot of noise. Read more