Energy & Environment

Rep. David McKinley is touting legislation that he says would limit federal environmental veto power over permits for coal mines. Read more

A House committee voted Thursday to hold Lois Lerner in contempt of Congress, as Republicans escalated their bid to "get to the bottom" of the former IRS official's role in the political targeting scandal. Read more

A dozen coal and energy companies have filed a federal lawsuit claiming the the administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency is not doing her job correctly in regards to the Clean Air Act. Read more

The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee will mark up a bill from Rep. David McKinley (R-W.Va.) that would limit the Environmental Protection Agency's veto power over the Army Corps of Engineers Clean Water Act permits for coal mines. Read more

Bill Amends the EPA's Authority to Revoke Permits and Stops Chilling Effect on All Businesses Read more

Here is a college quiz. While many parts of the U.S. economy struggle to recover from the Great Recession of 2008-09, one domestic industry is experiencing a technology-driven expansion in which American innovations have led to countless new company startups, a surge in hiring and some of the highest-paying entry-level jobs for graduating college seniors. Read more

Gina McCarthy, who heads the Environmental Protec-tion Agency, was being questioned by Rep. David McKinley, R-W.Va. Read more

President Barack Obama has, in effect, proclaimed himself to be the "health care president." He also insists he is a friend to coal miners. Read more

Invalidating a permit years after it is issued sets a bad precedent for not only mining, but any business that relies on permits to operate, said U.S. Rep. David McKinley, R-W.Va. "How many banks would loan money to a manufacturer or a small business knowing that the EPA could do the same?" Read more

In the letter, the delegation, including US Senators Joe Manchin and Jay Rockefeller, along with Representatives Nick Rahall, Shelley Moore Capito and David McKinley, said they support Tomblin's request for a disaster declaration. Read more