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Public meeting scheduled on Mingo coal-to-gas project
GILBERT � State regulators will hold a public meeting on a draft air pollution permit for a planned coal-to-gasoline facility in Mingo County.
The meeting is set for 6 p.m. today at the Larry Joe Harless Community in Gilbert.
Representatives of the state Division of Air Quality will accept comments on the permit and provide information about the project. Written comments can be submitted until 5 p.m. Friday.
New York-based TransGas Development LLC announced last year it planned to build the plant near Wharncliffe. The facility is expected to turn 3 million tons of coal a year into methanol that would then be converted into as many as 756,000 gallons of gasoline a day.
The state Department of Environmental has given preliminary approval to the permit.
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Consol to keep Dominion workers for at least a year
Consol Energy Inc. plans to keep 193 employees of Dominion Resources Inc. for at least a year after it completes the acquisition of Dominion’s exploration and production business.
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Twelve tracts offered for state mine training center
A dozen tracts in Kanawha, Boone, Raleigh and Summers counties have been offered as potential sites for a state mine rescue and training center.
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State auditor scam suspect to plead guilty
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Mix-up leads to W.Va. couple on wrong ballot
Stan and Janet Norman are running for office whether they like it or not.
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Suit alleging rape by deputies dismissed
Three Logan County residents have abandoned their federal lawsuit alleging sexual assault, excessive force and other illegal actions by sheriff’s deputies.
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Game farm bill flaw prompts Manchin veto
Another technical error has prompted Gov. Joe Manchin to veto a recently passed bill, this one addressing private game farms.
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West Virginia tax commissioner plans to resign March 31
West Virginia Tax Commissioner Christopher Morris is stepping down to work in the private sector.
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State firm files lawsuit over a lottery contract
A Charleston company is suing the state over a $1 million-a-year Lottery Commission advertising and marketing contract the firm claims it was wrongly denied.
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Forest land dropped from lease sale
Two parcels in the Monongahela National Forest have been dropped from a federal oil and gas lease sale.
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Nonstop jet service to Chicago celebrated
Yeager Airport officials are planning a reception to celebrate new nonstop service between Charleston and Chicago.
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