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West Virginia News - 6/2/2016 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2016 Jun 2016 0 1356

Mom Socked Son Over Taco Bell Grub 5 left-of-center2012 May 2016 May 2016 2 2171

Coal company executive Ben Hatfield found dead in Mingo cemetery 8 mahatmakanejeeves May 2016 May 2016 6 2938

West Virginia News - 5/10/2016 2 TexasTowelie May 2016 May 2016 0 1385

Country Roads! 0 elleng May 2016 May 2016 9 1446

Saturday Special: Bernie Campaign Brochures (English), Bernie Message Ink Pens, 0 appalachiablue May 2016 May 2016 2 1368

West Virginia News - 5/3/2016 0 TexasTowelie May 2016 May 2016 0 1347

Now Speaking, WV State Sen. Jeff Kessler (D) Candidate for Governor, with #WeThePeople 0 appalachiablue May 2016 May 2016 3 1603

West Virginia News - 4/24/2016 4 TexasTowelie Apr 2016 Apr 2016 1 1552

West Virginia News - 4/17/2016 2 TexasTowelie Apr 2016 Apr 2016 0 1578

West Virginia News - State employee told to remove Gadsen flag, Blankenship appeals conviction 3 TexasTowelie Apr 2016 Apr 2016 0 1733

WV judge rejects claims for restitution from former Massey Energy CEO Don Blankenship 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2016 Apr 2016 0 1463

WV lawmakers legalize drinking raw milk, celebrate by drinking raw milk... 1 rocktivity Mar 2016 Apr 2016 4 1936

Oil & Gas Interests Continue Onslaught Against WV Residents 1 Panich52 Feb 2016 Feb 2016 0 1772

WV Senate Bill #508 is a Kick in the Face to Local Residents 1 Panich52 Feb 2016 Feb 2016 1 1466

Forced Pooling Resurfaces in WV Legislature 0 Panich52 Feb 2016 Feb 2016 0 1403

Bernie Endorsed By Vice Chair, West Virginia Democratic Party Christopher J. Regan 0 appalachiablue Jan 2016 Jan 2016 5 1773

PBS Frontline: The Mine Wars, Chapter 1 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2016 Jan 2016 1 2145

Upper Big Branch fireboss describes uncorrected safety hazards at trial 0 Panich52 Oct 2015 Oct 2015 4 1531

Blankenship trial—Prosecutors win key pre-trial motions; UBB miners testify 0 Panich52 Oct 2015 Oct 2015 0 1457

Don Blankenship faces more prison time for lying to Wall Street than 29 deaths at Upper Big Branch 0 Panich52 Sep 2015 Sep 2015 8 1500

Charleston Gazette-Mail Mothman (food) is everywhere in Point Pleasant (video) 0 Panich52 Sep 2015 Sep 2015 2 1536

Editorial debate: EPA's terrible War on Coal and 2 realistic responses 1 Panich52 Aug 2015 Sep 2015 1 1506

Residents cautioned to avoid Ohio River algae 0 Panich52 Sep 2015 Sep 2015 3 1687

Memos detail Blankenship’s push for coal production, ignoring safety violations 0 Panich52 Aug 2015 Aug 2015 7 1583

Martinsburg: man is dead after being struck by train 0 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2015 Aug 2015 1 1669

Gazette editorial: W.Va.’s chance at the future 0 Panich52 Aug 2015 Aug 2015 2 1632

Marcellus Region not Immune from Fracking Health Issues 0 Panich52 Aug 2015 Aug 2015 2 1348

Final EPA plan ‘a much tougher road’ for WV 0 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2015 Aug 2015 0 1340

Sheetz reverses decision to drop WV-made pepperoni rolls (after all, the rolls originated in WV) 2 Panich52 Jul 2015 Aug 2015 2 1781

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Local farmers battle with companies building Stonewall Gas Gathering Pipeline over crop damage 0 Panich52 Jul 2015 Jul 2015 3 1640

WV Gorby Pad Pipeline ‘Explosion’ & Fire Under Investigation (Tyler Co) 1 Panich52 Jul 2015 Jul 2015 0 1657

Court of Appeals: pipeline comp no power of eminent domain in KY |Blueprint f/ landowners 0 Panich52 Jun 2015 Jun 2015 2 1777

WV Energy Policy? Pipelines! Export our Resources a.s.a.p. 0 Panich52 Jun 2015 Jun 2015 0 1694

Tell Congress: Pass the ACHE Act and end mountaintop removal mining. | CREDO Action 0 Panich52 Jun 2015 Jun 2015 1 1405

Fracking forum, Huntington, WV June 15 1 Panich52 Jun 2015 Jun 2015 1 1628

Coalfield distress - eitorial 1 Panich52 Jun 2015 Jun 2015 0 1530

WV Delegate Mike Caputo: Coal Jobs and Safety Act not really about jobs or safety 0 Panich52 May 2015 May 2015 1 1387

Mitch McConnell has recruited some new passengers to ride his Coal Train Express to kill Clean Power 1 Panich52 May 2015 May 2015 4 1913

Petition urging the Fayette County Commission to ban industrial waste dumping, 0 Panich52 May 2015 May 2015 1 1533

Fayette County Injection Wells at Lochgelly (WV) Stir Controversy 0 Panich52 May 2015 May 2015 0 1346

Creationist efitorial screed in Gazette is shameful 7 Panich52 May 2015 May 2015 7 2668

As Mountaintop Mining Spreads, Lawmakers Oppose Rule To Protect Streams 0 Panich52 May 2015 May 2015 6 1471

Interstate pipelines to steal from WV 0 Panich52 May 2015 May 2015 0 1474

Atlantic Coast Pipeline continues to raise questions f/ Dominion 0 Panich52 May 2015 May 2015 1 1356

Former DHHR official says she was fired for water testimony 1 Panich52 May 2015 May 2015 1 1534

Court filings say water company built intake upstream from FreedomInd in ’60s, ’70s; not utilized 0 Panich52 May 2015 May 2015 1 1383

Report: Rural WV roads, bridges among worst in nation, MI worst 0 Panich52 May 2015 May 2015 0 1408

Interactive map showing communities at risk from continued mountaintop removal mining. 0 Panich52 May 2015 May 2015 3 1435

PA resident urges: "Fight the gas companies" 1 Panich52 May 2015 May 2015 1 1432

MVP and ACP Pipeline Meetings Scheduled in WV 0 Panich52 May 2015 May 2015 0 1321

Patriot Coal files Chapter 11 — again 1 Panich52 May 2015 May 2015 0 1392

Study warns of MCHM toxicity 0 Panich52 May 2015 May 2015 0 1301

Proposed rule on noise limits for oil, gas sites in PA pleases none (plus WV rep't) 1 Panich52 May 2015 May 2015 0 1477

Diesel Fuel Tanker Truck Fire Shuts I-79, Northwest of Morgantown WV 0 Panich52 May 2015 May 2015 1 1636

Charleston Council has questions about MCHM dumping 0 Panich52 May 2015 May 2015 0 1523

DEP blasts Freedom cleanup/bankruptcy proposal 0 Panich52 May 2015 May 2015 0 1265

Freedom Industries waste headed for Charleston landfill 0 Panich52 Apr 2015 Apr 2015 2 1503

The tortured hills of West Virginia 0 Panich52 Apr 2015 Apr 2015 1 1240

A better way to monitor water 1 Panich52 Apr 2015 Apr 2015 0 1765

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April/May 2015: UpComing Meetings on Pipelines & Watersheds in West Virginia 0 Panich52 Apr 2015 Apr 2015 1 1589

WV-DEP should reform itself in the public interest 0 Panich52 Apr 2015 Apr 2015 0 1589

WV lawsuit against clinic a travesty 2 Panich52 Apr 2015 Apr 2015 8 1832

Tonite on Al Jazeera's Faultlines: "Water for Coal," 10 pET 0 Panich52 Apr 2015 Apr 2015 1 1517

Coal job losses more than offset by other energy gains, but not in W.Va. 1 Panich52 Apr 2015 Apr 2015 0 1876

Opinion: Mountaintop removal mining is a crime against Appalachia 2 Panich52 Apr 2015 Apr 2015 4 1769

Appalachian Preservation Project conference open to the public 0 Panich52 Apr 2015 Apr 2015 3 1572

West Virginia Railroad Museum on track for April 18 grand opening 1 Panich52 Apr 2015 Apr 2015 2 1691

More on Natural Gas Pipelines in Central West Virginia 0 Panich52 Mar 2015 Mar 2015 1 1644

Upcoming fracking & pipeline events & meetings 0 Panich52 Mar 2015 Mar 2015 1 1438

YAAAY! 8 elleng Mar 2015 Mar 2015 3 2589

West Virginians fight pipeline domain battles 0 Panich52 Mar 2015 Mar 2015 2 1602

Blankenship repeats ‘not guilty’ plea 3 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2015 Mar 2015 1 1854

U.S. Forest Service Extends Comment Period on Mountain Valley Pipeline 1 Panich52 Mar 2015 Mar 2015 1 1777

SWA Opposes Fracking Disposal “Cell” in Wetzel Landfill 0 Panich52 Mar 2015 Mar 2015 0 1630

WV-DEP’s Huffman: Strip-mine & mountaintopping health studies deserve ‘closer look’ 0 Panich52 Mar 2015 Mar 2015 1 1403

Pipeline Informational Meeting Coming Up March 28 in Buckhannon 0 Panich52 Mar 2015 Mar 2015 0 1361

The Safety Aspect of Very Large Pipelines 0 Panich52 Mar 2015 Mar 2015 0 1359

WV Legislature Fails to Pass “Forced Pooling” on Last Day 0 Panich52 Mar 2015 Mar 2015 2 1474

Deregulation a theme of this WV legislative session 0 Panich52 Mar 2015 Mar 2015 1 1498

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