West Virginia

WV Rivers Coalition vs. Chemours - An Explainer on the Motion for a Preliminary Injunction

WV Rivers Coalition vs. Chemours - An Explainer on the Motion for a Preliminary Injunction

For years, Dupont has been polluting waterways and soils with the forever chemical PFOA (perfluorooctanoic acid or “C8”), a type of PFAS that is used in Teflon coatings.  C8 is linked to numerous sicknesses, which have harmed or killed cattle, fish, wildlife, and humans.   [1] In 2001, private citizens sued Dupont to hold it accountable for the damage it caused and continues to cause. As one of the responses to that lawsuit, Chemours started as a spinoff of Dupont’s chemical manufacturing arm and became independent in 2015.[2] 

The now independent company has a manufacturing plant along the Ohio River in Washington, West Virginia.

West Virginia Zoning Case's Potential Impact on Local Control of Oil and Gas Activities

West Virginia Zoning Case's Potential Impact on Local Control of Oil and Gas Activities

SWN Production Company, LLC, a Texas-based natural gas developer, is appealing a West Virginia circuit court decision upholding local zoning laws’ ability to limit the location of oil and gas activities. The appeal’s outcome may greatly affect the ability of local governments to control oil and gas activities in their communities.

Pleasants Power Station - Potential Permits and Approvals Needed for Pyrolysis Plans

Pleasants Power Station - Potential Permits and Approvals Needed for Pyrolysis Plans

Omnis has not announced a timeline for its proposed facility. However, Omnis will undoubtedly need to apply for permits with West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection (DEP). To date there has been nothing filed of record.  The very first step Omnis will need to take will be to immediately file for Change of Ownership on the existing permits to continue operations of the coal fired plant.