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Delegates push incentives to treat mine runoff and extract rare earth elements

The Legislature is considering bills to promote West Virginia production of the rare earth elements that are essential parts of high-tech devices.

The House Energy and Manufacturing Committee passed two related bills Thursday afternoon. They’ll now be considered by the House Judiciary Committee.

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WV House committee advances bills seeking economic boost from extracting valuable substances from treated mine drainage

Article written by Mike Tony for the Charleston Gazette-Mail
January 27, 2022

The state House Energy and Manufacturing Committee has approved a pair of bills designed to encourage economic development from extraction of rare earth elements and critical minerals essential to technology products and national security.

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Brownfield Tools that Drive Local Success: Virtual Seminar Recap

In the second session of the West Virginia Water Research Institute (WVWRI) Virtual Seminar Series, representatives from the Northern West Virginia Brownfield Assistance Center (NBAC) highlighted a collaborative project with the Save the Tygart Watershed Association as well as the resources provided by WVU Technical Assistance to Brownfields (TAB).

 

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