Murray Energy, one of the nation’s largest coal producers, is paying for lawyers trying to block natural gas plants that would support a growing industry.
by Ken Ward Jr., The Charleston Gazette-Mail
This article was produced in partnership with the Charleston Gazette-Mail, which is a member of the ProPublica Local Reporting Network.
Three years ago, a group of residents in West Virginia’s
northern panhandle formed a new group, the Ohio Valley Jobs Alliance,
and declared themselves a “voice for local jobs.”
A few months later, however, the group’s first major action was aimed not at creating jobs, but at blocking them.
In November 2015, the alliance, known as the OVJA, filed a legal appeal to challenge a key permit for construction of the Moundsville Power project, a natural gas-fired plant in Marshall County.
The move was puzzling. Backers of Moundsville Power
said the project would be a significant boost for the area, providing
500 jobs annually during a three-year construction period and 30
permanent jobs once it was operational. Supporters said the project was a
way for residents to capture more economic gains from West Virginia’s booming natural gas industry.
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