Gov. Patrick Morrisey on Thursday ceremonially signed a piece of legislation that will change statewide standards for ...

Governor Patrick Morrisey told a gathering at Wheeling’s Heritage Point Thursday new legislation will allow for more progress in capping and plugging more than 21,000 abandoned and orphaned gas and ...

With more than 21,000 abandoned and orphaned oil and gas wells throughout West Virginia, state officials – concerned both ...

With more than 21,000 abandoned and orphaned oil and gas wells throughout West Virginia, state officials — concerned both with community safety and environmental protection — sought ways to make it ...

With more than 21,000 abandoned and orphaned oil and gas wells throughout West Virginia, state officials – concerned both ...

West Virginia Governor Patrick Morrisey signed House Bill 3336, which updates oil and gas laws to allow a new, faster, safer, ...

Citing the need to speed up the plugging of the state's estimated 21,000 abandoned oil and gas wells, West Virginia Gov.

Senate Bill 1146 would encourage the owners of leases or mineral rights to which abandoned oil and gas wells are attached to ...

A new study from the U.S. Geological Survey finds that groundwater in Appalachia, the Gulf Coast, and California is ...

A new USGS study reveals that more than half of the nation’s documented orphan wells lie within aquifers supplying the vast ...

West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey was in Wheeling on Thursday, where he signed HB 3336 -- a bill that changes the quality ...