Lawmakers in the West Virginia Senate have voted unanimously in favor of a bill extending tax breaks to companies that build an ethane cracker in the state, and have sent the measure to Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin for his signature.
Lobbied
Articles from Lobbied
Ethane Cracker Bill Advances in West Virginia
Legislators in the West Virginia House of Delegates on Monday overwhelmingly passed a bill designed to entice companies to build an ethane cracker in the state by slashing the facility’s property taxes for its first 25 years.
West Virginia Governor Vows to Push For Ethane Cracker
West Virginia Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin told legislators in his State of the State Address on Wednesday that he would intensify efforts to attract an ethane cracker to the state.
PA DEP Execs Blast Duke Study, NY Times Article on Fracking
Biased. Irresponsible. Unfathomable. And just plain wrong.
Industry, Environmental Groups Slam Loss of New York DEC Chief
Alexander B. Grannis, chief of the New York Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC), was fired by Gov. David Paterson late last Thursday after an unsigned memo was leaked to the press disparaging staff cutsthat would, among other things, impede the agency’s effectiveness to oversee natural gas drilling in the Marcellus Shale.