U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin is hosting a
congressional field hearing in West
Virginia next week to discuss the future of the coal
industry.
Manchin chairs the Senate Subcommittee on Public Lands,
Forests and Mining. It's part of the Energy and Natural Resources Committee.
He'll gather testimony on the status of coal-fired power generation, and challenges
and opportunities for domestic producers. The witness list hasn't been
released.
The event is set for 9:30 a.m. Sept. 4 at the Erickson
Alumni Center
in Morgantown.
West Virginia
politicians have been publicly battling the U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency over regulations they say hurt coal mining, but several Democrats
sounded more hopeful after a recent visit with the new administrator.
Administrator Gina McCarthy met with Manchin and others during her first week
on the job.
