WVCA Member Gary Hartsog and Alpha Engineering Services will hold their annual Underground Surveying and Mapping Seminars on Thursday and Friday, June 12^th & 13^th, 2014 at the Beckley-Raleigh County Convention Center in Beckley, WV. 

CHARLESTON -- Thanks to the our many coal supporters across the state and nation, our social media footprint now has approximately 69,062 total fans and has delivered 1.3 million impressions (eyeballs on a particular item) and have added 2,900 new fans during the past 15 days. Over the past 90 days, we have added 14,200 new fans and garnered 4.4 million impressions.

This could not have been possible without the support of so many people across West Virginia and the nation who understand the importance of coal to our nation’s economy. We would like to take a moment to thank you all. Now let’s push on to 100,000 fans.

CHARLESTON – The Association has taped the next two episodes of "The Coal Seam.” The first episode, which will run through the month of June, features a report of the Governor's signing of HB4346 in Logan. We also taped an episode of The Coal Seam with WV Attorney General Patrick Morrisey discussing the climate regulations and their impact on the state and nation. The show with AG Morrisey will be broadcast during the month of July.  The Coal Seam is hosted by WVCA Senior VP Chris Hamilton and can be viewed on the West Virginia Library Channel network, your local public access channel (Suddenlink Channel 17), or on either of these links:  http://www.librarycommission.wv.gov/programs/ltn/videoserver/Pages/coalseam.aspx and/or our webpage at https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLjs-uw35-LiT_6lRc7Bh9yxCjC9Hv2xHW&feature=mh_lolz

DANVILLE – Citizens for Coal will hold its first annual “Coalstock” concert Saturday, June 7, 2014 starting at 2 p.m. at Lick Creek Park in Danville, WV. Proceeds will be used to help continue the fight against the Obama Administration’s War on Coal.

Performers will include Kayla Stone and the Coal-Fired Band, Meet Me in the Matinee, The Daddy Rabbit Band, Tim Williams and Under Social. Admission is $10 with children under 12 admitted free. Come on out and enjoy a great day of music and fun for a good cause.

Earlier this week the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection (WV DEP) launched a website for Senate Bill 373, the aboveground storage tank bill that was passed by the West Virginia Legislature in the 2014 Regular Session.  The page contains an archive of information and resources related to the agency’s implementation of the bill and a link to the electronic forms to register aboveground tanks as required by the legislation.  The webpage can be found at http://www.dep.wv.gov/WWE/abovegroundstoragetanks/Pages/default.aspx

The agency also published a guide to assist tank owners with the required registration process:  https://apps.dep.wv.gov/ast/FinalASTUserGuide.docx

The registration process for tanks will begin in mid-June and all tanks (>1,320) must be completed by October 2014.