Country Roads Not Friendly to Rockwool Independent Submission March 9, 2020 Politics — An update on Rockwool from Jefferson County Vision The Rockwool factory in Ranson has been encountering some rocky roads as of late and the fight...
At the Crossroads of Passion and Purpose: She Walked the Walk Jillian Williams January 6, 2020 Environment, Features, Politics Shepherdstown resident Tracy Danzey grew up in the Parkersburg (WV) area, in a little town called Vienna—an idyllic childhood as she recalls, suburban...
Do We Need to Pollute the Water to Create Jobs? John Doyle October 10, 2019 Environment, Politics On October 23, the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection (WVDEP) will hold a public hearing on Rockwool’s applications for two stormwat...
Who Does Delegate Paul Espinosa Represent? Independent Submission September 2, 2019 Politics — Putting Del. Espinosa on Rockwool’s payroll is not just a public relations blunder. His track record belies the company’s purported goals in buildin...
How We Got Here: Connections Between the Mountaineer Pipeline and Rockwool Independent Submission August 7, 2019 Environment, Politics — The same people who brought the pipeline to the Eastern Panhandle also brought Rockwool. The Rockwool factory would be a goldmine for Mountaineer Ga...
JCPS Responds to Rise in Special Education Needs with New Student Support Center Mike Chalmers June 17, 2019 Features In April, Jefferson County Public Schools (JCPS) announced in a press release that, due to a significant increase in both the number of students and t...
Resist Rockwool Group Marches on Danish Embassy Independent Submission May 12, 2019 Community, Environment, Features, Politics, Society — Local activists continue to leave their mark. Going to jail as an act of non-violent direct action is completely different than going to jail und...
Maryland Pipeline Vote Creates Potential Roadblock for Rockwool Independent Submission January 30, 2019 Environment, Politics The Eastern Panhandle Expansion Project pipeline would, if built, run from Fulton county, PA, to Jefferson County, WV. The middle portion of the pipe...
More Community, Less JCDA, and No Smokestacks Near Schools Independent Submission January 16, 2019 Environment, Politics In summer of 2018, the people of Jefferson County came together to oppose heavy industry near our schools. We connected on Facebook, attended public m...
Rockwool Deal Really Good, For Rockwool Stephen Skinner November 11, 2018 Politics West Virginia taxpayers are subsidizing a highly profitable $7.4 billion Danish multinational corporation to build a factory in Jefferson County. Rock...
