WASHINGTON, D.C. -
The nations capital may only be hours away by car, but it takes a little longer to get there on foot. That is the journey that Wyoming County Circuit Clerk, David "Bugs" Stover has now made three times in the last thirty years. Each time he has been looking to raise awareness of how important coal is to the West Virginia economy.
Stover wrapped up his latest journey by meeting with Rep. Nick Rahall (D-W.Va.) on Wednesday, Nov. 28. The two discussed the future of coal and Rahall's push to implement laws that will put a stop to the EPA's anti-coal agenda.
"Congressman Rahall ... assured me that he will continue to work with Republicans and Democrats to bring change in the EPA's position on coal and coal-fired electricity. Coal is not dead," said Stover.
"At a time when so many families are struggling and our Nation needs every job it can get," Rahall added. "It is not only cruel and heartless but nonsensical for the EPA to be undermining those jobs that de exist. As long as the EPA continues to attack our miners, I will keep on fighting by their side."
Rahall met with Stover on the steps of the U.S. Capitol for the first time in 1980. Stover carried a bucket of coal to the District of Columbia on that trip.
"I was privileged to welcome Bugs to Washington after his first walk in behalf of coal more than thirty years ago," said Rahall. "Bugs cares passionately about our coal miners and families, and he understands well the importance of coal to our State in providing miner with a means to earn an honest living."
Rahall has been working on a bill to stop the interference from the EPA. Many key parts of the bill became a part of the "Stop the War on Coal Act" that was recently passed by the House of Representatives.
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