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West Virginia Public Energy Authority executive director Nicholas Preservati and spokespeople in Gov. Jim Justice's administration all gave different answers when asked who the board's environmental representative is. The Public Energy Authority also faced fresh lawmaker scrutiny over its plan not to provide legal notice of petition processes to decommission or deconstruct a fossil fuel-fired plant under Senate Bill 609, which requires PEA approval to take those actions.

The latest news by Ed Gaunch on West Virginia Record.

A member of the West Virginia Public Energy Authority is taking over as the new head of the state Office of Energy.

James Bailey was appointed recently as the new Commerce Secretary for the state of West Virginia. He comes into the cabinet level position with extensive legal and leadership experience in the executive and legislative branches of state government.

Gov. Jim Justice has appointed James Bailey as the new Secretary of the West Virginia Department of Commerce.