As families make tough choices between paying the power bill or buying groceries, there are mandates and market manipulations keeping expensive coal online and consumers paying the price.

By Marcia Dinkins

West Virginia has been named the least environmentally sustainable state in the U.S., according to a recent report by LendingTree that evaluated states on five major environmental metrics. The study placed West Virginia at the bottom due to significant challenges, including high carbon dioxide emissions, low renewable energy use, and limited electric vehicle (EV) adoption.