John Doyle
House of Delegates, District: 67
Representing Jefferson County
CONTACT
p: 304-340-3248
e: johndoyle@wvhouse.gov
2021 Conservation Bills Sponsored:
- HB 2102 — Notice Required Before Issuing Air Quality Permit
- HB 2105 — West Virginia Beverage Container Recycling and Litter Control Act
- HB 2228 — Health Impact of DEP Rules
- HB 2234 — Requiring Public Hearing for Air Quality Permits Relating to Large Facilities
- HB 2246 — Prohibiting Manufacturing Plants from Locating Within Two Air Miles of an Existing Public School
- HB 2588 — West Virginia Energy Efficiency Jobs Creation Act
- HB 2757 — Clean Drinking Water Act of 2021
- HB 2980 — Groundwater Protection Act Amendments
2020 Conservation Bills Sponsored:
- HB 2555 — Banning plastic bags
- HB 2556 — Relating to air quality permit notices
- HB 2710 — Prohibiting a manufacturing plant from locating within two miles from a school
- HB 2711 — Requiring public hearing before an air quality permit can be granted
- HB 3120 — West Virginia Beverage Container Recycling and Litter Control Act
- HB 4542 — Clean Drinking Water Act of 2020
Background:
Home Town
Shepherdstown
DOB
March 31, 1942
Education
B.S. Political Science/History, Shepherd University
Conservation Activities
None
Legislative Service
Elected to the House 1982, 1992-2008, 2018
2020 Committees
Education (Minority Vice Chair), Political Subdivisions, Small Business and Economic Development
ACTIVITY
- Supports state funding for the development of renewable energy (e.g. solar, wind, thermal), state government regulation of greenhouse gas emissions, and increasing state funding for clean drinking water initiatives. Read More»
- Signed a complaint filed with a Danish oversight Commission seeking to have Rockwool operate its Ranson factory with an electric furnace rather than a coal-fired furnace, to conduct an independent human health risk analysis of the factory’s safety to Jefferson County residents and to reapply for a state emissions permit using complete and accurate data sources. Read More»
- “Our rivers and their tributaries are in serious danger of more pollution, resulting from laws passed by the Legislature in the last two years and by the overly lax approach to environmental oversight by the administration of Governor Jim Justice.” Read More»
- “There are serious health and environmental concerns with the amount of pollution Rockwool will bring. Moreover, 150 new jobs at the plant will drive many hundreds of other jobs away because of the negative impact the pollution will have on both our tourism and agriculture sectors of the economy. Tourism and agriculture comprise a large portion of our economy in Jefferson County.” Read More»
