West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection (WVDEP)
Randy Huffman, Cabinet Secretary
The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection (WVDEP) is responsible for the promotion of a healthy environment through its divisions of Air, Land, and Water and Waste. Randy Huffman, a West Virginia native, was appointed to his current position in 2008. He previously served as Deputy Secretary and as director of the Division of Mining Reclamation. The following statement is from a June 25, 2009, hearing on “The Impacts of Mountaintop Removal of Coal Mining on Water Quality in Appalachia,” held by the Subcommittee on Water and Wildlife of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee. The State of West…
