What has West Virginia’s governor, Jim Justice, been doing lately?
The Governor has had his wages garnished:
A bank has taken legal action to garnish the wages of Gov. Jim Justice in order to pay off an $850,000 civil judgment against one of his coal interests. https://t.co/ZThPJ27QiW
— Charleston Gazette-Mail (@wvgazettemail) March 28, 2023
What climate change? Last week, Justice rejected “environmental whatever.” From HD Media reporter, Mike Tony:
Gov. Jim Justice on Wednesday vowed to reject “environmental whatever” that he contended could shut down coal-fired power plants in West Virginia at a coal industry-backed bill-signing ceremony.
The next day, Justice declared a State of Preparedness for all 55 counties in West Virginia, citing National Weather Service predictions of heavy precipitation and possible flooding — a threat to which the state is especially prone that will only worsen as climate change deepens.
But Justice, a coal magnate, has questioned the reality of climate change despite clear scientific evidence proving the phenomenon threatening 21st-century livability on the planet is human-driven and real.
Justice has also taken another step toward running for U.S. Senate with "Jim Justice for Senate":
NEW DNS REGISTRATIONS - 2023-03-28 pic.twitter.com/Z0TZml4VPX
— CATargetBot (@CATargetBot) March 28, 2023
(DNS stands for “Domain Name Server.”)
Justice celebrated that West Virginia has apparently named a water falls after his dog:
Babydog was so happy to hear that a new waterfall was named after her on Monday! If you travel down the newly renovated Old Sewell Road at Babcock State Park, you’ll eventually run into Babydog Falls. pic.twitter.com/3gkyqw0xZQ
— Governor Jim Justice (@WVGovernor) March 29, 2023
Finally, Justice’s likely decision to run for the state’s U.S. Senate seat may finally move WV’s Attorney General, Patrick Morrisey, into action:
BIG Announcement. Tuesday, April 4, 2023. Get ready!
— Patrick Morrisey (@MorriseyWV) March 29, 2023
Ready? After six months of promises, I can hardly wait!