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Alaska Joins Amicus Brief to Defend American Energy and Stop Climate Lawfare

Alaska Joins Amicus Brief to Defend American Energy and Stop Climate Lawfare

September 16, 2025 (Anchorage, AK) – Alaska Attorney General Stephen Cox announced today that Alaska has joined an amicus brief to stop activists and courts engaged in climate lawfare. The brief, led by West Virginia in the U.S. Supreme Court,...

Owner:  American Government
Chairman Capito Applauds Confirmation of Kramer, McMaster, Scarlett Nominations

Chairman Capito Applauds Confirmation of Kramer, McMaster, Scarlett Nominations

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, applauded the U.S. Senate’s confirmation of three nominees who were favorably reported by bipartisan votes...

Owner:  American Government
Attorney General Knudsen leads coalition urging EPA to halt funding climate activist group

Attorney General Knudsen leads coalition urging EPA to halt funding climate activist group

HELENA – Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen led a 23-state coalition of attorneys general urging the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to cancel grants to the Environmental Law Institute (ELI) which has been funding climate advocacy...

Owner:  American Government
WVDEP now accepting comments on restoration plan for Cacapon River Watershed

WVDEP now accepting comments on restoration plan for Cacapon River Watershed

Page Content CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection’s (WVDEP) Division of Water and Waste Management - Water Quality Standards & Assessment Section (WQSAS) is now accepting comments and will hold a virtual...

Owner:  American Government
WVDEP seeks public input on PFAS Action Plans in Eastern Panhandle

WVDEP seeks public input on PFAS Action Plans in Eastern Panhandle

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection (WVDEP), in partnership with the West Virginia Rivers Coalition, Fair Shake Environmental Legal Services, and other local organizations, will host a series of community...

Owner:  American Government
Chairman Capito Leads Oversight Hearing of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Chairman Capito Leads Oversight Hearing of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, led a hearing to conduct oversight of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) with Assistant Secretary of...

Owner:  American Government
Secretary Noem Announces Nearly $35 Million in Additional Federal Disaster Relief Funding

Secretary Noem Announces Nearly $35 Million in Additional Federal Disaster Relief Funding

These funds will support states and local communities recovering from recent natural disasters WASHINGTON – Today, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem announced nearly $35 million in disaster relief funding to support ongoing recovery relief...

Owner:  American Government
Led by Chairman Capito, EPW Republicans Support EPA’s Repeal of Clean Power Plan 2.0, Urge Completion of Final Rule

Led by Chairman Capito, EPW Republicans Support EPA’s Repeal of Clean Power Plan 2.0, Urge Completion of Final Rule

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, led all Republican members of the EPW Committee in a letter to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator...

Owner:  American Government
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West Virginia Guard deployment to D.C. could last through November

West Virginia Guard deployment to D.C. could last through November

Deployment of West Virginia National Guard personnel to Washington, D.C., could last until late November, although the timing could evolve. “Currently, we are expecting all members of the West Virginia National Guard deployed for Operation DC Safe...

Owner:  Raese Family
What I think… as West Virginia gets rocked, chalked, jayhawked in Lawrence.

What I think… as West Virginia gets rocked, chalked, jayhawked in Lawrence.

As is the ritual for West Virginia coaches, every coach who has been on the sideline since West Virginia joined the Big 12 in 2012 has lost to the Kansas Jayhawks, and Rich Rodriguez’s team is now in the annals of history with the worst loss to...

Owner:  Jay Penske
Chairlifts open for rides through one of West Virginia's iconic fall destinations

Chairlifts open for rides through one of West Virginia's iconic fall destinations

DAVIS, W.Va. — Canaan Valley Resort in West Virginia has opened its ski chairlift for 2025 fall foliage rides, offering visitors sweeping views of one of the Mountain State's earliest and brightest autumn landscapes. Advertisement The scenic...

Owner:  David Sibray
This scenic parkway explores some of West Virginia's highest peaks

This scenic parkway explores some of West Virginia's highest peaks

MARLINTON, W.Va. — Traveling through a windswept landscape of spruce and cranberry, a scenic parkway that explores some of the highest elevations in West Virginia is attracting more visitors. Advertisement The Highland Scenic Highway is now among...

Owner:  David Sibray
West Virginia Man Will Lead Yearlong Simulated Mission to Mars

West Virginia Man Will Lead Yearlong Simulated Mission to Mars

AIR FORCE MAJ. ROSS ELDER PARKERSBURG — A Williamstown man will lead an Earth-based simulation of a Mars mission that will last for more than a year. Air Force Maj. Ross Elder, the son of Vincent and Tamy Elder, will lead researchers who will live...

Owner:  Ogden-Nutting Family
Trey Lathan vs West Virginia: Here's what's at stake for Kansas linebacker on Saturday
Despite heavy rain early in the year, West Virginia is gripped in an autumn drought

Despite heavy rain early in the year, West Virginia is gripped in an autumn drought

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Although West Virginia started the year abnormally wet, ironically it’s been the driest August and September for some parts of the Mountain State in history. “It was a wet end to the winter, spring was fairly wet, and we began...

Owner:  Raese Family
West Virginia Officials Seek Input on Rural Health Care as They Prepare To Apply for Federal Funding

West Virginia Officials Seek Input on Rural Health Care as They Prepare To Apply for Federal Funding

photo by: Steven Allen Adams West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey, flanked by Department of Health Secretary Dr. Arvin Singh, left, and Department of Human Services Secretary Alex Mayer, right, urged the public to provide input on West Virginia’s...

Owner:  Ogden-Nutting Family
Renovating ‘Negative’ Images Of History And Using Mussels For Pollution Cleanup, This West Virginia Morning

Renovating ‘Negative’ Images Of History And Using Mussels For Pollution Cleanup, This West Virginia Morning

Home » WVPB Podcasts » Renovating ‘Negative’ Images Of History And Using Mussels For Pollution Cleanup, This West Virginia Morning WVPB Staff Published September 19, 2025 - 10:20 am On this West Virginia Morning, as national parks begin working to...

Owner:  West Virginia Educational Broadcasting Authority & American Government
WVU Board of Governors hears from President Benson, Gov. Morrisey

WVU Board of Governors hears from President Benson, Gov. Morrisey

WVU photo Gov. Patrick Morrisey, right, speaks to members of the WVU Board of Governors during a meeting at the Erickson Alumni Center in Morgantown. MORGANTOWN — As West Virginia University welcomes its largest freshman class in several years,...

Owner:  Ogden-Nutting Family
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