AGP Executive Report
Last update: 8 hours agoWater Affordability: West Virginia households paid an average $1,383 for water in 2025, among the nation’s highest costs. Nationwide, bills rose 62% in a decade, outpacing income growth; West Virginia was among states where increases grew about twice as fast as household incomes. Pollution Accountability: Records suggest officials knew abandoned-mine runoff contributed to the orange creek in Mingo County before that fuller explanation reached the public. Pocahontas County’s landfill also failed a WV DEP inspection, though details were not reported. Energy and Land Use: A federal permitting bill backed by Sen. Shelley Moore Capito aims to speed approvals for power plants, pipelines and transmission lines as AI data-center demand surges, but environmental groups are divided over its safeguards. In Mason County, trees at a former state nursery are set to be relocated after a data-center company acquired the site. Coal Health: Black lung cases are surging in Appalachia as the Trump administration pauses enforcement of new mine-dust rules. Conservation and Waste: The Monongahela National Forest plans controlled burns on 726 acres, while Mingo County received a $10,000 state grant for an electronics recycling event.
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