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WVDOT ready for winter weather, with planned routes and plenty of salt
West Virginia Division of Highways (WVDOH) garages across the state have been busy preparing for Snow Removal and Ice Control (SRIC) operations as the cold weather months are ahead. Crews conduct dry runs, perform equipment maintenance and...
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UPDATE: Weather closing FEMA W.Va. Disaster Recovery Centers
Sept. 26, 2024 DR-4787-WV MA-011 FEMA News Desk: 215-931-5597 FEMAR3NewsDesk@fema.dhs.gov Media Advisory Weather closing FEMA W.Va. Disaster Recovery Centers CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The state-federal Disaster Recovery Centers in Boone and Roane...
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Trump has derided Biden's landmark climate programs. Would he ditch hydroge...
This story by MIT Environmental Solutions Journalism Fellow Reid Frazier was originally published in the Allegheny Front, where it appears with additional photos and resources. The Biden administration is pursuing “clean hydrogen” as one potential...
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Carr Files Brief in Support of Florida’s “Alligator Alcatraz”
ATLANTA, GA – Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr has filed a brief in support of the State of Florida’s immigration detention facility known as “Alligator Alcatraz.” The brief was filed in response to a lower court order that halts construction...
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Gov. Justice, WVDOT announce weather station improvement contract to replace and upgrade roadside information systems
CHARLESTON, WV — Gov. Jim Justice and the West Virginia Department of Transportation (WVDOT) announced today the award of a $4.7 million contract to Specialty Groups Inc. to upgrade and install Road Weather Information System (RWIS) stations in...
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RESPEC Acquires EARTHRES, Inc., Expanding Expertise in Energy, Mining, and Environmental Solutions
This acquisition supports RESPEC’s mission to deliver outstanding services across the mining, energy, and environmental sectors. PIPERSVILLE, PA, UNITED STATES, October 3, 2024 /EINPresswire.com/ -- On September 30, 2024, RESPEC welcomed...
U.S. EV Market Matures Despite Infrastructure Gaps and Consumer Hesitation
HERE-SBD EV Index 2025 reveals U.S. entering early stages of large-scale EV deployment with gains across all four Index categories New consumer survey finds U.S. drivers most resistant to EV adoption compared to drivers in Europe, citing charging...
Chairman Capito Delivers Floor Speech on Need for Bipartisan Permitting Reform Legislation
To watch Chairman Capito’s floor remarks, click here or the image above. WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, delivered remarks on Senate Floor...
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Three US states to ship National Guard troops to fight Washington’s crime, homelessness
(MENAFN) Three Republican-led states have announced plans to deploy National Guard troops to Washington, DC, supporting a federal effort to address crime and homelessness. West Virginia will send 300–400 personnel, South Carolina 200, and Ohio...
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Horizon Farm Credit Awards Over $136,000 to Support Agriculture, Education, and Community Development
Mechanicsburg, PA, Sept. 03, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Through its Community Investment Grant program, Horizon Farm Credit awarded more than $136,000 in grants to 16 organizations throughout its 100-county footprint this summer. The grants fund...
2025 Deer Season Forecast
By Justin Folks/DWR 2024-2025 Virginia Deer Season Review During the past deer season (including the early September antlerless seasons), 205,759 deer were reported harvested by deer hunters in Virginia. This total included 101,238 antlered bucks,...
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Chairman Capito Participates in EPW T&I Subcommittee Hearing on Surface Transportation Improvements
To watch Chairman Capito’s questions, click here or the image above. WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, participated in an EPW...
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WVDEP extending public comment period for statewide water quality report
Page Content CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection (WVDEP) is extending the public comment period on the Draft 2024 West Virginia Integrated Water Quality Monitoring and Assessment Report to allow additional...
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WVDEP's Roadsides in Bloom Calendar Submission Deadline Approaching
Page Content CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection (WVDEP) is seeking submissions for the 23rd Annual “Roadsides in Bloom” calendar contest. Sponsored by the WVDEP's Adopt-A-Highway program, this free...
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Chairman Capito Outlines Principles for Crafting the Surface Transportation Reauthorization Bill
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 on constructing the Surface Transportation Reauthorization Bill with stakeholders’...
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Department of the Interior Launches Effort to Unlock Critical Minerals from Mine Waste
WASHINGTON — At Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum’s direction, the Department of the Interior is taking decisive steps to recover critical minerals essential to America’s economic strength, national defense, and energy future from mine waste,...
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Notice of Availability: Draft Programmatic Agreement and Request for Public Comments
PHILADELPHIA-- The City of Annapolis, Maryland has applied through the Maryland Department of Emergency Management to the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) and Pre-Disaster Mitigation (PDM) Grant...
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Attorney General Brenna Bird Joins Coalition to Help Restore America’s Energy Independence and Lower Energy Prices
DES MOINES--Attorney General Brenna Bird joined a coalition of 28 attorneys general asking the Environmental Protection Agency to eliminate the harmful Biden-Harris greenhouse-gas emissions standards for power plants. The Biden-era rule...
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McDowell County, W.Va., Disaster Recovery Center closed for Memorial Day, permanently closing Thursday, May 29
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The FEMA-West Virginia Disaster Recovery Center in McDowell County will be closed for the Memorial Day holiday and is scheduled to close permanently Thursday, May 29, 2025, at 6 p.m. The McDowell County center offers the last...
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