Celebrating A New Pope And The Taste Of Mothman, This West Virginia Week
A new pope, a new effort to save pets in the Mountain State and a new potato chip -- a lot to report on this West Virginia Week.
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W.Va. Flood Recovery And Energy Stakeholders React To Session, This West Virginia Morning
On this West Virginia Morning, a month after floods ravaged West Virginia’s southern counties the long road to recovery is just beginning, and Curtis Tate sat down with energy and environment stakeholders for The Legislature Today.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsA Look At Chemical Leaks, Train Derailments And PFAS On This West Virginia Morning
On this West Virginia Morning, a serious train derailment and chemical release in Ohio has dominated the headlines for the past few weeks. West Virginia has seen its own share of disasters with hazardous materials, including an oil train derailment and fire in 2015. Energy & Environment Reporter Curtis Tate spoke with Jesse Richardson of the West Virginia University Land Use and Sustainable Development Law Clinic about those events.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsW.Va. Governor: Public Not In Danger From Train Chemicals
Speaking during his regular briefing Thursday, the governor offered an update on the chemical spill from a freight train that derailed near East Palestine, Ohio nearly two weeks ago.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsCancer Causing Chemical Subject Of Kanawha Co. Public Hearing
The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) will hold its second in-person meeting this Thursday, Aug. 18, to discuss ethylene oxide emissions in western Kanawha County.
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UPDATE: Eastern Panhandle Christmas Incidents
Two incidents in the Eastern Panhandle that occurred over the Christmas holiday have seen some resolution.On Dec. 21, a train derailed in Harpers Ferry…
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsResidents to Get Share of $73 Million from Water Crisis Settlement
People affected by a 2014 chemical spill into a West Virginia river will soon receive their first batch of settlement checks from a class-action…
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