Jim Lewis, Charleston Priest And Activist, Dies At 90
A longtime Charleston priest, activist and central figure in one of West Virginia’s most turbulent cultural conflicts has died. The Rev. Jim Lewis was 90.
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Advocates for a Safe Water System
Group to Launch Campaign for Public Takeover of Water Company
An advocacy group formed after the January 2014 Elk River Chemical spill will launch a campaign aimed to create a publicly-owned water system in the…
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsAdvocacy Group Seeks to Intervene in W.Va. Water Rate Case
An advocacy organization formed after a 2014 chemical spill has filed a petition to intervene in West Virginia American Water's rate case.The state's…
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsOne Year Later: Events Held to Remember Elk River Chemical Spill
Environmentalists, activists and artists of all sorts are commemorating the one year anniversary of a chemical spill into the Elk River near Charleston.…
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsPSC: Water Company Planning Info Needed in W.Va. Spill Probe
Regulators ordered a water company under investigation for its chemical spill response to produce emergency plans and information potentially protected by…
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PSC Wants Shielded Info in West Virginia American Water Probe
West Virginia regulators say they may consider information potentially protected by federal laws in their investigation into January’s chemical spill. The…
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