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Health & Science Chris Schulz, Apr. 09, 2026

Federal Court Upholds State Vaccination Requirements

Federal judges ruled that West Virginia's vaccination requirement are legitimate because of its protection of the health and well-being of school children.

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Energy & Environment Curtis Tate, Oct. 15, 2025

Appeals Court Affirms Union Carbide Clean Water Fine

In a 14-page unpublished opinion, a three-judge panel affirmed the U.S. District Judge John T. Copenhaver Jr.’s decision to fine Union Carbide $200,000 for violating the Clean Water Act.

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Energy & Environment Curtis Tate, Jul. 22, 2025

U.S. Appeals Court Will Hear Union Carbide Lawsuit In September

The Courtland Company and Union Carbide will present their case to the Fourth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals in Richmond, Virginia, on Sept. 11.

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Government WVPB Staff, Jul. 16, 2025

Restricting Abortion Meds And Feeding The Hungry After SNAP Cuts, This West Virginia Morning

A new ruling from the Fourth Circuit may make it harder for West Virginians to terminate a pregnancy, and the head of a Huntington foodbank details the impact of pending SNAP cuts on the hungry in Appalachia.

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Government Chris Schulz, Jul. 15, 2025

Federal Court Upholds State’s Abortion Ban Law

The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a lower court's decision that West Virginia can restrict the sale of abortion medication.

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Government Curtis Tate, Jun. 30, 2025

W.Va. Gender-Affirming Surgery Case Kicked Back To Lower Court

The Supreme Court vacated a decision by the Fourth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals last year that the state’s exclusion of gender-affirming surgery under Medicaid violated federal law.

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