WV: Toxics
Black Lung cases rise, as federal benefits stagnate
The benefit payments miners sick with black lung disease receive are not keeping pace with the cost of living, a new analysis showed. Current …
WV bill threatens community air monitoring efforts
After West Virginia House lawmakers advanced a bill to ban residents from using citizen air monitoring data in lawsuits, community groups said they …
New federal methane rules expected to improve WV air quality
The Environmental Protection Agency is clamping down on methane emissions, and environmental groups say West Virginians' health will benefit…
WV Miners Give Input on New Silica Dust Exposure Rule
West Virginia coal miners and advocates spoke out this week in support of new silica dust exposure standards at a public hearing held in Beckley…
Report Ranks Ohio River 'Second Most Endangered' in Nation
The Ohio River, a drinking water source for many West Virginians and millions in neighboring states, is the second "most endangered" river in the …
New EPA Rules Would Target Flaring at WV’s Oil, Gas Wells
Under proposed rules from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, oil and gas well operations across the nation would be required to strengthen …
West Virgina Lawmakers Push to Regulate 'Forever' PFAS Chemicals
West Virginia lawmakers are expected to introduce legislation in 2023 aimed at regulating PFAS chemicals in the state's drinking-water systems…
Critics: WV Carbon Capture Hub a Boondoggle, Empty Promises
President Joe Biden's infrastructure law contains $10 billion to sow the seeds for the creation of pipelines to capture, transport and store carbon …
New Report Highlights PFAS Contamination in West Virginia
A new report finds concerning levels of PFAS contamination in waterways near Martinsburg and Parkersburg. Environmental groups say the findings are …
Experts: Incentives for Renewables Even More Critical
West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey was at the center of the Supreme Court's recent decision to curb the ability of the Environmental Prot…
New EPA Rules: Natural-Gas Facilities to Show Air-Pollution Data
CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Natural-gas processing plants in West Virginia and around the country will soon have to start publicly reporting the chemicals …
EPA’s PFAS Roadmap Could Soon Improve WV Communities' Water Quality
CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- The federal government said it soon will begin taking steps to study and restrict the use of so-called "forever" chemicals …