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The Biden administration is proposing the first-ever federal drinking water limits for toxic chemicals used to make nonstick materials like Teflon, stain-resistant carpeting and military firefighting foam, which are estimated to be contaminating 200 million Americans’ drinking water.It’s an aggressive move that represents what health experts and community activists say is a long-overdue effort to begin reining in the widespread contamination from PFAS “forever” chemicals, which are linked... Read More

The Biden administration on Tuesday proposed a first-ever rule to strictly limit the amount of six toxic PFAS “forever chemicals” in Americans’ drinking water. The rule, if finalized, would represent the most significant step toward improving safety at Americans’ taps in nearly three decades — and would impose hundreds of millions of dollars in new costs on American households.Here’s POLITICO’S guide to what you need to know about the new proposal:What are PFAS and why are they in the water?Per-... Read More

MILTON, W.Va. (WSAZ) -Flooding has been a decades long problem for those living in and around Milton. Last month, U.S. Senator from West Virginia Shelley Moore Capito announced an additional $190.7 million in funding for a flood wall.“We can prevent this . . . they have the engineering to do it, we now have the money to do it, the Governor is fully on board,” Capito said.Monday, Capito got a firsthand look at the future site of the project, and said the additional funding is a huge step in the... Read More

WASHINGTON (WV News) — A new federal filing could help the developers of the Mountain Valley Pipeline meet their goal of completing the long-delayed pipeline project later this year.The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) recently released a new Biological Opinion for the project issued by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The opinion replaces the one previously vacated by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.The project still has “four to five months of... Read More

The Senate this week could vote on a resolution to overturn a Biden administration water regulation, after the House cleared the measure last week.Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), the vice chair of the GOP conference, told reporters last week that the disapproval resolution could come to the floor this week, predicting it would pass and head to Biden’s desk.Biden will veto the measure if it clears both chambers, according to a Statement of Administration Policy.The regulation in question... Read More

Republicans are using their new control of the House and Democrats’ slim majority in the Senate to target Biden administration regulations governing everything from retirement savings to water policy.While Biden has the ability to veto their resolutions of disapproval and leave his administration’s work intact, taking these votes does give the GOP an additional platform to address what they’ve described as burdens on industry and “woke” financial policy.“We’d like to see these radical... Read More

WASHINGTON D.C. – Four senators reintroduced the Network Equipment Transparency (NET) Act to “increase broadband supply chain transparency through the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in order to ensure an on-time rollout of federal broadband programs,” according to a release from the office of Senator Shelley Moore Capito.“One of the many benefits of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act becoming law is that West Virginia and states across the country are slated to receive a... Read More

A pilot transportation improvement plan is in the works for Bluefield to provide better roads, sidewalks and access between the city’s East End and the downtown area. Preliminary planning and engineering for this welcomed initiative will be financed through a $1 million federal grant announced last month by U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., and U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va.To date only three cities have been selected to participate in the Reconnecting Communities Pilot Program. In... Read More

Although the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) has issued a positive update on the impact on endangered species of the Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP), Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., said the fight to get the natural gas pipeline finished is not over.“We are watching this very carefully,” Capito said Thursday during a virtual press briefing. “I am committed to seeing the completion of this pipeline.”Capito said the USFWS has “extremely vetted the impact” to the environment of the... Read More

PARKERSBURG –The new management of the Mid-Ohio Valley Regional Airport appeared before the Wood County Commission on Thursday to introduce themselves and let county officials know what is going on at the airport.Ben Auville, the new airport manager, appeared before the commission. He was hired at the airport in December and this was his first appearance before the commission to introduce himself and talk about what he is doing.“(The airport) is in need of attention,” he said. “We have been... Read More

SHEPHERDSTOWN — Funds secured by U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., through the Congressional Direct Spending process for projects at Shepherd University, led to the senator visiting Shepherdstown on Monday.Capito attended a brief tour at the Tabler Farm Agricultural Innovation Center, before making a stop at Snyder Hall on the campus of the university. Capito, along with U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., secured $1.4 million for the innovation center project.The funding will help create a... Read More

(LOOTPRESS) – Senator Shelley Moore Capito and Congresswoman Carol Miller released statements on President Biden’s proposed budget.U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today issued the following statement on President Biden’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 budget request to Congress.“Today’s budget put forth by the Biden administration checks every box of their progressive agenda. This budget fits along with their partisan budget tactics, deficit... Read More

While Norfolk Southern CEO Alan Shaw repeatedly apologized during a Senate committee hearing for the East Palestine rail disaster and vowed that his company would continue to help the community, a number of members were frustrated with his responses.At the conclusion of Thursday’s three-hour U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works hearing on the East Palestine derailment, chairman Tom Carper, a Delaware Democrat, said to Shaw: “I’m not a big fan of yes-no answers. That’s not... Read More

While Norfolk Southern CEO Alan Shaw repeatedly apologized during a Senate committee hearing for the East Palestine rail disaster and vowed that his company would continue to help the community, a number of members were frustrated with his responses.At the conclusion of Thursday’s three-hour U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works hearing on the East Palestine derailment, chairman Tom Carper, a Delaware Democrat, said to Shaw: “I’m not a big fan of yes-no answers. That’s not... Read More

Norfolk Southern’s communication lapses left first responders scrambling after a train operated by the company derailed in East Palestine, Ohio, raising the possibility of a major explosion, some lawmakers and witnesses told the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee on Thursday, The Washington Post’s Justine McDaniel, Ian Duncan, Amy B Wang and Scott Dance report. Senators on the panel grilled Norfolk Southern CEO Alan Shaw and Environmental Protection Agency regional administrator Debra... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WSAZ) - West Virginia International Yeager Airport (CRW) has received a grant to purchase new safety equipment.The $964,648 grant comes from the Federal Aviation Administration.The grant will be used to purchase a snow broom to keep the airport serviceable during snow periods, a power sweeper to remove debris from the runway surface, and friction measuring equipment to maintain runway safety.A release from the airport says that this equipment will ensure safe airport... Read More

U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) on Wednesday introduced a bipartisan, bicameral bill that would provide Medicare coverage of prescription digital therapeutics (PDTs) under current law.“Prescription digital therapeutics are an excellent example of how innovative technology can address some of the health challenges providers and patients continue to face,” Sen. Capito said. “I’m proud to join my colleagues and reintroduce this important legislation.”The Access to Prescription Digital... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Senators got their first chance to ask questions of Norfolk Southern CEO Alan Shaw on Thursday following the train derailment in East Palestine last month.The response to the derailment saw a multi-state response that included first responders from West Virginia and members of the state's National Guard assist in the days following the controlled release and burn of chemicals.U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito serves as ranking member on the Environment and Public Works... Read More

Norfolk Southern’s communication lapses left first responders scrambling after a train operated by the company derailed in East Palestine, Ohio, raising the possibility of a major explosion, some lawmakers and witnesses told the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee on Thursday, The Washington Post’s Justine McDaniel, Ian Duncan, Amy B Wang and Scott Dance report. Senators on the panel grilled Norfolk Southern CEO Alan Shaw and Environmental Protection Agency regional administrator Debra... Read More

On the same day Norfolk Southern CEO Alan Shaw assured a U.S. Senate panel the company will clean up the mess from its train derailment in Ohio last month, a trade group issued a national advisory about potentially loose wheels on rail cars, and another Norfolk Southern train derailed in Alabama.  Shaw testified before the U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works over one month after a Norfolk Southern train carrying hazardous materials went off the tracks in East Palestine. An... Read More