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CHARLESTON — A $2.7 million sewer separation project in Rowlesburg moved towards funding after the West Virginia Infrastructure & Jobs Development Council acted on April 7. Rowlesburg has been plagued with sewer problems for a number of years. “The project will separate storm water and sewage,” Preston County Economic Development Agency Executive Director Robbie Baylor said. “It will also address issues in the park, especially where sewage goes into the... Read More

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (WBOY) — One West Virginia University project that looks to improve treatment options for cancer has received some major funding. The National Science Foundation is giving $549,994 to support WVU’s critical research into using innovative artificial intelligence technology to determine optimal treatment options for cancer patients. “Once again, WVU is leading the way in research to hopefully create better treatments for patients battling... Read More

CHARLESTON, WV (LOOTPRESS) — U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee and the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced a $133,865 grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to West Virginia University (WVU) to study safer and more efficient ways of dealing with wastewater in small and rural communities. “I’m so proud of the good work produced by WVU, and today’s funding will only... Read More

April 10, 2023 - WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) last week, introduced bipartisan legislation to tackle the rise in illegal opioids entering the U.S. The STOP 2.0 Act builds on Klobuchar’s Synthetics Trafficking & Overdose Prevention (STOP) Act, which was cosponsored by Capito and signed into law in 2018. That legislation prevents fentanyl and synthetic drug shipments from being smuggled into the U.S. through the mail... Read More

The Biden administration is moving to tighten the limits on how much mercury and other toxins coal-fired electric plants can release, setting up another potential conflict between Republican state officials and the federal government over fossil fuels. The Environmental Protection Agency announced last week that it would update its rules on mercury and other air toxins for the first time in a decade. The limits, first put in place by the Obama administration, are widely credited with reducing... Read More

SANDSTONE, W.Va. (WV News) — The nation’s newest national park recently grew by nearly 1,000 acres. The New River Gorge National Park and Preserve officially added 963 acres, increasing the amount of public land available for hunting and outdoor recreation activities. The additional acreage was acquired by The Conservation Fund in November 2021 and was recently transferred to the National Parks Service thanks to funding from the federal Land and Water Conservation Fund. The added... Read More

FAIRMONT —A Quincy-Massachusetts-based Broadband internet provider recently completed installing a 500-mile fiber optic network in Monongalia County with sights set on more West Virginia counties in the months ahead. Officials with internet provider Breezeline said the new network will reach more than 40,000 homes and businesses in Monongalia County. “We’ve made tremendous progress in our efforts to bring advanced fiber technology to West Virginia,” Breezeline President... Read More

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – Monongalia County is just the beginning for the eighth-largest cable provider in the country, Breezeline. President Frank van der Post said they are building a 500-mile fiber network with the goal of reaching more than 40,000 homes. “We’ve invested close to $40 million, and that will run up to $50 million to really connect the greater Morgantown area to a state-of-the-art fiber network,” Mr. van der Post said. The company has completed construction and... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WBOY) — $3,769,158 from the Department of Transportation (DOT)’s Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) program will go to the improvement of natural gas pipelines in West Virginia, Senator Shelley Moore Capito announced Thursday. According to a release from the office of Senator Capito, the upgrade will help distribute natural gas to power homes and businesses within the state. “The funding announced today will continue to... Read More

To better support local television broadcasting, U.S. Sen. Todd Young (R-IN) joined a bipartisan contingent of more than two dozen of his colleagues in urging the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to prioritize a faster rollout of the Next Generation Television standard, also known as ATSC 3.0. The Next Gen TV standard technology will allow local stations to better serve their viewers with improved pictures and sound, interactive features, including expanded local news, advanced emergency... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. — West Virginia will get just over $62 million for drinking water infrastructure construction and upgrades in the coming years. The money was announced this week by the Biden Administration as West Virginia’s share of $6 Billion allocated to the work nationally in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. “Every community deserves access to safe, clean drinking water,” said EPA Administrator Michael S. Regan. “Thanks to President Biden’s... Read More

CHARLESTON — Last week, U.S. Sens. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., and Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., introduced a resolution recognizing the 30th anniversary of the National Guard Youth ChalleNGe Program (NGYCP). This resolution recognizes the NGYCP’s 30 years of successfully mentoring at-risk youth in our communities, commends the accomplishments of the program’s graduates and reaffirms the Senate’s commitment to supporting the program’s work developing our nation’s... Read More

SANDSTONE — The Conservation Fund and the U.S. National Park Service (NPS) Monday announced the addition of 963 acres to the preserve portion of New River Gorge National Park and Preserve near Sandstone. The added acreage, which is poised to significantly increase the amount of public land available for hunting and outdoor recreation activities while yielding a variety of other public benefits, is in an area commonly known as Irish Mountain. According to a press release from The... Read More

NEW YORK — Charleston business owner George Manahan was honored on Saturday at the national Team Fox / The Michael J. Fox MVP event as the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research first recipient of the Hero of Advocacy Award in recognition of his steadfast dedication to advance new treatments and a cure for Parkinson’s disease. Rather timely to recognize Manahan who stands out as one of the Michael J. Fox Foundation’s most active advocates.... Read More

The EPA's recently finalized rule intended to help downwind states reach air quality standards has drawn the ire of Republican leaders who have questioned whether the agency has adequately considered its effects on industry and electric generation. On March 15 the EPA finalized its "good neighbor" plan, which aims to reduce cross-state smog pollution from power plants and other industrial sources by requiring the use of emissions reduction technologies. Beginning during this year's summer ozone... Read More

We applaud U.S. Sens. Joe Manchin and Shelley Moore Capito, who continue to represent West Virginians — and all Americans — well by working to strengthen this nation’s energy independence. Unfortunately, the senators’ efforts continue to run into obstacles put in place by the Biden administration, as well as by a process that allows far too many energy project challenges through regulatory and legal maneuvering. The latest example came Monday, as the 4th Circuit of the... Read More

The US Senate Energy & Public Works Committee (EPW) has introduced new legislation based on bipartisan support for advanced nuclear reactor developments, including expanding levels of interagency and international cooperation in advanced nuclear, with many provisions of the bill directed at the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). A bipartisan group of senators—five Republicans and five Democrats—led by Senator Shelley Moore Capito, Ranking Member of the Senate EPW, along with... Read More

SANDSTONE — The Conservation Fund and the U.S. National Park Service (NPS) Monday announced the addition of 963 acres to the preserve portion of New River Gorge National Park and Preserve near Sandstone. The added acreage, which is poised to significantly increase the amount of public land available for hunting and outdoor recreation activities while yielding a variety of other public benefits, is in an area commonly known as Irish Mountain. According to a press release from The... Read More

MORGANTOWN — Sen. Shelley Moore Capito made a series of stops in Morgantown on Thursday, visiting WVU Medicine facilities and Longview Power, and celebrating a milestone with broadband provider Breezeline. Capito started the day at WVU Medicine Children's Hospital, where she met with members of the leadership and staff, and toured the facility. "Having the best available health care options is incredibly important for West Virginians, especially our children, " Capito said. "The doctors,... Read More

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — It’s Children’s Hospital Week, and U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito spent Thursday morning at WVU Medicine Children’s in Morgantown. The facility is also celebrating six months of operation. “It’s just a magnificent facility, far exceeding the number of patients they would have, so really great for the WVU team,” Capito said. WVU Medicine Children’s opened its doors Sept. 29 as the region dealt with what was called the... Read More