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The Transportation Department’s Federal Highway Administration on Thursday proposed a rule that would require states to track on-road carbon dioxide emissions and set reduction goals aimed at achieving net zero emissions by 2050.However, critics of the proposal quickly pointed to last week’s Supreme Court ruling limiting EPA’s climate authority over power plants, arguing that the same legal reasoning would indicate the climate goals being proposed are beyond FHWA’s... Read More

Bloomberg Government subscribers get the stories like this first. Act now and gain unlimited access to everything you need to know. Learn more.The Biden administration wants states to track and reduce their greenhouse gas emissions on highways, a move that Republicans say goes against congressional intent and should be rescinded.The Federal Highway Administration announced a new proposed rule on Thursday that would require state transportation departments and metropolitan regions... Read More

Two programs in West Virginia will receive close to $2 million from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).The money will go to support drug treatment and healthcare access.About half the money, $1 million, will help combat the drug epidemic through Healthways in Weirton and its Rural Communities Opioid Response (RCORP) implementation.RCORP is a multi-year initiative by the Health Resources and Services Administration, an agency of HHS. It aims to reduce the morbidity and... Read More

We applaud the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling that curbs the Environmental Protection Agency’s ability to put in place regulations on power plants over and above what Congress enacts as law.For far too long, some regulatory agencies have gone to extremes to exert their authority, and the high court’s ruling is a necessary step to rein in unelected government officials who never have to answer to the public for their decisions.This is not to say that some of the EPA guidelines are... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WSAZ) – America’s last WWII Medal of Honor recipient Hershel ‘Woody’ Williams will lie in state at the U.S. Capitol, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) announced Sunday.   During a memorial service for Williams at the West Virginia Culture Center in Charleston, Sen. Manchin said one of Williams’ wishes was for ‘those who served in the greatest generation and WWII Medical of Honor recipients’ to be honored at the nation’s... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Hershel W. “Woody” Williams, the last remaining Medal of Honor recipient from World War II, will lie in state at the U.S. Capitol, U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin announced at a memorial on Sunday where Williams was remembered for his courage, humility and selflessness.   “He never quit giving back,” said Manchin. That included raising money for gold star families — immediate family members of fallen service members — with an annual... Read More

CHARLESTON — West Virginia scored a victory against the Environmental Protection Agency from the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday in a case that could have broader implications over government regulations.   In a 6-3 ruling, the majority of the justices determined the EPA overstepped its authority in how it regulates greenhouse gas emissions. Chief Justice John Roberts wrote the majority opinion for the court.   “Capping carbon dioxide emissions at a level that will force a... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WV News) — State officials applauded a 6-to-3 U.S. Supreme Court ruling Thursday morning curbing the Environmental Protection Agency’s regulatory authority over power plants.The decision, in West Virginia v. EPA, shifts the ability to regulate carbon emissions from existing power generation facilities from the EPA to Congress.“This ruling in favor of West Virginia will stop unelected bureaucrats in Washington, D.C., from being able to unilaterally decarbonize... Read More

WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.Va. (WVVA) – An up-and-coming Greenbrier County business is receiving notable support from state leaders.Mountain Steer is a food processing company located in White Sulphur Springs. On Wednesday, June 29, United States Senator Shelley Moore Capito toured their facility. Here, she learned more about how the business’ two owners plan to help West Virginia feed itself.“You know, they are on the farm all day,” Senator Capito stated.... Read More

WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, (WVDN) – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito today made two stops in Greenbrier County Wednesday, addressing a coal leadership summit, followed by a tour of Mountain Steer Meat Company.First, Capito spoke at a coal leadership summit at The Greenbrier to address coal advocates, industry leaders, and elected officials from across West Virginia and the country.“West Virginia is proud to power our country, and the world with coal,” Capito said.... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The U.S. Supreme Court sided with a West Virginia-led coalition on Thursday when it ruled Congress did not grant broad authority to the Environmental Protection Agency to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from fossil fuel-fired power plants.   In a 6-3 decision, justices determined the agency does not have the power under the Clean Air Act to “devise emissions caps based on the generation shifting,” emphasizing the EPA does not possess any... Read More

APPLE GROVE, W.Va. — U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., toured the site of the proposed Nucor plant in Mason County on Tuesday with Marshall University President Brad D. Smith and local officials. Capito said the tour was part of her focus on small business impact and economic development in the state.   Nucor announced plans in January to build a modern steel mill in Mason County between the unincorporated communities of Apple Grove and Mercers Bottom, which will create... Read More

CHARLESTON – Tributes came in Wednesday from West Virginia’s state and congressional officials upon the news of the passing of Hershel “Woody” Williams, the last living World War II Medal of Honor recipient.   The family of Woody Williams released a statement through his foundation that Williams, 98, died early Wednesday morning at the VA Medical Center in Huntington, a facility that bears his name.   In a statement Wednesday, Gov. Jim Justice and... Read More

QUIET DELL, W.Va. (WV News) — An outpouring of condolences from West Virginia officials began early Wednesday in reaction to the passing of one of the state’s most iconic figures.   The death of Hershel “Woody” Williams, the short, always-smiling embodiment of valor and sacrifice who was known around the world for his legendary exploits in the Pacific theater of World War II, was mourned by state leaders via statements and tributes.   “I ask all West... Read More

Members of Congress appear to have banded together to get at least one thing right, as they announced this week they have brought a halt to plans to close and downsize rural veterans’ hospitals across the country. They did so by choosing not to vote on a slate of nominees for the Department of Veterans’ Affairs Asset and Infrastructure Review Commission.“I’ve got the whole committee on board, so we’re just shutting down everything,” said U.S. Sen. Joe... Read More

We applaud U.S. Sens. Joe Manchin and Shelley Moore Capito, who helped to lead a bipartisan group of senators to basically disable a panel trying to drastically change the VA health care system.Let’s be clear that we fully understand that the VA health care system needs some revitalization. And we believe Manchin, Capito and the other senators would agree.But the changes being recommended by the Veterans Affairs Asset and Infrastructure Review Commission (AIR) would have hurt health care... Read More

Woody Williams receiving a distinguished West Virginian award from Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin in 2013.West Virginia’s U.S. senators say they’re trying to arrange for Woody Williams to lie in honor at the U.S. Capitol.Williams, who died Wednesday at age 98, will receive a state funeral in West Virginia.Sens. Joe Manchin and Shelley Moore Capito say, as the last of nearly 500 Medal of Honor Recipients from the Second World War, Williams should be honored in the nation’s... Read More

WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, WV (WVNS) — Business is booming in one Greenbrier County community, and it’s drawing the attention of lawmakers.Senator Shelley Moore Capito made a stop at the Mountain Steer Meat company in White Sulphur Springs, one Wednesday, June 29, 2022. The company includes locally raised and processed beef to be used in commercial and retail sales.The idea for Mountain Steer came to Owners James Tuckwiller and Frank Ford during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Reaction is pouring in from across West Virginia following the death of Medal of Honor recipient and World War II veteran Hershel “Woody” Williams.Williams died early Wednesday morning at the VA Medical Center in Huntington that bears his name.State Adjutant Maj. Gen. Bill Crane of the West Virginia National Guard issued a statement sending condolences to family, friends and all those who knew and loved him.“For the entirety of his life, Woody has... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Small business owners in West Virginia are learning how to better expand their reach on social media platforms after being impacted by more than two years by the COVID-19 pandemic.A Meta Boost training event was held at the Clay Center in Charleston Tuesday. Meta is formerly known as Facebook.Jill Scarbro, CEO of Bright Futures Learning Services in Putnam County, told MetroNews the pandemic has changed the way they communicate with the public.“We really use... Read More