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HUNTINGTON — Marshall University and West Virginia State University will split $1 million in federal funding secured by West Virginia’s senators this year. Last month, U.S. Sens. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., and Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., both members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced they had secured $1 million in Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS) funding for the Marshall University Research Corporation to support research and education in cybersecurity, including... Read More

PARKERSBURG, WV (LOOTPRESS) – Public officials, students, and their loved ones gathered at Constellium in Ravenswood, W.Va., as 13 students received scholarships into the Skilled Trades Scholarship Program on Friday. The Skilled Trades Scholarship Program is a collaboration between Constellium and WVU Parkersburg, which provides scholarships to selected students to help them earn a college degree and gain employment in a skilled trades job. Students may choose to complete an Associate of... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $657,000 from the U.S. Department of Education (DoE) to Shepherd University. This funding, which was secured through a Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS) request made by Senator Capito for Fiscal Year (FY) 2023, will be used to support a K-12 teacher professional development program at Shepherd University. In total, Senator Capito secured $250,950,000 in... Read More

As we begin to celebrate the extended Fourth of July weekend, it seems appropriate to also be celebrating decisions that will help serve to provide more energy independence and national security to this great nation. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s final ruling that will allow for the completion of the Mountain Valley Pipeline through parts of West Virginia and Virginia is welcomed — and long overdue — news. The FERC authorization came through on Wednesday and... Read More

“It’s the biggest investment in high-speed internet ever,” President Joe Biden said earlier this week. “For today’s economy to work for everyone, internet access is just as important as electricity, water, and other basic services.” Because of the work of U.S. Sens. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., and Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., $1.21 billion of that investment will come to the Mountain State. “I heard my grandparents talk about rural electrification back in... Read More

U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., wants to track the carbon footprint of climate czar John Kerry. In an announcement unrelated to her visit to Bluefield Thursday, Capito said she joined U.S. Senator Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, and U.S. Senator Tom Cotton, R-Ark., in introducing the Executive Branch Emissions Transparency Act, proposed legislation that would calculate the use of fossil fuels expended by Kerry and other Biden administration officials while traveling by jet to climate change... Read More

BLUEFIELD — A new infrastructure project that is extending a natural gas pipeline down John Nash Boulevard and all the way to a local industrial park now has the $6 million it needed. Local and state leaders joined U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., at the Bluefield Area Transit headquarters along John Nash Boulevard to participate in an event celebrating a new natural gas infrastructure extension project. In 2021, Capito secured $2,959,000 in FY22 Congressionally Directed... Read More

BLUEFIELD, W.Va. (WVVA) - An energy project years in the making took a step toward completion in Bluefield, W.Va. Thursday. Local leaders said a new pipeline extension, set to run four miles through John Nash Blvd. to Bluefield’s Cumberland Industrial Park, could provide hundreds of jobs for the area. “We believe it’s going to support hundreds of jobs and lead to the creation of hundreds more,” said John O’Neal, Executive Director of the Development Authority of... Read More

WASHINGTON (WV News) — Work on the Mountain Valley Pipeline project is expected to restart “soon,” according to its developers, following authorization Wednesday from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. While supporters are celebrating the news as the culmination of a years-long effort, environmental groups say it is the latest in a series of regulatory and legal failures related to the project. “Through their own failures alone, the Mountain Valley Pipeline... Read More

CHARLESTON, WV (WOWK) — The embattled Mountain Valley Pipeline has received its final green light, and we could see construction work resume there within weeks, according to Congressional sources. The pipeline project has been tied up in the court and Congress for years, but it now has the final go-ahead. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) says that construction on the final 20 miles of pipeline through southern West Virginia should resume within 30 days. Capito first tweeted that the... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. (WBOY) — Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R, WV) and two other senators say they are introducing the Executive Branch Emissions Transparency Act in an attempt to draw attention to the fossil fuels emitted by the travels of the president, his climate czar John Kerry, and the rest of the Biden Administration, despite the administration’s “green agenda.” In a joint press release from the U.S. Senate Committee on Environment & Public Works, the senators said a... Read More

FIRST ON FOX: The Department of State has failed to create a system for tracking carbon emissions of its diplomats as President Joe Biden ordered in 2021, according to a report released Thursday by a federal watchdog. The report, assembled by the independent Government Accountability Office (GAO), concluded that the State Department does "not have a systematic way to calculate greenhouse gas emissions from U.S. delegation travel." The determination came in response to a request... Read More

Federal officials and McDowell County officials came together Wednesday for a ribbon cutting celebrating the completion of the first phase of the Coalwood Wastewater project, an effort which will give 72 Coalwood homes access to public sewer service for the first time ever. “Too many communities in the United States and here in West Virginia are still living without the basics—including safe and reliable drinking water and wastewater systems,” said U.S. Environmental Protection... Read More

“It’s the biggest investment in high-speed internet ever,” President Joe Biden said earlier this week. “For today’s economy to work for everyone, internet access is just as important as electricity, water, and other basic services.” Because of the work of U.S. Sens. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., and Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., $1.21 billion of that will come to the Mountain State. “I heard my grandparents talk about rural electrification back in the... Read More

West Virginia has one of the lowest Internet connectivity rates in the country. BroadbandNow ranks the Mountain State 44th.  According to the West Virginia Office of Broadband, 71 percent of the state has high-speed service (at least 100/20 Mbps) available.  Nine percent of the state is considered underserved, and 21 percent is unserved. Only four percent of the serviceable locations in Calhoun County have high-speed service. In Clay County, it’s only nine... Read More

Legislation that would reauthorize the Diesel Emissions Reduction Act through fiscal 2029 was recently introduced in the U.S. Senate. Sen. Tom Carper (D-Del.), chairman of the Environment and Public Works Committee, is the bill’s lead sponsor. He explained the legislation is designed to promote health benefits by improving air quality nationwide. Administered by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the DERA program is backed by federal grants. “Since its... Read More

West Virginia has $1.2 billion coming from the federal government for high-speed internet expansion, but it won’t be established with a magic poof. The state still has to get through a series of deadlines and oversight procedures to make sure the broadband rollout is efficient and smooth. “It is a lot of money, and it’s a it’s a huge responsibility and we take it very seriously,” said Kelly Workman, director of the West Virginia Office of Broadband. Over the next... Read More

WASHINGTON (WV News) — Federal regulators have given the Mountain Valley Pipeline the green light to restart construction. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission issued an order Wednesday allowing developers to “proceed with all construction activities.” Work on the project is expected to resume “shortly,” said Natalie Cox, director of communications and corporate affairs for project developers Equitrans Midstream Corp., in an email to WV News. “We expect... Read More

“It’s the biggest investment in high-speed internet ever,” President Joe Biden said earlier this week. “For today’s economy to work for everyone, internet access is just as important as electricity, water and other basic services.” Because of the work of U.S. Sens. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., and Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., $1.21 billion of that will come to the Mountain State. “I heard my grandparents talk about rural electrification back in the ‘30s... Read More

CHARLESTON — United States Senators Shelley Moore Capito and Joe Manchin announced $1,962,042 for cardiovascular disease and diabetes health services throughout West Virginia. The funding was provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and is designed to help the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Services to support programs that help manage and treat cardiovascular disease and diabetes for those at risk. “According to the CDC, heart disease is the... Read More