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Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) released the below statement after receiving a response from the United States Postal Service (USPS) following a letter she sent in December asking for more information regarding USPS’s Mail Processing Facility Review of the Charleston Processing and Distribution Center. Senator Capito has remained active on this issue, and has spoken personally with Postmaster General DeJoy and other local officials on the matter. “After multiple follow-ups, I... Read More

U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee and a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced funding from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to the Southern Jackson County Public Service District (PSD) to upgrade its wastewater treatment system. This award, which was secured through a Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS) request made solely by Senator Capito, will be used to improve the... Read More

CHARLESTON — West Virginia elected officials and the state’s economic development team celebrated a major investment Wednesday by South Korea-based electronics manufacturer LG, which wishes to bring its motto, “Life is good,” to the Mountain State. LG CEO William Cho joined Gov. Jim Justice and state officials at the West Virginia Culture Center in Charleston Wednesday afternoon to announce a nearly $700 million investment by LG Electronics in the state for a new strategic initiative to spur... Read More

U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) last week voiced support for Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. and the United Steelworkers in their petition for relief from dumped and subsidized imports of tin mill products from several foreign countries. “For over a century, steelmaking has been integral to the economy of the Northern Panhandle of West Virginia,” Sen. Capito testified during a Jan. 4 U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) hearing on tin mill products. “Now, the fate of this plant is in jeopardy... Read More

United Steelworkers, Cleveland Cliffs and politicians appeared before the U.S. International Trade Commission on Thursday to testify on tin tariffs. On Friday morning, some of those officials say they are feeling positive about the pending result. A negative outcome could be devastating. USW 2911 President Mark Gylptis was among those who spoke, he says they were well prepared, prepping for months with lawyers. "At this point, I'm feeling positive,” he said. He appeared alongside Cleveland... Read More

CHARLESTON — On Wednesday, U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee and the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, joined West Virginia state leaders, including Gov. Jim Justice (R-W.Va.), West Virginia Secretary of Economic Development Mitch Carmichael, West Virginia House of Delegates Speaker Roger Hanshaw (R-W.Va.), West Virginia Senate President Craig Blair (R-W.Va.), West Virginia University President Gordon Gee, and Marshall... Read More

Local steel officials and members of West Virginia’s Congressional delegation were among those testifying before the U.S. International Trade Commission Thursday morning as part of the commission’s final phase investigation into an antidumping petition filed almost one year ago. Cleveland Cliffs Inc. and the United Steelworkers filed its petition in January 2023, petitioning the imposition of duties on U.S. imports of tin mill products from eight nations. Among those testifying before the ITC... Read More

CHARLESTON – West Virginia elected officials and the state’s economic development team celebrated a major investment Wednesday by South Korea-based electronics manufacturer LG, which wishes to bring its motto “life is good” to the Mountain State. LG CEO William Cho joined Gov. Jim Justice and state officials at the West Virginia Culture Center in Charleston Wednesday afternoon to announce a nearly $700 million investment by LG Electronics in the state for a new strategic initiative to spur... Read More

WASHINGTON (WV News) — U.S. Sens. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., and Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., each made comments in support of a Weirton-based tin manufacturer during a U.S. International Trade Commission hearing Thursday. Cleveland-Cliffs, which produces cold-rolled sheet and tinplate at its Weirton facility, and the United Steelworkers union are petitioning the U.S. Department of Commerce and the International Trade Commission for countervailing duties on imports of tin mill products from... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WVDN) – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee and the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, joined West Virginia state leaders, including Governor Jim Justice (R-W.Va.), West Virginia Secretary of Economic Development Mitch Carmichael, West Virginia House of Delegates Speaker Roger Hanshaw (R-W.Va.), West Virginia Senate President Craig Blair (R-W.Va.), West Virginia University President Gordon Gee, and... Read More

CHARLESTON – Gov. Jim Justice, U.S. Sens. Shelley Moore Capito and Joe Manchin, leaders of West Virginia two major universities, state lawmakers and economic development officials celebrated Wednesday a major investment in the Mountain State by South Korea-based electronics manufacturer LG. LG CEO William Cho joined Justice and state officials at the West Virginia Culture Center in Charleston to announce a nearly $700 million investment by LG Electronics in the state for a new strategic... Read More

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito says President Biden’s top target in 2023 was America’s energy sector. Capito (R-W.Va.) is the ranking member of the U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works Committee. Republicans on the committee recently released a 2023 year in review report titled “Countering Biden’s Radical Green Agenda with Rigorous Oversight & Real Solutions.” The report highlights what it calls “the successful oversight efforts of the EPW Committee in combating the Biden... Read More

On the heels of the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Dubai, it’s clear that nuclear energy’s role in achieving a clean energy future cannot be overlooked or understated.  At COP28, we heard from dozens of top minds in-person and from afar who echoed the same message: Transitioning to cleaner energy sources cannot come at the price of an unreliable power supply, and that is where nuclear energy comes in. Not only is it a reliable, proven technology, but it is also clean, producing zero... Read More

Eighteen years ago today, an explosion at a coal mine claimed the lives of 12 coal miners and left one in critical condition. Today, West Virginia leaders are remembering those lives that were lost. The explosion happened at Sago Mine in Upshur County near Buckhannon at around 6:30 a.m. on Jan. 2, 2006. Thirteen people were left trapped below the surface. It took rescue crews 21 total hours to safely make their way two miles into the mine. When they got to the site of the trapped miners, nearly... Read More

UPSHUR COUNTY, WV (WOWK) – January 2 marks a somber anniversary in West Virginia history, and this year marks 18 years since the Sago Mine Disaster took the lives of 12 coal miners. The tragic event happened on Jan. 2, 2006 when the Sago Mine in Upshur County, West Virginia, exploded. According to the West Virginia Encyclopedia, one miner was killed in the initial blast at 6:30 that morning, and the 12 remaining men tried to take cover from the carbon monoxide fumes. It took the crews 41 hours... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., Ranking Member of the Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, and U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), Ranking Member of the Energy and Natural Resources (ENR) Committee, sent a letter to Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Chairman Willie L. Phillips and Commissioners James Danly, Allison Clements, and Mark C. Christie. The Senators urged the Commissioners to work with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to... Read More

U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) is seeking information from the U.S Treasury Department on designated foreign terrorist organizations (FTOs) financing terrorist activities with crypto assets. In a letter to Brian Nelson, the U.S. Treasury Department’s Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence, Capito asked the Treasury to make relevant information regarding the scope of digital asset financing used by FTOs available to Congress. She also wanted to know what steps the... Read More

As the year comes to a close, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., has released a new report highlighting the efforts of Senate Republicans to counter what she calls President Joe Biden’s “radical green agenda.” Capito, ranking member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, has released a 2023 year in review report of EPW Republicans’ accomplishments and activities titled, “Countering Biden’s Radical Green Agenda with Rigorous Oversight & Real Solutions.” The new... Read More

CHARLESTON – The effort to kickstart a new hydrogen production industry in West Virginia and across the nation could be much harder to do under proposed rules for a tax credit meant to incentivize the new industry. Last week, the U.S. Department of Treasury released guidance for the Clean Hydrogen Production Credit – known as the 45V hydrogen tax credit. The credit, included in the $737 billion Inflation Reduction Act, provides up to $3 per kilogram of hydrogen produced for projects that begin... Read More

Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee Republicans are releasing a report highlighting their accomplishments on energy and oversight issues over the course of 2023. The report — titled "Countering Biden’s Radical Green Agenda with Rigorous Oversight & Real Solutions" — states that EPW Republicans successfully "opposed President Biden’s regulatory overreach" while advancing bipartisan legislation. It further points to wins on streamlining infrastructure development, facilitating... Read More