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CHARLESTON — The U.S. Supreme Court received praise Thursday from West Virginia elected officials for ruling in favor of an Idaho family in a wetlands dispute with federal regulators that could benefit state farmers and property owners. In Sackett v. Environmental Protection Agency, the Supreme Court ruled unanimously Thursday that wetlands on land in Idaho owned by Chantell and Mike Sackett do not fall under the jurisdiction of federal environmental regulators. While the justices were... Read More

West Virginia has formally thrown its support behind a national attempt to rein in one of the many ugly turns taken in the ongoing opioid epidemic. In the Mountain State, the number of opioid overdoses deaths where the horse tranquillizer turned synthetic opioid-cutting agent, xylazine, also was present has risen each year since it first showed up on state overdose toxicology reports in 2018, according to the West Virginia Office of Drug Control Policy’s director, Dr. Matthew... Read More

BRIDGEPORT, W.Va (WDTV) - Members of the community gathered at the Bridgeport Conference Center for the annual Harrison County Chamber of Commerce dinner. For over 100 years, business owners in Harrison County have come together to grow the community. Every year the chamber hosts a dinner to recognize all the members’ work over the past year. They also share ideas for the upcoming year to try to get more people involved in networking. This year, Senator Shelley Moore Capito was... Read More

A U.S. Supreme Court decision on Thursday related to limiting federal overregulation is drawing praise from Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va. The ruling in the case of Sackett v. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) was in favor of the petitioners, and narrowed the authority the federal government has to regulate “waters of the United States (WOTUS) at the expense of states and private citizens under the Clean Water Act (CWA).” The Sackett case involved an Idaho couple’s... Read More

More than $2 million in federal funding is supporting black lung clinics across the state. The money from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services will go towards the state’s Black Lung and Coal Miner Clinics Program to provide financial help to the program’s health and treatment services. Some of the services the program offers include lung function testing and rehabilitation, chest imaging, case management and benefits counseling. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito is a ranking... Read More

MCDOWELL COUNTY, W.Va. (WVVA) - U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) announced that McDowell County will be receiving funding to upgrade its clean water infrastructure. The DigDeep Right to Water Project is set to receive $495,840 from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). In total, Senator Capito secured $241,135,000 in direct spending measures for initiatives and projects across West Virginia through the Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 appropriations omnibus package. “When I... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WV News) — Two key West Virginia leaders praised a U.S. Supreme Court ruling Thursday that creates a stricter test for when the Environmental Protection Agency can step in to say wetlands can’t be touched. U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito and West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey, both Republicans, praised the decision by the justices in Sackett vs. EPA. “Today, the Supreme Court sent a loud and clear warning shot to the Biden administration about its... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WVDN) – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, and member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced 11 different local awards totaling $10,966,135 to help assess, clean up, and revitalize brownfield sites across West Virginia. “In almost every corner of our state, brownfield sites present potential opportunities for economic growth and expansion,” Capito... Read More

The Supreme Court on Thursday issued a ruling narrowing the federal government's authority regulating bodies of water and effectively upending a Biden administration policy that recently went into effect. The high court's decision, which was delivered by Justice Samuel Alito, rejected the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) broad definition of Waters of the United States (WOTUS). The case centered on Michael and Chantell Sackett, two Idaho residents whom the EPA... Read More

CHARLESTON, WV (WVNS)– United States Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) announced $495,840 in funding for McDowell County’s DigDeep Right to Water Project. According to Capito, the funding was provided by the US Environmental Protection Agency and was made available through a Congressionally Direct Spending request by Capito. The funding is designed to help upgrade McDowell County’s clean water infrastructure. “When I visited DigDeep last year, it was clear that their... Read More

More than two dozen Republican senators pressed the Biden administration on Thursday to rescind new strict vehicle emissions standards that they said overstep the president’s authority and impossible higher costs on Americans. In a letter to Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael Regan, the senators called for the withdrawal of two recent proposals to regulate tailpipe greenhouse gas emissions from light-, medium- and heavy-duty vehicles. “These proposals... Read More

CHARLESTON — U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito said the Republican Party needs to return to being a big tent if it wants to return to the White House and to majorities in Congress. Capito, R-W.Va., gave a speech Monday night at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute in Simi Valley, Calif. Capito, the vice chairman of the Senate Republican Conference, was invited to speak at the Reagan Foundation for its “Time for Choosing” speaker series. Named for a speech the... Read More

WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.Va. (WVVA) - Wednesday, May 24, The Greenbrier Resort in White Sulphur Springs was the scene of the Third Annual GameChanger Prevention Education Golf Classic Dinner. GameChanger was created in 2018 with the mission of preventing drug and alcohol abuse and misuse in the youth population of West Virginia- specifically by introducing prevention education in schools- and Wednesday’s event was a way to celebrate the hard work being done while acknowledging the... Read More

CHARLESTON, WV (WVNS)– United States Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) announced $2,192,531 in funding for Black Lung/Coal Miner Clinics in West Virginia. According to Capito, the funding was provided by the US Department of Health and Human Services. It’s designed to help support Black Lung/Coal Miner Clinics across the state. Though coal is the backbone of our Mountain State, issues with black lung is an unfortunate drawback for coal miners. “West Virginia has a long... Read More

CHARLESTON — U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito said the Republican Party needs to return to being a big tent if it wants to return to the White House and to majorities in Congress. Capito, R-W.Va., gave a speech Monday night at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute in Simi Valley, Calif. Capito, the vice chairman of the Senate Republican Conference, was invited to speak at the Reagan Foundation for its “Time for Choosing” speaker series. Named for a... Read More

U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Jerry Moran (R-KS) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) and Representative Pete Stauber (R-MN) announced that their bipartisan legislation to help prevent Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) system outages has passed the House and Senate and is headed to President Biden’s desk to be signed into law. The NOTAM Improvement Act would require the FAA to establish a task force to strengthen the resiliency and cybersecurity of the NOTAM system, which alerts... Read More

BRADSHAW — The Town of Bradshaw in McDowell County will be receiving a $1 million grant to renovate its wastewater system. Senators Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., and Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., made the announcement of the grant Tuesday as part of about $17 million through the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development Investment Program. The funding will be used to invest and expand seven public works projects and facilities as well as hospitals and affordable housing across the... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WBOY) — $17,379,983 in federal grants and loans from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development program will go to seven projects across West Virginia. According to releases from Senators Shelley Moore Capito and Joe Manchin, this funding will be used for projects ranging from renovations, upgrades, construction and purchases. “I’m glad to see this funding headed to West Virginia through USDA’s Rural Development program, which will help... Read More

CHARLESTON, WV (WVNS)– United States Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) announced $17,379,983 in funding for seven rural community projects in West Virginia. According to Senators Manchin and Capito, the funding was provided by the US Department of Agriculture Rural Development program. This funding is designed to help support building renovations, infrastructure upgrades, housing rehabilitation, and construction projects throughout the state. The seven rural... Read More

CHARLESTON Boone Memorial Health was awarded millions in funding from the United States Department of Agriculture Rural Development.US Senator Shelly Moore Capito announced the $16,898,983 in federal grants and loans with a statement Tuesday. The funding will be used to invest and expand public works projects and facilities, as well as hospitals and affordable housing.“I’m glad to see this funding headed to West Virginia through USDA’s Rural Development program, which will help... Read More