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The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said a lower court used the wrong standard when it found potential drinking water contamination posed “irreparable harm.”
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West Virginia State Sen. Joey Garcia is doing something rare: admitting he was wrong. He publicly apologized for voting for the 2025 bill that ushered in data center development, saying he "should have voted NO."
Three scholars with backgrounds in labor, sociology and rural development recently joined Mountain State Spotlight Founding Editor-in-Chief and President Ken Ward Jr. for a discussion exploring shifting power dynamics in rural Appalachia.
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How did West Virginia Sen. Joey Garcia change his mind on data centers? He listened to constituents. "Grocery store politics," he says, led him to recognize his mistakes.
NEW from @propublica.org: Trump Administration Killed Criminal Investigation of GOP Senator’s Coal Companies
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The House rejected a move by Rep. Riley Moore to earmark $50 million for water funding.
“They recognize a region of people that doesn't have water, and that it's the worst water in America, and they still chose to do nothing,” said the Rev. Catlin Ware.
A massive lawsuit filed on behalf of West Virginia foster kids will continue, after an appeals court rejected the argument that the courts couldn’t address the problems in the system.
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A federal appeals court vacated an order requiring Chemours to stop violating discharge limits at its Washington Works plant.
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A federal appeals court revived a lawsuit alleging West Virginia foster kids are harmed by state system failures.
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Moore asked the House Appropriations Committee for $50 million to help get his constituents in Southern West Virginia clean water. The House voted down his request.
EPA and Justice Department officials were looking into potential criminal violations by the vast coal empire owned by Sen. Jim Justice. Then the Office of the Deputy Attorney General told them…
