By Charles Young, The Exponent Telegram
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WV News) — Both of West Virginia’s U.S. senators are in key positions to aid the state’s energy industries.
Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., was recently formally named chair of the Committee on Environment and Public Works. Former Gov. Jim Justice has been assigned to serve on the U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Capito has served on the EPW committee since she was first elected to the Senate 2015 and has served as the committee’s ranking member for the past two congresses.
“It is an honor to serve as chairman of the EPW Committee, and I am deeply humbled by the trust my colleagues have placed in me to lead the Committee,” Capito said.