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EPA sets public hearing in Charleston on repealing Clean Power Plan
By KEN WARD JR. Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said Thursday it will hold a public hearing later this month in Charleston on the Trump administration’s effort to repeal the Clean Power Plan, the Obama administration rule aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions from power[Read More…]
WV cities sue accreditation agency over opioid ‘misinformation campaign’
By ERIC EYRE Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The cities of Charleston, Huntington and Kenova, along with the town of Ceredo, filed a class-action lawsuit against the nation’s largest health care accreditation agency Thursday, alleging the group took part in a “misinformation campaign” that downplayed the dangers of prescription painkillers.[Read More…]
WV DEP: IEI records do not satisfy compliance order
Staff reports The Parkersburg News and Sentinel PARKERSBURG, W.Va. — Documents provided by the owners of IEI Plastics to the state were not sufficient enough to meet what was asked for in the state’s Order for Compliance, officials said. In an update provided by the West Virginia Department of Military[Read More…]
DHHR implements drug testing requirements for TANF welfare recipients
By LORI KERSEY Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia residents who apply for welfare now are subject to a drug screening, state health officials announced Monday. The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources has implemented a requirement that people who apply for assistance from the Temporary Assistance for[Read More…]
News and Sentinel seeks photos for Hometown Spirit section
The Parkersburg News and Sentinel PARKERSBURG, W.Va. — Two, four, six, eight. Who do we appreciate? The Parkersburg News and Sentinel will again publish Hometown Spirit, a collection of reader-submitted photographs featuring local cheerleaders, bands, twirlers and competition dance teams from local schools, cheerleading squads, groups and organizations in the[Read More…]
WV water agency chief fired whistle blower amid ethics probe, suit alleges
By ERIC EYRE Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A former manager at the West Virginia Water Development Authority has sued the agency, alleging he was fired after he blew the whistle on ethical misconduct at the office. Michael Duminiak, a geographic information systems (GIS) manager at the water authority, said[Read More…]
Spirit of Jefferson first W.Va. newspaper to unveil new public notice ‘spotlight’
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia newspaper industry works hard to ensure greater public access, open meetings and government transparency. To recognize, support and increase that effort, the West Virginia Press Association has added an industry incentive for that effort. The WVPA is targeting those areas in the WVPA newspaper contests. While[Read More…]
WV counties fight to return pill-dumping lawsuits to local courts
By ERIC EYRE Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Lawyers for towns and counties across Southern West Virginia want lawsuits against prescription painkiller shippers heard in county courthouses, overseen by local judges and decided by jurors who have watched the opioid crisis decimate their communities. “A plague is a better description[Read More…]
Newspaper seeks stories, photos from Mid-Ohio Valley veterans
Staff report The Parkersburg News and Sentinel PARKERSBURG, W.Va. — Submissions are being accepted for the annual Veterans Tab published by The Parkersburg News and Sentinel. The tab is a collection of reader-submitted stories and photos about veterans in Wood, Washington and surrounding counties, living or deceased in any period[Read More…]