By Dave Boucher Charleston Daily Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Senators from across the country said it’s time to revise federal chemical safety standards in light of the Elk River chemical spill. The scope of those revisions remained under debate at a congressional hearing Tuesday in Washington that saw testimony from[Read More…]
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EPA, CDC sending chemical leak team back to W.Va.
By Ken Ward Jr. Charleston Gazette CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The Obama administration is sending a multi-agency team to West Virginia this week as public concerns mount about the state’s handling of last month’s chemical leak that contaminated drinking water supplies serving 300,000 residents. Officials from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency[Read More…]
Legislators debate ban on homemade class treats
By Pamela Pritt Register-Herald CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The State Board of Education takes the cake — at least the homemade kind — out of school parties and holiday celebrations. State rules in place since 2008 prohibit parents from bringing homemade treats to their children’s parties. Instead, state education leaders say[Read More…]
Rising rivers a worry for Mid-Ohio Valley
From staff reports Parkersburg News and Sentinel PARKERSBURG, W.Va. – With rain in the forecast and slightly higher temperatures resulting in the breaking up of the frozen river in the Parkersburg area, officials are keeping an eye on the situation. A flood watch was issued by the National Weather Service[Read More…]
Elkins student honored for colossal cabbage
By Beth Christian Broschart The Inter-Mountain ELKINS, W.Va. – A local student has been awarded a $1,000 savings bond toward her education by the National Bonnie Plants Cabbage Program. Anna Belan, a third-grader at Midland Elementary School, was selected randomly after growing a huge cabbage this fall while participating in[Read More…]
Flood insurance premiums should be based on risk
An editorial from The Intelligencer/Wheeling News-Register WHEELING, W.Va. — Of course federal flood insurance premiums should reflect risk. But thousands of Ohio Valley residents are being told of drastic premium increases that don’t seem to be based objectively on potential damage from high water. By a better than two-to-one margin,[Read More…]
The Associated Press shares 10 things to know Wednesday, Feb. 5
Dorothy Abernathy, The Associated Press bureau chief for West Virginia and Virginia, shares the 10 things you need to know Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2014. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items, upcoming events and stories in West Virginia newspapers. 1. VATICAN DENOUNCED ON CHILD SEX ABUSE A U.N.[Read More…]
WVPA Sharing: Federal Chief says mine safety improving
Coal Mining Symposium attendees get good news on state of mine safety CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Federal Mine Safety and Health Administration chief Joe Main said mine safety has been steadily improving and he believes the culture of mine safety is better, too. “If you look at our data, what it tells[Read More…]
Ice a top reason for fire safety
Increase in blazes across region may be direct result of lengthy cold snap An editorial from The Dominion Post MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — They are two words that you would think cancel each other out. But actually one seems to fuel the other with disastrous and often tragic results. We refer[Read More…]
W.Va. should listen to chemical experts
An editorial from the Charleston Daily Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Following Freedom Industries’ leak of 10,000 gallons of 4-methylcyclohexane methanol into the Elk River and the water supply of 300,000 people, the Kanawha-Charleston Health Department shut down every restaurant in town. The department has that authority. However, had the county[Read More…]
