By Phil Kabler, Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — During the 2021 regular session, West Virginia legislators passed more than a half-dozen bills restricting the ability of municipalities to pass ordinances, including a bill that, as passed in its final version, will prohibit cities from restricting use of plastic bags, straws[Read More…]

By Taylor Stuck, The Herald-Dispatch CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Based on her first report to the state, the new foster care ombudsman has found success for people throughout the child welfare system, but fear and lack of information is pervasive. The report by the director of the West Virginia Foster Care[Read More…]

By Charles Young, WV News WASHINGTON, D.C. — Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., recently announced he would co-sponsor the Senate version of the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act of 2021, which would expand protections related to employees’ rights to unionize and collectively bargain in the workplace. The PRO Act passed[Read More…]

By David Beard, The Dominion Post MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – The Morgantown-Fairmont Metropolitan Statistical Area ranks among the nation’s cleanest cities for ozone and short-term particle air pollution in American Lung Association’s 2021 State of the Air report. Monongalia, Marion and Harrison counties were among the nation’s cleanest for short-term particle pollution[Read More…]

Release from The Martin Hall Agency: MORGANTOWN, W.Va.—The Martin Hall Agency (MHA) was awarded three student advertising awards (ADDYs) from the West Virginia chapter of the American Advertising Federation (AAF). The ADDY Awards recognize agency professionals and college students who have created outstanding work in creative advertising. MHA earned a[Read More…]

By David Beard, The Dominion Post MORGANTOWN – Sen Joe Manchin and United Mine Workers of America President Cecil Roberts teamed up on Monday to promote coal jobs and clean coal technology. They took part in a National Press Club Virtual Headliners conversation called “Energy transition and the next steps for[Read More…]

By Fred Pace, The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — Some believe the fashion industry is one of the most polluting industries in the world. A study last year written by Aalto University design researcher Kirsi Niinimaki says fashion accounts for up to 10% of global pollution, generating 92 million tons of[Read More…]