WV Rivers News: March 2026

March 2026

WV Senate panel advances bill easing rules, regulations on aboveground storage tanks – 3/3/2026, West Virginia Watch

Tensions rise as WV Senate passes bill to loosen regulations of storage tanks near drinking water – 3/5/2026, West Virginia Watch

State lawmakers chip away at water protections as Senate moves to weaken aboveground storage tank rules – 3/5/2026, Mountain State Spotlight

WV Senate fast-tracking bill that would weaken protection from oil, gas spills – 3/5/2026, Charleston Gazette-Mail

WV House Energy approves watered down version of bill loosening regulations for storage tanks – 3/11/2026, West Virginia Watch

DEP records contradict gas and oil industry claims as tank rollback bill advances – 3/12/2026, Charleston Gazette-Mail

Judy’s Garden Club Hosts Rain Barrel Workshop – 3/17/2026, Braxton News

W.Va. officials praise latest changing of hands of Fidelis Mason County data center project – 3/18/2026, News and Sentinel

Meeting to discuss Mason County data center – 3/18/2026, Herad Dispatch

W.Va. officials praise latest changing of hands – 3/19/2026, The Inter-Mountain

WV legislative session came up short on funding, other support for clean water – 3/20/2026, Charleston Gazette-Mail

 

Aboveground Storage Tank Rollbacks are Back