May 2023

Even with new legislation, it could be years before drinking water in West Virginia is free of toxic ‘forever chemicals’ – 5/2/2023, Mountain State Spotlight

Get Back to “Good River” – 5/8/2023, American Rivers

“It’s go time”: State reveals PFAS exceedances of proposed EPA standards in drinking water in 19 public water systems – 5/15/2023, Charleston Gazette-Mail

Federal permitting officials want more staff capacity, WV’s senators want more fossil fuel capacity – 5/18/2023, Charleston Gazette-Mail

Federal permitting officials want more staff capacity, WV’s senators want more fossil fuel capacity – 5/18/2023, Charleston Gazette-Mail

Talkline with Hoppy Kercheval – 5/24/2023, Metro News

DHHR not planning to test private wells for PFAS after public system drinking water exceedances of proposed EPA standards – 5/24/2023, Charleston Gazette-Mail

Fed officials want more staff capacity – 5/24/2023, Williamson Daily News

Supreme Court limits EPA ability to protect wetlands under Clean Water Act – 5/25/2023, Charleston Gazette-Mail

Expedited approval of Mountain Valley Pipeline is part of debt ceiling package – 5/28/2023, Metro News

Environmentalists in Virginia and West Virginia Regroup to Stop the Mountain Valley Pipeline, Eyeing a White House Protest – 5/28/2023, Inside Climate News

“Who’s going to take responsibility?”: Charleston residents push for answers on gas well impacts – 5/29/2023, Charleston Gazette-Mail

WV Conservation Groups ‘Troubled’ by SCOTUS Wetlands Decision – 5/30/2023, Public News Service

“When you can’t win, cheat!”: WV environmentalists blast debt limit deal designed to force Mountain Valley Pipeline completion – 5/30/2023, Charleston Gazette-Mail

Manchin, Capito celebrate inclusion of MVP pipeline into debt ceiling bill – 5/30/2023, The Dominion Post

A Dirty Debt Deal: Biden Blasted for Backing Fast-Track Approval of Mountain Valley Pipeline – 5/31/2023, Democracy Now