May 2026May 8, 2026Cleanup efforts underway in Howard’s Creek after diesel spill – 5/7/2026, The Real WV Letter urges $250 million for WV drinking water fixes targeting 9 southern coalfield counties – 5/9/2026, WCHS Paddle with Pride on the Greenbrier River set for June 7, 2026 – 5/11/2026, WV Daily News Spring Activities for Judy’s Garden Club and Community – 5/11/2026, WV News Paddle with Pride event planned on Greenbrier River – 5/11/2026, Register Herald Paddle with Pride set for June 7 on Greenbrier River – 5/11/2026, Register Herald https://wvrivers.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/logo-1.png 0 0 Kate Leary https://wvrivers.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/logo-1.png Kate Leary2026-05-08 09:46:052026-05-12 09:52:02May 2026
West Virginia Expands Protections for Native Brook Trout StreamsApril 8, 2026Read more https://wvrivers.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/PressReleaseGraphic.jpg 1080 1080 Maggie Stange https://wvrivers.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/logo-1.png Maggie Stange2026-04-08 10:00:512026-04-13 15:25:18West Virginia Expands Protections for Native Brook Trout Streams
April 2026April 1, 2026Six Ohio counties to benefit from $65 million settlement over ‘forever chemicals’ – 4/8/2026 WCHS West Virginia strengthens conservation of wild brook trout habitats – 4/11/2026, WBOY West Virginia expands protections for native brook trout streams – 4/11/2026, West Virginia Daily News West Virginia expands conservation of wild brook trout habitats – 4/11/2026, National Today West Virginia strengthens conservation of wild brook trout habitats – 4/11/2026, WOWK 77 Brands & Partners Plead Congress to Fully Fund Public Lands in 2027 – 4/16/2026, Gear Junkie Why West Virginia’s rivers deserve a voice – 4/25/2026, The Marietta Times https://wvrivers.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/logo-1.png 0 0 Kate Leary https://wvrivers.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/logo-1.png Kate Leary2026-04-01 15:21:592026-04-27 10:30:56April 2026
March 2026March 3, 2026WV 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 Pennsylvania trout anglers divided over state-run stocking program – 3/30/2026, Bay-Journal W.Va. courts data centers statewide, touting billions in investment amid AI demand – 3/31/2026, WCHS https://wvrivers.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/logo-1.png 0 0 Kate Leary https://wvrivers.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/logo-1.png Kate Leary2026-03-03 09:22:392026-03-31 12:13:38March 2026
WV Rivers Urges House to Strengthen SB 390 to Ensure Flood Resiliency Funding Goes Beyond Early WarningsFebruary 9, 2026Read more https://wvrivers.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/PressReleaseGraphic.jpg 1080 1080 Maggie Stange https://wvrivers.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/logo-1.png Maggie Stange2026-02-09 12:47:362026-02-09 12:59:59WV Rivers Urges House to Strengthen SB 390 to Ensure Flood Resiliency Funding Goes Beyond Early Warnings
February 2026February 6, 2026WV Senate OKs rule that would weaken water protection against selenium pollution – 2/6/2026, Charleston Gazette-Mail WV Rivers Urging More Flood Resiliency Beyond Early Warnings – 2/10/2026, WBOY WV Rivers Calls for Stronger Flood Strategy – 2/10/2026, Register Herald Jennie Smith: WV’s flooding crisis demands more from state – 2/10/2026, Charleston Gazette-Mail Louisville found PFAS in drinking water. The Trump administration wouldn’t require any action. – 2/13/2026, KFF Health News Young, Fetterman introduce bill to preserve Ohio River Basin – 2/13/2026, KPC News Bipartisan Ohio River Restoration Act Introduced in US Senate by Young, Fetterman – 2/13/2026, PA Environment Digest https://wvrivers.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/logo-1.png 0 0 Kate Leary https://wvrivers.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/logo-1.png Kate Leary2026-02-06 09:09:132026-02-13 09:34:49February 2026
January 2026January 5, 2026Buckhannon River Watershed Association among recipients of state infrastructure grants – 1/2/2026, My Buckhannon EPA moves to narrow Clean Water Act protections – 1/15/2026, Farm and Dairy https://wvrivers.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/logo-1.png 0 0 Kate Leary https://wvrivers.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/logo-1.png Kate Leary2026-01-05 09:20:532026-02-06 09:09:51January 2026
December 2025December 1, 2025Spike in GenX Levels Raises Concerns for Louisville’s Drinking Water Safety – 12/1/2025, SSB Required PFAS plans missing, WV water resource panel ditched amid toxic PFAS threat – 12/6/2025, Charleston Gazette-Mail Virtual PFAS meeting scheduled – 12/7/2025, Weirton Daily Times How a Kentucky water plant tracked the spike in a ‘forever chemical’ – 12/9/2025, NPR How Trump rollbacks on water and species protections could impact Pennsylvania – 12/11/2025, The Allegheny Front Millions awarded for water, sewer, environmental restoration projects – 12/12/2025, WV Public Broadcasting Morrisey announces funding for water and sewer upgrades, conservation efforts for local communities – 12/12/2025, WDTV Beset by US-highest water violation rate, WV has weaker standards than other states – 12/12/2025, Charleston Gazette-Mail After many dead cows, sick residents and lawsuits against Chemours, West Virginia is still stuck with PFAS pollution (requires translation) – 12/19/2025, NRC Saving 5 miles on the Gauley River – 12/23/2025, Appalachian Voices New coalition to restore, protect the Ohio River – 12/24/2025, The Madison Courier https://wvrivers.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/logo-1.png 0 0 Kate Leary https://wvrivers.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/logo-1.png Kate Leary2025-12-01 09:28:372026-01-05 13:12:49December 2025
November 2025November 3, 2025WVDEP seeks input on PFAS action plans – 11/1/2025, Weirton Daily Times Watershed Groups Recognized and Awarded at West Virginia Watershed Symposium – 11/3/2025, WV Daily News On Charleston tour stop, Zeldin ignores EPA cuts to WV energy funding, coal economics – 11/13/2025, Charleston Gazette-Mail Groups from seven states form regional Appalachian Flood Resilience Coalition – 11/14/2025, WEKU Groups come together to make plans to combat “forever chemicals” -11/17/2025, WTRF EPA, Army Corps propose weakening water protections with WV leaders’ support – 11/20/2025, Charleston Gazette-Mail Groups seeking input on PFAS effects in region – 11/20/2025, The Weirton Daily Times West Virginia ramps up efforts to tackle forever chemicals in drinking water – 11/21/2025, WTOV Groups seeking input of PFAS effects in region – 11/21/2025, Herald Star Protecting West Virginia’s wild waters – 11/24/2025, West Virginia Highlands Conservancy Charles Town launches CLEAN parks initiative – 11/26/2025, The Journal WV has worst US health-based drinking water violation rate, and crisis is likely worse – 11/26/2025, Charleston Gazette-Mail New coalition to restore, protect Ohio River Basin waters – 11/26/2025, Madison Courier More cities are seeing PFAS pollution in drinking water. Here’s what Louisville found – 11/30/2025, VPM NPR https://wvrivers.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/logo-1.png 0 0 Kate Leary https://wvrivers.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/logo-1.png Kate Leary2025-11-03 08:32:092025-12-01 09:26:45November 2025
October 2025October 2, 2025PFAS listening tour continues in the Eastern Panhandle – 10/1/2025, WV Metro News West Virginia officials explore impact of PFAS contamination in waterways – 10/3/2025 DC News Now Fighting Forever Chemicals: What’s being done about it in our communities? – 10/7/2025, The Journal Community meetings scheduled in Northern West Virginia to address water contamination – 10/27/2025, WTRF WVDEP seeks input on PFAS action plans – 10/30/2025, EIN Press Wire https://wvrivers.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/logo-1.png 0 0 Kate Leary https://wvrivers.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/logo-1.png Kate Leary2025-10-02 09:37:322025-11-03 08:30:17October 2025
May 2026
Cleanup efforts underway in Howard’s Creek after diesel spill – 5/7/2026, The Real WV
Letter urges $250 million for WV drinking water fixes targeting 9 southern coalfield counties – 5/9/2026, WCHS
Paddle with Pride on the Greenbrier River set for June 7, 2026 – 5/11/2026, WV Daily News
Spring Activities for Judy’s Garden Club and Community – 5/11/2026, WV News
Paddle with Pride event planned on Greenbrier River – 5/11/2026, Register Herald
Paddle with Pride set for June 7 on Greenbrier River – 5/11/2026, Register Herald
West Virginia Expands Protections for Native Brook Trout Streams
April 2026
Six Ohio counties to benefit from $65 million settlement over ‘forever chemicals’ – 4/8/2026 WCHS
West Virginia strengthens conservation of wild brook trout habitats – 4/11/2026, WBOY
West Virginia expands protections for native brook trout streams – 4/11/2026, West Virginia Daily News
West Virginia expands conservation of wild brook trout habitats – 4/11/2026, National Today
West Virginia strengthens conservation of wild brook trout habitats – 4/11/2026, WOWK
77 Brands & Partners Plead Congress to Fully Fund Public Lands in 2027 – 4/16/2026, Gear Junkie
Why West Virginia’s rivers deserve a voice – 4/25/2026, The Marietta Times
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
Pennsylvania trout anglers divided over state-run stocking program – 3/30/2026, Bay-Journal
W.Va. courts data centers statewide, touting billions in investment amid AI demand – 3/31/2026, WCHS
WV Rivers Urges House to Strengthen SB 390 to Ensure Flood Resiliency Funding Goes Beyond Early Warnings
February 2026
WV Senate OKs rule that would weaken water protection against selenium pollution – 2/6/2026, Charleston Gazette-Mail
WV Rivers Urging More Flood Resiliency Beyond Early Warnings – 2/10/2026, WBOY
WV Rivers Calls for Stronger Flood Strategy – 2/10/2026, Register Herald
Jennie Smith: WV’s flooding crisis demands more from state – 2/10/2026, Charleston Gazette-Mail
Louisville found PFAS in drinking water. The Trump administration wouldn’t require any action. – 2/13/2026, KFF Health News
Young, Fetterman introduce bill to preserve Ohio River Basin – 2/13/2026, KPC News
Bipartisan Ohio River Restoration Act Introduced in US Senate by Young, Fetterman – 2/13/2026, PA Environment Digest
January 2026
Buckhannon River Watershed Association among recipients of state infrastructure grants – 1/2/2026, My Buckhannon
EPA moves to narrow Clean Water Act protections – 1/15/2026, Farm and Dairy
December 2025
Spike in GenX Levels Raises Concerns for Louisville’s Drinking Water Safety – 12/1/2025, SSB
Required PFAS plans missing, WV water resource panel ditched amid toxic PFAS threat – 12/6/2025, Charleston Gazette-Mail
Virtual PFAS meeting scheduled – 12/7/2025, Weirton Daily Times
How a Kentucky water plant tracked the spike in a ‘forever chemical’ – 12/9/2025, NPR
How Trump rollbacks on water and species protections could impact Pennsylvania – 12/11/2025, The Allegheny Front
Millions awarded for water, sewer, environmental restoration projects – 12/12/2025, WV Public Broadcasting
Morrisey announces funding for water and sewer upgrades, conservation efforts for local communities – 12/12/2025, WDTV
Beset by US-highest water violation rate, WV has weaker standards than other states – 12/12/2025, Charleston Gazette-Mail
After many dead cows, sick residents and lawsuits against Chemours, West Virginia is still stuck with PFAS pollution (requires translation) – 12/19/2025, NRC
Saving 5 miles on the Gauley River – 12/23/2025, Appalachian Voices
New coalition to restore, protect the Ohio River – 12/24/2025, The Madison Courier
November 2025
WVDEP seeks input on PFAS action plans – 11/1/2025, Weirton Daily Times
Watershed Groups Recognized and Awarded at West Virginia Watershed Symposium – 11/3/2025, WV Daily News
On Charleston tour stop, Zeldin ignores EPA cuts to WV energy funding, coal economics – 11/13/2025, Charleston Gazette-Mail
Groups from seven states form regional Appalachian Flood Resilience Coalition – 11/14/2025, WEKU
Groups come together to make plans to combat “forever chemicals” -11/17/2025, WTRF
EPA, Army Corps propose weakening water protections with WV leaders’ support – 11/20/2025, Charleston Gazette-Mail
Groups seeking input on PFAS effects in region – 11/20/2025, The Weirton Daily Times
West Virginia ramps up efforts to tackle forever chemicals in drinking water – 11/21/2025, WTOV
Groups seeking input of PFAS effects in region – 11/21/2025, Herald Star
Protecting West Virginia’s wild waters – 11/24/2025, West Virginia Highlands Conservancy
Charles Town launches CLEAN parks initiative – 11/26/2025, The Journal
WV has worst US health-based drinking water violation rate, and crisis is likely worse – 11/26/2025, Charleston Gazette-Mail
New coalition to restore, protect Ohio River Basin waters – 11/26/2025, Madison Courier
More cities are seeing PFAS pollution in drinking water. Here’s what Louisville found – 11/30/2025, VPM NPR
October 2025
PFAS listening tour continues in the Eastern Panhandle – 10/1/2025, WV Metro News
West Virginia officials explore impact of PFAS contamination in waterways – 10/3/2025 DC News Now
Fighting Forever Chemicals: What’s being done about it in our communities? – 10/7/2025, The Journal
Community meetings scheduled in Northern West Virginia to address water contamination – 10/27/2025, WTRF
WVDEP seeks input on PFAS action plans – 10/30/2025, EIN Press Wire