https://wvrivers.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/PressReleaseGraphic.jpg10801080Maggie Stangehttps://wvrivers.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/logo-1.pngMaggie Stange2026-10-13 09:21:542026-10-13 09:21:54New Technical Advisory Council Brings Expertise to Water Protection in West Virginia
https://wvrivers.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/PressReleaseGraphic.jpg10801080Kate Learyhttps://wvrivers.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/logo-1.pngKate Leary2026-05-20 19:27:172026-05-22 19:31:45West Virginia groups sue Amstead Graphite over alleged Clean Water Act Violations
November 2026
McCuskey has made protecting fossil fuel industries a priority. Now he’s investigating climate groups – 11/2/2026, Black by God
Are environmental groups being targeted for speaking out? – 11/2/2026, TheRealWv
WV Rivers Coalition Challenges State Attorney General’s Investigatory Subpoena
New Technical Advisory Council Brings Expertise to Water Protection in West Virginia
October 2026
Gazette-Mail testing reveals public health risks from West Virginians’ well water – 10/3/2026, Charleston Gazette Mail
New Report Details Soaring Cost of Water in West Virginia | Food & Water Watch – 10/6/2026, Food & Water Watch
Millions of people enjoy West Virginia’s national forests. Trump wants to open up logging just down the road – 10/5/2026, Mountain State Spotlight
West Virginia Rivers Coalition forms Technical Advisory Council – 10/13/2026, WTRF
Water test participants pan response to poor water quality – 10/16/2026, Charleston Gazette Mail
West Virginia investigates climate advocacy – 10/22/2026, Twin Cities Pioneer Press
West Virginia investigates climate, environmental groups over ‘deceptive’ acts – 10/22/2026, Washington Post
West Virginia investigates environmental groups over ‘deceptive’ climate change advocacy – 10/22/2026, KSL
West Virginia attorney general is investigating ‘deception’ by environmental groups – 10/22/2026, MyNorthwest
West Virginia attorney general is investigating ‘deception’ by environmental groups – 10/22/2026, Bozeman Daily Chronicle
WV Rivers Coalition sues West Virginia Attorney General over subpoena – 10/23/2026, WV News
Enviro groups claim McCuskey violating free speech rights – 10/23/2026, Legal Newsline
West Virginia Attorney General McCuskey issues subpoenas on environmental groups – 10/23/2026, Yahoo News
West Virginia Attorney General McCuskey issues subpoenas on environmental groups – 10/23/2026, West Virginia Watch
West Virginia attorney general subpoenas environmental groups – 10/23/2026, The Hill
McCuskey has made protecting fossil fuel industries a priority. Now he’s investigating climate groups. – 10/23/2026, Mountain State Spotlight
West Virginia Rivers Coalition files federal lawsuit challenging Attorney General McCuskey’s investigatory subpoena – 10/23/2026, WOAY
Lawsuit reveals WV AG targeting environmental groups with investigation, subpoenas – 10/24/2026, Charleston Gazette Mail
AG subpoenas environmental group West Virginia Rivers over climate claims – 10/25/2026, MetroNews
McCuskey defends climate subpoenas, won’t seek donor identities – 10/26/2026, Legal Newsline
Attorney General’s consumer protection probe of WV Rivers claims harm to fossil fuel economy – 10/26/2026, MetroNews
AG, environmental groups square off in federal court Thursday – 10/26/2026, WTAP
Environmental groups seek temporary restraining order against AG McCuskey investigations – 10/27/2026, WOWK
Eric Engle: McCuskey tries to silence clean energy advocates (Opinion) – 10/27/2026, Charleston Gazette Mail
‘The First Amendment is not a license to lie’: McCuskey responds to environmental groups he subpoenaed for citing climate science. – 10/27/2026, Mountain State Spotlight
Sierra Club says West Virginia attorney general withdrew subpoena as environmental groups fight investigation – 10/28/2026, WVNews
Judge to hear Thursday free speech concerns to W.Va. attorney general climate probe – 10/28/2026, News & Sentinel
Judge grants restraining order in WV attorney general subpoena against environmental groups – 10/29/2026, West Virginia Watch
Judge blocks McCuskey subpoenas of environmental groups – 10/29/2026, Legal Newsline
‘Absurd’: WV AG targeting green nonprofits called anti-free speech as groups push back – 10/29/2026, Charleston Gazette Mail
Federal judge halts Attorney General probe of environmental group’s communications, for now – 10/29/2026, MetroNews
W.Va. investigates climate, environmental groups over alleged ‘deceptive’ acts – 10/29/2026, Free Speech Center
Temporary restraining order blocks AG McCuskey investigation into environmental groups – 10/29/2026, The Parkersburg News & Sentinel
Court sides with free speech and blocks West Virginia Attorney General’s subpoenas against climate groups – 10/29/2026, 350.org
Restraining order blocks probe into climate change claims from environmentalist groups – 10/29/2026, WCHS
West Virginia Attorney General JB McCuskey enjoined over ‘retaliatory’ subpoenas to climate advocates – 10/30/2026, WBOY
Federal Judge Orders State to Halt Investigation Into Environmental Groups – 10/30/2026, WV Public Broadcasting
Inside the make or break AI Mega Project behind Nscalke’s $35bn IPO – 10/30/2026, Financial Times
Federal judge rules WV AG chilled free speech, blocks environmental group subpoenas – 10/31/2026, Charleston Gazette Mail
September 2026
For some West Virginians, a historic $450M Chemours settlement over forever chemicals is too little, too late – 9/3/2026, Black by God
Data center forum raises concerns over water, power, local control – 9/15/2026, The Journal
Lawmakers told data centers could be key to improving WV water issues – 9/16/2026, West Virginia Watch
Data Centers and Infrastructure – 9/18/2026, WCHS
Chemours settled major pollution cases – 9/19/2026, Mountain State Spotlight
August 2026
MOV Climate Corner: Responding while recovering – 8/3/2026, The Marietta Times
What’s Happening (Waterways of Life event) – 8/5/2026, The Parsons Advocate
DEP plan would weaken clean water protections in aboveground storage tank rule – 8/6/2026, Charleston Gazette-Mail
Amsted Graphite asks federal judge to dismiss Clean Water Act lawsuit in West Virginia – 8/10/2026, WV News
Environmental groups sue Anmoore plant over 1100+ Clean Water Act violations – 8/11/2026, WDTV
W.Va. unveils statewide plan for responsible data centers – 8/15/2026, The Vindicator
Organizations meet with community to discuss ‘forever chemicals’, PFAS – 8/17/2026, WSAZ
July 2026
More than 170 miles of West Virginia trout streams gain protection – 7/4/2026, WV Explorer
Environmental group urges residents to report ash after Parkersburg warehouse fire – 7/7/2026, WV News
Public health risk questions, past violations loom in wake of Peoples Cartage fire – 7/9/2026, Charleston Gazette-Mail
MOV: Climate Corner: Need for air monitoring effort only grows – 7/11/2026, The Marietta Times
WTAP Exclusive: Independent testing begins after Peoples Cartage warehouse fire – 7/13/2026, WTAP
Plateau Action Network, Town of Fayetteville and West Virginia Rivers Coalition seeking artists to submit design ideas for Safe Water for All public mural – 7/14/2026, WOAY
Proposed EPA rule removes protections from drinking water sources – 7/14/2026, WV Public Broadcasting
Bloomberg American Health Initiative Announces 10th Cohort of Fellows Working to Address Critical U.S. Health Challenges – 7/23/2026, Johns Hopkins University
June 2026
Paddle with Pride! – 6/3/2026, WVNS
West Virginia Rivers Coalition, Greenbrier River Watershed Association and Greenbrier Valley Pride hosting Paddle with Pride event on June 7 – 6/3/2026, WOAY
New permits eyed for Mason Co. data center-tied project after eight-figure WV support – 6/3/2026, Charleston Gazette-Mail
Gary residents, environmental groups signal class action against Chinese firm over contaminated well – 6/4/2026, WOWK
House committee rejects Moore’s funding proposal for drinking water in Southern West Virginia – 6/3/2026, Mountain State Spotlight
Appeals court overturns ruling to stop Chemours from polluting Ohio River – 6/3/2026, Mountain State Spotlight
Appeals court overturns ruling to stop Chemours from polluting the Ohio River – 6/6/2026, WV News
US House committee rejects Moore’s $50M funding proposal for drinking water in Southern W.Va. – 6/8/2026, Spirit of Jefferson
Appeals court tosses injunction ordering Chemours to curb release of ‘forever chemicals’ – 6/9/2026, WCHS
Clean water denied – The fight for safe drinking water – 6/10/2026, Pocahontas Times
Mason County residents faced with buyout as AI data center campus goes up – 6/10/2026, WOWK
‘Abandonment’: Outlook dims for southern WV water funding boost despite mounting need – 6/11/2026, Charleston Gazette-Mail
EPA plans PFAS rule rollback that loom large in W.Va. after court tosses Chemours order – 6/12/2026, Charleston Gazette-Mail
Charleston’s drinking water depends on thousands of small mountain streams – 6/24/2026, WV Explorer
Heavy rains that fueled 2016 floods spur W.Va.’s first dedicated flood mitigation fund – 6/26/2026, WCHS
West Virginia groups sue Amstead Graphite over alleged Clean Water Act Violations
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
Conservation groups sue Harrison County graphite manufacturing facility for Clean Water Act violations – 5/20/2026, WDTV
Alleged water pollution from graphic facility in West Virginia leads to lawsuit from environmental groups – 5/20/2026, WTRF
West Virginia groups sue Anmoore graphite plant over alleged chemical dumping violations – 5/20/2026, WBOY
West Virginia Rivers Coalition and West Virginia Highlands Conservancy file federal lawsuit against Amsted Graphite Materials alleging Clean Water Act – 5/21/2026, WOAY
Environmental groups file lawsuit over alleged pollution at Clarksburg-area facility – 5/21/2026, WV News
Real West Virginian of the Week: Brittany Miller-Baker helps Wyoming County students turn orange water into a national award-winning solution – 5/22/2026, The Real WV
MOV Climate Corner: Grateful for community support – 5/23/2026, The Marietta Times
Environmentalists eye water use as data centers spread – 5/22/2026, Lancaster Farming
WV environmental groups file suit over Clean Water Act violations in Harrison County – 5/28/2026, West Virginia Watch
WV drinking water plea posed to go unheeded in U.S. House after state-level strikeout – 5/29/2026, Charleston Gazette-Mail