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WV House panel OKs weakening oversight of gas, oil tanks nearest to water intakes
Legislative Session

WV House panel OKs weakening oversight of gas, oil tanks nearest to water intakes

  • By Mike Tony mtony@hdmediallc.com
  • Updated Apr 13, 2025

An industry-backed bill that would roll back state oversight of toxic chemical-containing aboveground storage tanks nearest to public water in…

Bill weakening oversight of gas, oil tanks nearest water intakes advances in WV House
Legislative Session

Bill weakening oversight of gas, oil tanks nearest water intakes advances in WV House

  • By Mike Tony mtony@hdmediallc.com
  • Updated Apr 13, 2025

Legislation to exempt from state oversight aboveground storage tanks nearest to public water intakes that consist of toxic chemicals has gaine…

WV Senate passes bill that would further weaken state oversight of gas and oil tanks
Legislative Session

WV Senate passes bill that would further weaken state oversight of gas and oil tanks

  • By Mike Tony mtony@hdmediallc.com
  • Updated Apr 9, 2025

The West Virginia Senate has passed legislation that would further weaken measures designed to prevent water crises in response to the 2014 El…

Environmentalists welcome EPA rule targeting "worst-case" pollution in extreme weather
Energy and Environment

Environmentalists welcome EPA rule targeting "worst-case" pollution in extreme weather

  • By Mike Tony mtony@hdmediallc.com
  • Apr 5, 2024

Federal regulators have finalized a rule to protect against discharges of hazardous substances caused by extreme weather events — such as the …

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'Water is political': Event rallies around 10th anniversary of water crisis
Energy and Environment

'Water is political': Event rallies around 10th anniversary of water crisis

  • By Mike Tony mtony@hdmediallc.com
  • Jan 10, 2024

Nichole Westfall grew up along the Elk River and still avoids drinking tap water a decade after the 2014 Elk River chemical leak that contamin…

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'Everybody just helped one another': Voices from the 2014 water crisis
Water Crisis

'Everybody just helped one another': Voices from the 2014 water crisis

  • By Ashley Perham aperham@hdmediallc.com
  • Updated Jan 9, 2024

It seemed like a normal Thursday.

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2014 Elk River chemical leak a watershed moment for WV environmental advocacy
Water Crisis

2014 Elk River chemical leak a watershed moment for WV environmental advocacy

  • By Mike Tony mtony@hdmediallc.com
  • Jan 4, 2024

West Virginia’s 2014 water crisis changed Honey May’s life.

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Water protection measures weakened, ignored since 2014 chemical leak
Water Crisis

Water protection measures weakened, ignored since 2014 chemical leak

  • By Mike Tony mtony@hdmediallc.com
  • Updated Mar 22, 2025

Two months after a chemical leak from an aboveground storage tank into the Elk River polluted the water supply of 300,000 West Virginians, the…

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WV American Water has charged more for less since Elk River chemical leak
Water Crisis

WV American Water has charged more for less since Elk River chemical leak

  • By Mike Tony mtony@hdmediallc.com
  • Jan 4, 2024

West Virginia American Water has charged more for less since the 2014 Elk River chemical leak contaminated the water supply of 300,000 people.

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Event to commemorate 10th anniversary of WV water crisis
Energy and Environment

Event to commemorate 10th anniversary of WV water crisis

  • By Mike Tony mtony@hdmediallc.com
  • Jan 4, 2024

Next week marks the 10th anniversary of a moment that prompted school and business closures, sent hundreds to emergency rooms and sowed seeds …

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