By Lori Kersey | Deputy editor
“This is a great moment that shows that you don’t have to compromise the environment for economic stability – those are not exclusive goals. You don’t have to sacrifice one for the other.”- Jennie Smith, executive director of the West Virginia Rivers Coalition
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By Caity Coyne
West Virginia could receive more than $11 million under a proposed settlement that, if approved by a federal court, would require the Chemours Chemical Company to pay $22.5 million in civil penalties for violating environmental laws at several facilities, including the Washington Works plant in Parkersburg.
NATIONAL
The U.S. Supreme Court on Oct. 29, 2024. (Photo by Jane Norman/States Newsroom)
By Jacob Fischler
State courts cannot find liability for labeling shortcomings in pesticides and related products because such products are covered by federal law, the U.S. Supreme Court said Thursday in a decision backing agricultural giant Monsanto.
By Ariana Figueroa
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court Thursday allowed the Trump administration to move forward with its plans to strip temporary legal status from 350,000 Haitians and 6,000 Syrians, a move that opens them up to deportation.
By Ariana Figueroa
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court sided Thursday with the Trump administration’s request to turn away asylum-seekers who present themselves at ports of entry at the U.S.-Mexico border.
By Ashley Murray and Sam Gauntt
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump kicked off his administration’s celebration of America’s 250th anniversary Wednesday night with a rally speech nearly mirroring his days on the 2024 presidential campaign trail to a crowd of loyal supporters waving American flag placards.
By Jennifer Shutt
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration sent Congress a request Wednesday for $87.6 billion in emergency funding to cover the cost of the war in Iran and other expenses.
By Shauneen Miranda
WASHINGTON — A federal judge on Wednesday temporarily blocked the U.S. Department of Education’s new definition of “professional” fields of study, which set stricter borrowing caps for graduate students pursuing certain degrees.
ICYMI
WV school leaders say multiple counties headed to insolvency after lawmakers didn’t tackle funding | Amelia Ferrell Knisely
Lawmakers overhaul how West Virginia provides clothes, beds to foster kids in need | Amelia Ferrell Knisely
Trump spikes housing bill at last minute, refusing to sign until SAVE America Act passes | Jacob Fischler and Jennifer Shutt
Judges block Trump push for Michigan voter info, setting up possible Supreme Court fight | Jonathan Shorman
Commentary: We must not allow another West Virginia woman’s domestic violence death on our watch | Paula Kaufman
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