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WASHINGTON (WV News) — The recently released federal standards for PFAS chemicals are too stringent, placing an unfair burden on small utilities, said U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., on Thursday. Capito, speaking during her weekly briefing, expanded on comments she made in a release Wednesday shortly after the federal Environmental Protection Agency debuted regulations for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances — commonly called “forever chemicals” — in drinking water. “The level that they... Read More

WASHINGTON, DC – On April 10, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of the Senate Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee, questioned U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on the agency’s budget requests for Fiscal Year (FY) 2025. During the hearing, Senator Capito pressed Secretary Mayorkas on cuts to Transportation Security Administration (TSA) programs at local West Virginia airports, efforts to interdict deadly fentanyl crossing the... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. (WOAY)- US Senator Shelley Moore Capito released a statement today after the Environmental Protection Agency announced drinking water standards for P-F-as, known as forever chemicals. “Americans should be able to feel confident their drinking water is safe and clean. For years, I have urged multiple administrations to issue a safe drinking water standard that is scientifically sound, based in reality, and does not unfairly burden our local communities,” said Senator Capito,... Read More

Water providers have three years to test and as long as two years after that to meet the finalized standards for the presence of so-called “forever chemicals” in drinking water announced Wednesday by the Environmental Protection Agency. The Parkersburg Utility Board won’t need that much time, with testing for one member of the forever chemical family of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) a regular occurrence for years and design of a multimillion-dollar filtration system about... Read More

WASHINGTON D.C. — Several members of Congress introduced Wednesday the Preserving Emergency Access in Key Sites Act (PEAKS) Act which is designed to ensure Critical Access Hospitals in mountainous areas receive fair compensation for ambulatory services and modify distance requirements. Critical Access Hospitals are hospitals that serve residents in rural areas. The PEAKS Act would allow for Critical Access Hospitals located in mountainous areas to be reimbursed for their emergency medical... Read More

The Senate on Wednesday afternoon voted in favor of passing a bill reversing the Biden administration's actions mandating states to track and set reduction goals for greenhouse gas emissions from vehicles on highways. The chamber approved the resolution in a 53-47 vote in which Sens. Kyrsten Sinema, I-Ariz.; Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio; Jon Tester, D-Mont.; and Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., joined every Republican voting in the affirmative. The bill was introduced in February by Sens. Kevin Cramer, R-N.D.;... Read More

The Senate passed a disapproval resolution overturning a Transportation Department rule requiring states to measure and set goals for reducing carbon emissions from cars and trucks on the road. The measure, introduced by Sens. Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), and Joe Manchin (D-WV), passed a 53 to 47 vote, sending the resolution to the House. Three Democrats and independent Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (AZ) joined Republicans to support overturning the rule. The disapproval resolution is... Read More

Bipartisan legislation introduced Wednesday by four U.S. lawmakers aims to ensure more residents of rural areas have access to ambulance service while ensuring those ambulatory services are reimbursed. U.S. Sens. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., and Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., and Reps. Carol Miller, R-W.Va., and Yadira Caraveo, D-Colo., introduced the Preserving Emergency Access in Key Sites Act (PEAKS Act). The legislation would allow Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) in rural, mountainous areas to be... Read More

U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) recently signed on as the lead original cosponsor of a bipartisan bill that would reauthorize the Recovery Housing Program (RHP), which allows states and the District of Columbia to provide stable, transitional housing for individuals in recovery from a substance-use disorder. “This bill takes another step forward in the fight against opioids in our West Virginia communities and I look forward to seeing it pass,” Sen. Capito said on April 4. The Safe and... Read More

Staff, friends, supporters and noted dignitaries gathered on the Hospice of the Panhandle campus Monday to celebrate 10 years at the Kearneysville location. CEO Nikki Bigiarelli welcomed visitors as she took the podium at the start of the morning’s festivities to thank everyone for joining in the organization’s celebration. U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito made remarks, sharing a bit of her personal experiences with hospice care when her parents were at the end of their lives. “This is a real soft... Read More

For patients with terminal illnesses, hospice care is a form of health care that provides enhanced comfort and quality-of-life resources when few medical options remain. But ensuring a hospice patient’s comfort and happiness can be tricky in a traditional hospital setting, according to Maria Lorenson, development director of Hospice of the Panhandle located in Jefferson and Berkeley counties. Crowded medical settings often come with loud noises and fewer lifestyle supports, she said. But that’s... Read More

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (WV News) — Both of West Virginia’s U.S. senators are uniquely positioned to help the state be competitive in the race to maximize the potential of artificial intelligence. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., serves on the Communications, Media and Broadband Subcommittee of the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, while Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., is chair of the Senate Cybersecurity Subcommittee. Both senators recently spoke during the annual Focus... Read More

The projected costs to implement only a handful of President Biden’s most sweeping environmental regulations have reached an eye-popping figure: more than $845 billion. That’s according to an analysis of new Environmental Protection Agency policies, such as electric vehicle mandates, from Republicans on the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee. The analysis concluded that the EPA rules to enforce Mr. Biden’s climate change agenda present “devastating” financial costs for  consumers and... Read More

The cost to implement some of President Joe Biden's climate change policies is more than $845 billion, according to an analysis conducted by Republicans on the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee. "Despite clear warnings from American consumers and job creators, and loss after loss in the courts, President Biden is moving full steam ahead with his crippling, unrealistic environmental agenda in 2024," Sen. Shelley Moore Capito of West Virginia, the committee's top Republican, said in... Read More

In an effort to improve roadway safety, U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) called on the U.S. Department of Transportation to take action on a rulemaking concerning the implementation of advanced impaired driving technology in new cars. Sen. Capito joined U.S. Sen. Ben Ray Luján (D-NM) in writing a March 28 letter to Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg urging him to move forward with the rulemaking process to implement the Reduced Impaired Driving for Everyone (RIDE) Act as part of the... Read More

The United Postal Service will go forward with a plan to transfer some operations of a South Charleston mail facility to Pennsylvania, the agency announced Tuesday. The Charleston Processing and Distribution Center will stay open, but transition to a local processing center. Mail processing outgoing operations will be transferred to both the Pittsburgh Processing and Distribution Center and the Pennwood Place Processing and Distribution Center in Warrendale, Pennsylvania, according to the... Read More

The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee recently marked up legislation reauthorizing the Economic Development Administration (EDA) for the first time in nearly 20 years. The EDA is vital to growing small businesses across America and its reauthorization is a nonpartisan issue. “Today, the EPW Committee took an important step for local communities across the country by passing the Economic Development Reauthorization Act of 2024. This bipartisan legislation will help the EDA carry out... Read More

U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito and Chris Coons have introduced the Safe and Secure Housing for Opioid Recovery and Enduring Stability (Safe SHORES) Act of 2024 to support individuals recovering from substance use disorder by providing access to stable housing. The legislation aims to reauthorize and enhance the Recovery Housing Program (RHP), which expired in 2023, extending it until 2029 with increased funding. Ranking Member Capito emphasized the importance of transitional housing in... Read More

Senate Republicans are punching back against the Biden administration’s spate of environmental regulations designed to reduce the country’s reliance on fossil fuels in favor of clean energy. A previously unreported report from Environment and Public Works Committee Republicans, obtained by Bloomberg Government, lambastes the White House for rolling out “damaging” rules, ranging from stricter tailpipe emission standards for new cars and trucks to more aggressive carbon emission limits on coal and... Read More

SOUTH CHARLESTON, WV (WOWK) — West Virginia Senators Joe Manchin (D) and Shelley Moore Capito (R) reacted to the U.S. Postal Service’s decision to transition a facility in South Charleston to a local processing center. The announcement came Tuesday morning. The USPS said $22.8 million will be invested into the Charleston Processing and Distribution Center to turn it into a local processing center. They said the “mail processing outgoing operations” will be moved to Pittsburgh and Warrendale,... Read More