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The Environmental Protection Agency has awarded a total of $646,000 to the Preston County Public Service District to help with water service in the area. This award will provide funding for the Waterline Extension and Masontown Interconnection Project, according to United States Senator Shelley Moore Capito’s office. The project will support upgrades to the Preston County PSD #1 water treatment plant and construct approximately 5,100 feet of water line to provide fire flow availability and more... Read More

The big debate in Washington on Tuesday was President Biden’s new border security plan that one West Virginia senator says is not enough. In some months, more than a quarter of a million migrants try to come into the U.S. Now the Biden administration wants to cap that at 2,500 per day, and it’s only for people seeking political asylum. A Congressional delegation recently went to Finland to view its wall along the Russian border, saying the U.S. needs the same with Mexico. “To protect America as... Read More

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has allocated $646,000 to water infrastructure improvements in Preston County. The new EPA funding for Preston County Public Service District #1 — based in Arthurdale — will go toward facility improvements at a local water plant, and help construct more than 5,000 feet of new water lines. The water line expansion seeks to bolster water access across the county. Plus, it aims to ensure that pressurized water is readily available for... Read More

The Waterline Extension and Masontown Interconnection Project in Preston County will receive more than $600,000 in federal funds. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito’s (R-WV) office announced in a press release that the project will receive $646,000 in funding from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The money will be used to upgrade the Preston County PSD #1 water treatment plant and construct approximately 5,100 feet of water line to provide fire flow and more reliable water service to customers... Read More

The Preston County Public Service District will receive $646,000 in funding for a water project. U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito used her congressionally directed spending request to funnel U.S. Environmental Protection Agency funding to the county. The money goes to Preston County PSD No. 1 (Arthurdale) for the Waterline Extension and Masontown Interconnection Project. The project will support upgrades at the Preston County PSD No. 1 water treatment plant and construct approximately 5,100 feet... Read More

Dozens of energy policy and advocacy groups are pushing Congress to repeal one of President Joe Biden’s signature climate policies. A coalition of more than 40 organizations signed on to a letter being circulated Thursday to lawmakers, taking aim at the Environmental Protection Agency’s recently finalized emissions-reduction regulations for coal-fired and new natural gas power plants. The letter urges lawmakers to back expected resolutions from Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., and Rep. Troy... Read More

Bethany College has debuted its Bethany Online initiative, aimed at providing accessible and innovative online education opportunities. The project, funded in part by congressionally directed spending From U.S. Sens. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., will offer a range of programs designed to meet the evolving needs of learners in a digital age. The initial rollout will feature MBA, M.Ed. and artificial intelligence certification courses. “Bethany Online will provide accessible and innovative... Read More

As the U.S. faces China’s unprecedented military buildup, conflicts involving our partners in two theaters, and resurgent terror threats, it is clear that the world today is more dangerous than most Americans have experienced in their lifetimes. Yet, as the U.S. Department of Defense pursues modernization programs to retain our competitive edge, we cannot afford to forget about vulnerabilities to the systems that the American people use every day. The cyber domain could make the difference... Read More

Last week, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, participated in a Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Subcommittee hearing to review the president’s Fiscal Year 2025 budget request for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and for the National Science Foundation (NSF). During the hearing, Capito questioned NSF Director Sethuraman Panchanathan on the importance and future of West Virginia’s... Read More

U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., and Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., recently introduced bipartisan legislation to bolster training for primary care providers so they can better diagnose Alzheimer’s and other dementia and deliver high-quality, person-centered care in community-based settings. The Accelerating Access to Dementia & Alzheimer’s Provider Training (AADAPT) Act would provide Alzheimer’s and dementia education and training to more primary care providers, improving detection,... Read More

Members of the U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works committee asked questions about grants, private funding, support for rural communities and diverting food scraps during a May 22 hearing on local efforts to improve reuse and recycling. The committee, chaired by Sen. Tom Carper, a Delaware Democrat, brought Elizabeth Biser, the secretary of the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality; Susan Fife-Ferris, the director of solid waste planning and program management for... Read More

Communities throughout the U.S. are getting boost to recycling infrastructure and education improvements due to recent U.S. EPA funding. Speakers at a Senate hearing last week urged lawmakers to use that momentum to support more long-term efforts to raise recycling rates. Speakers who testified at a Senate Environment and Public Works Committee hearing May 22 applauded recent projects funded by the U.S. EPA’s Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling grants, a total of $275 million in funding... Read More

A bipartisan, bicameral bill introduced by U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) that requires the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to carry out a project to prevent and cure Parkinson’s disease is now headed to President Joe Biden’s desk to be signed into law.  The U.S. Senate on May 23 passed the Dr. Emmanuel Bilirakis and Honorable Jennifer Wexton National Plan to End Parkinson’s Act, H.R. 2365, which the U.S. House of Representatives approved in December 2023.  “The Dr. Emmanuel... Read More

U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., a member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, questioned national transportation leaders about electric vehicles during a Surface Transportation, Maritime, Freight and Ports Subcommittee last week hearing titled, “Examining the Roadway Safety Crisis and Highlighting Community Solutions.” During her questions, Capito asked the officials about the fatality risks posed by electric vehicles (EVs) in potential crashes, as EVs... Read More

The Biden administration’s energy policies are increasingly costly for Americans, a newly released report says. U.S. House Oversight Committee Chair Rep. James Comer, R-Ky., released the report, which argues Biden’s energy policies have increased costs for Americans and hurt the economy. “The Biden Administration weaponized the power of the executive branch to wage a war against American-made energy production and cement in place radical, far-left energy policies that jeopardize domestic energy... Read More

U.S. Senators Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., and Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.VA., along with U.S. Representatives Carol Miller, R-W.Va. and Alex Mooney, R-W.Va. wrote a letter to Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Administrator Carole Johnson, urging HRSA to adequately include terrain factors in their definition of rural. This classification determines communities’ eligibility to receive certain federal healthcare resources, and adopting ruggedness in the definition will ensure that West... Read More

West Virginia is home to more than 135,000 men and women who served in the U.S. Armed Forces, with more than 99,000 who served during wartime, according to data from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. West Virginia officials marked the Memorial Day holiday with messages calling on Mountain State residents to both cherish those veterans still with us while also remembering the service of those who lost their lives in the line of duty. “On Memorial Day, we come together to display our deep... Read More

A U.S. senator has raised concerns about a $50 million grant the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency awarded to the Climate Justice Alliance, a group that advocates for action on climate change. U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., vice chairman of the Senate Republican Conference, said the Environment and Public Works Committee, found the EPA gave a $50 million grant to the group with money from the Inflation Reduction Act. She said the group "engages in pro-Hamas, anti-Israel, and... Read More

U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), along with U.S. Representatives Carol Miller (R-WV) and Alex Mooney (R-WV), wrote a letter Thursday to Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Administrator Carole Johnson, urging HRSA to adequately include terrain factors in their definition of rural. This classification determines communities’ eligibility to receive certain federal health care resources, and the lawmakers say adopting ruggedness in the definition... Read More

U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Susan Collins (R-Maine) sent a letter to Social Security Administration (SSA) Commissioner Martin O’Malley Wednesday raising concerns that SSA beneficiaries would have difficulty accessing benefit services following a decision to close SSA offices nationwide during business hours. Capito is the Ranking Member of the Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (Labor-HHS) Appropriations Subcommittee and Collins is the Vice... Read More