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Federal officials and McDowell County officials came together Wednesday for a ribbon cutting celebrating the completion of the first phase of the Coalwood Wastewater project, an effort which will give 72 Coalwood homes access to public sewer service for the first time ever. “Too many communities in the United States and here in West Virginia are still living without the basics—including safe and reliable drinking water and wastewater systems,” said U.S. Environmental Protection... Read More

West Virginia has one of the lowest Internet connectivity rates in the country. BroadbandNow ranks the Mountain State 44th.  According to the West Virginia Office of Broadband, 71 percent of the state has high-speed service (at least 100/20 Mbps) available.  Nine percent of the state is considered underserved, and 21 percent is unserved. Only four percent of the serviceable locations in Calhoun County have high-speed service. In Clay County, it’s only nine... Read More

Legislation that would reauthorize the Diesel Emissions Reduction Act through fiscal 2029 was recently introduced in the U.S. Senate. Sen. Tom Carper (D-Del.), chairman of the Environment and Public Works Committee, is the bill’s lead sponsor. He explained the legislation is designed to promote health benefits by improving air quality nationwide. Administered by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the DERA program is backed by federal grants. “Since its... Read More

West Virginia has $1.2 billion coming from the federal government for high-speed internet expansion, but it won’t be established with a magic poof. The state still has to get through a series of deadlines and oversight procedures to make sure the broadband rollout is efficient and smooth. “It is a lot of money, and it’s a it’s a huge responsibility and we take it very seriously,” said Kelly Workman, director of the West Virginia Office of Broadband. Over the next... Read More

WASHINGTON (WV News) — Federal regulators have given the Mountain Valley Pipeline the green light to restart construction. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission issued an order Wednesday allowing developers to “proceed with all construction activities.” Work on the project is expected to resume “shortly,” said Natalie Cox, director of communications and corporate affairs for project developers Equitrans Midstream Corp., in an email to WV News. “We expect... Read More

“It’s the biggest investment in high-speed internet ever,” President Joe Biden said earlier this week. “For today’s economy to work for everyone, internet access is just as important as electricity, water and other basic services.” Because of the work of U.S. Sens. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., and Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., $1.21 billion of that will come to the Mountain State. “I heard my grandparents talk about rural electrification back in the ‘30s... Read More

CHARLESTON — United States Senators Shelley Moore Capito and Joe Manchin announced $1,962,042 for cardiovascular disease and diabetes health services throughout West Virginia. The funding was provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and is designed to help the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Services to support programs that help manage and treat cardiovascular disease and diabetes for those at risk. “According to the CDC, heart disease is the... Read More

“It’s the biggest investment in high-speed internet ever,” President Joe Biden said earlier this week. “For today’s economy to work for everyone, internet access is just as important as electricity, water, and other basic services.” Because of the work of U.S. Sens. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., and Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., $1.21 billion of that will come to the Mountain State. “I heard my grandparents talk about rural electrification back in the... Read More

BLUEFIELD, W.Va. (WVVA) - U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) announced $350,000 for three separate economic development councils in West Virginia from the U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA). The funding will be used to support the development and implementation of a Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) across each region. “The EDA is a key partner in growing our state’s local economies, and today’s announcement strengthens that... Read More

President Joe Biden doesn’t have the authority to declare a national emergency over climate change. That’s the opinion of U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., and other Republican lawmakers who have reintroduced a bill that would prevent Biden from issuing such a declaration. Capito, Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, announced Monday that she has reintroduced the Real Emergencies Act in the Democrat-controlled U.S. Senate. A companion... Read More

We will truly be able to celebrate when we see the results, but we join all West Virginians in cheering the great news that West Virginia will receive more than $1.2 billion in broadband funding. Thanks to the efforts of US Sens. Joe Manchin and Shelley Moore Capito, as well as state officials and others, West Virginia is one of just 19 states to receive more than $1 billion as part of of the Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment (BEAD) program, which was established through the Infrastructure... Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C. (WVDN) – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, and a group of her colleagues recently re-introduced the Real Emergencies Act, legislation to clarify that the president does not have the authority to declare a national emergency on the premise of climate change. “The Biden administration has repeatedly governed by executive overreach when it comes to energy and environmental... Read More

Federal officials emphasize that the aim of $1.2 billion aimed at West Virginia for broadband expansion is to ensure that every nook and cranny of the mountainous, rural state is covered. “Everyone. When we say everyone we mean everyone,” U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo said Monday in response to a MetroNews question about the ambition for coverage. West Virginia’s internet coverage is notoriously patchy. But Monday’s national announcement of a $42.5 billion... Read More

CHARLESTON — Thanks to recently updated coverage maps, West Virginia is set to receive its largest amount of federal broadband infrastructure dollars to date. President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris announced Monday morning from the White House the next round of broadband expansion funding for states from the $1.2 trillion Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act signed into law in 2021 and negotiated by U.S. Sens. Shelley Moore Capito and Joe Manchin. “It’s the... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va (WDTV) - Over a billion dollars will be coming to West Virginia to help every home get high-speed internet. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) say the funding comes from the Broadband Equity Access and Deployment Program and is based on the FCC’s broadband coverage maps. Manchin has challenged the coverage maps since 2016 to prove that West Virginians in underserved areas do not have internet access. The funding comes after 86,000 locations... Read More

West Virginia is in line for $1.2 billion in federal funding meant to dramatically increase broadband accessibility. The state’s U.S. senators announced the dollar amount today, and the White House was making a broader announcement about the funding of internet expansion across the country. Senator Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., said the results could make a huge difference in the lives of West Virginians who have limited or no access right now. “We’re going to do well... Read More

MORGANTOWN – Sen. Joe Manchin and Shelley Moore Capito separately announced on Monday that the state will receive more than $1.2 billion to deploy broadband across the state. The money is part of $42.45 billion the Biden administration announced to expand broadband coverage across the nation under the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program. Right now, 271,624 homes and small businesses in West Virginia lack access to a high-speed internet connection. Manchin joined with... Read More

The just over $1.2 billion announced for West Virginia Monday comes from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. Both of West Virginia’s U.S. senators, Democrat Joe Manchin and Republican Shelley Moore Capito, announced the $1,210,800,969.85 in federal funding to the Mountain State through the Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment (BEAD) program. The funding was allocated based on the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) broadband coverage maps. New maps out this past May... Read More

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WBOY) — $1.2 billion in federal funding has been allocated to West Virginia to help bring reliable broadband to underserved and unserved areas based on newly updated Federal Communications Commission (FCC) broadband coverage maps. “When the first version of the FCC’s national broadband map came out in November 2022, West Virginia’s underserved and unserved data was far off,” according to a release from the office of Senator Shelley Moore... Read More

CHARLESTON – Thanks to recently updated coverage maps, West Virginia is set to receive its largest amount of federal broadband infrastructure dollars to date. President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris announced Monday morning from the White House the next round of broadband expansion funding for states from the $1.2 trillion Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act signed into law in 2021 and negotiated by the U.S. Sens. Shelley Moore Capito and Joe Manchin. West Virginia is set... Read More