May 16 Energy & Environment Capito Among Senators Seeking Faster EPA Action On PFAS Chemical Pollution A bipartisan group of U.S. Senators including West Virginia Republican Shelley Moore Capito this week introduced two bills aimed at further regulating a group of toxic chemicals known as PFAS. The chemicals include PFOA, or C-8, used to make nonstick products and other similar chemicals used in flame retardants. They have been detected in at […] By Brittany Patterson May 16 Energy & Environment Capito Among Senators Seeking Faster EPA Action On PFAS Chemical Pollution Brittany Patterson
Oct 11 Energy & Environment Coal Comfort: Trump’s EPA And Energy’s Winners And Losers The Environmental Protection Agency’s move to end the Clean Power Plan is the Trump administration’s latest attempt to support the struggling coal industry. The Department of Energy is also pushing a new way to subsidize coal power. But a new study suggests market forces — not regulations — will still make more coal power plants […] By Glynis Board Oct 11 Energy & Environment Coal Comfort: Trump’s EPA And Energy’s Winners And Losers Glynis Board
Jul 21 Health Healthy Debate: What The Republican Health Bill Taught Us About Medicaid As Congress considers repealing the Affordable Care Act, health professionals in Kentucky, Ohio, and West Virginia grapple with what that might mean for a region where many depend on the law for access to care. This occasional series from the ReSource explores what’s ahead for the Ohio Valley after Obamacare. See more stories here >> […] By Mary Meehan , Aaron Payne and Jeff Young Jul 21 Health Healthy Debate: What The Republican Health Bill Taught Us About Medicaid Mary Meehan, Aaron Payne and Jeff Young
Jul 5 Health Senators Take Heat On Health Care During Summer Break Republican Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell went to the western Kentucky city of Paducah this week to talk about improvements to a local flood wall. Instead he heard a flood of complaints from more than 30 protesters upset about the Senate bill to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act. “We will not go […] By Nicole Erwin and Mary Meehan Jul 5 Health Senators Take Heat On Health Care During Summer Break Nicole Erwin and Mary Meehan