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Trump administration wants to close the watchdog investigating West Virginia’s chemical disasters

After a chemical leak at the Ames Goldsmith plant in Kanawha County killed two workers and injured dozens more last month, federal investigators quickly arrived in West Virginia to begin piecing together what went wrong.

 

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OSHA has 6 inspectors to keep 60,000 West Virginia workplaces safe. Here’s what it means for workers

When two workers died last month in a violent chemical reaction at Ames Goldsmith Catalyst Refiners near Charleston, federal records showed the facility had previously been cited for safety violations in 2018.

 

Lawmakers chip away at water protections as Senate moves to weaken aboveground storage tank rules

West Virginia lawmakers in the Senate passed a bill to weaken drinking water protections by loosening regulations for certain aboveground storage tanks.

 

Low-income West Virginians could lose access to 28% of affordable housing unless lawmakers step in

At 93, Anna Lee Pettit lives alone in a first-floor apartment at Morgantown’s Unity House Apartments, where she can get her mail indoors and avoid hauling garbage outside in the winter.

 

West Virginia program that helped communities tackle abandoned buildings is running out of money

From their home on Charleston’s, West Virginia’s West Side, Tina and Matt Glaspey watched the house on the corner of First Avenue and Fitzgerald Street go downhill fast.

 

BUILD WV was meant to help West Virginia’s housing shortage, but has spurred pricey apartments

HURRICANE, W.Va. (AP) — A four-story apartment building tucked behind a bustling coffee shop and Wendy’s restaurant in Hurricane offers flashy modern amenities and views of the valley.

 

A pilot program is helping West Virginia workers with child care, with employers paying some costs

A pilot program is helping West Virginia workers afford child care, with the state and their employers picking up some of the cost.

 

Thousands of locations in West Virginia excluded from Morrisey’s new broadband expansion plan

West Virginia’s $1.2 billion plan to bring high-speed broadband to homes and businesses leaves out about 40,000 structures.

 

West Virginia lags behind its neighbors in sites for new businesses, but it is moving to change that

A program in West Virginia that aims to help municipalities across the state attract new business is getting underway.