WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, released the following opening statement from a Sept. 17, 2025, hearing entitled "Oversight of the US Army Corps of Engineers": * * * "Today, we will conduct oversight of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Civil Works Program and examine the agency's implementation of prior Water Resources Development Acts. "Since 2014, this Committee has kept to a biennial schedul  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- Sen. Jim Justice, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Sept. 29, 2025: * * * Senator Justice Applauds Trump Administration's $625 Million Investment In American Coal Industry Today, Senator Jim Justice applauded President Trump and Energy Secretary Chris Wright's investment of $625 million into American coal industry - aimed to modernize production, lower energy costs, and keep America dominant in artificial intelligence: "President Trump and Secretar  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- Sen. Jim Justice, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Justice Spends September State Work Period Touring Southern West Virginia LEWISBURG, WV - During the September in-state work period, Senator Jim Justice spent time in the southern part of the state, wishing school kids at Cranberry-Prosperity Elementary School and Eastern Greenbrier Middle School well in the new school year, and joining officials for a groundbreaking ceremony at Greenbr  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Sept. 29 [Category: Environment] -- The Union of Concerned Scientists posted the following news release: * * * New UCS Analysis Reveals Billions of Dollars in Unreported Data Center Costs Passed onto PJM Customers * CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (September 15, 2025)--A new analysis by the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) reveals how millions of people across Illinois, Maryland, New Jersey, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia and West Virginia are footing the bill for an additional $  more