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On this West Virginia Morning, West Virginia has one of the highest rates of children living in foster care or in group homes. State lawmakers say the system designed to take care of them is broken and are trying to change that.
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On this week’s episode of The Legislature Today, we explore taxes and energy, and we learn more about two bills related to children and child welfare.
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On this West Virginia Morning, we get a sneak peek at this week’s episode of The Legislature Today. State lawmakers have been considering a variety of energy-related bills this session, including one with bipartisan support that would create a permitting system for underground carbon storage.
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Appalachian Headwaters, a non-profit education, restoration and community development organization in southern West Virginia, is continuing its series of virtual field trips every Friday afternoon through December.
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This week’s episode of Inside Appalachia is all about how we interact with water and our rivers. We’ll hear from people who make their living on the water -- like Marvin L. Wooten, a longtime river boat captain. He started working in the riverboat industry in 1979. “I got two job offers the same day, and I took this job,” Wooten said. “My dad always said the river will always be there. So that’s what I’ve chosen to make my living at.”
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U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm visited Morgantown this week for a series of tours and other events highlighting clean energy initiatives. With President Joe Biden touting clean energy as a priority, Granholm’s visit focused on various technologies to use coal and natural gas for a host of innovative products that would reduce the nation's carbon footprint.
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After a yearlong investigation conducted by NCP Denmark, which is the contact point for the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises (OECD), investigators say the stone wool manufacturing company Rockwool did not meet two of the OECD Guidelines for responsible business conduct while setting up shop in the Eastern Panhandle.
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The Trump administration rolled back the regulations last year, a move that was so controversial even some oil companies opposed it. Methane is an even more potent greenhouse gas than carbon dioxide.
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Upshur and Berkeley counties are getting some new, cleaner school buses. The Upshur County Board of Education will be awarded $160,000 to receive eight new school buses, and Berkeley County Schools will see $20,000 to replace one bus.
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On this West Virginia Morning, we learn about how climate change is threatening the more sensitive parts of Pennsylvania’s agriculture industry and what farmers there think about “regenerative agriculture.” Also, we have reports from the statehouse, on the legal fight over the governor’s residency and on a federal plan that may help rural communities.